Techno Tidbit #17: If you are an Android user, chances are you have already linked your smart phone to a google account. (If not, please do create a google account and start syncing!). How to find your contacts within your gmail: Log in to your gmail. Under the Google logo, you will see the word "Gmail" with a drop down menu. Click the drop down menu and choose "Contacts". All your contacts should be there. … [Read more...]
Techno Tidbit #14: Gmail Tip: Lessen Conversations Per Page
Techno Tidbit #14: Is your Gmail Inbox loading much slower than you want it to be? One great tip that you can apply is to lessen your conversations/threads per page. The lesser your conversations, the lesser amount of "buffering" gmail needs to load your inbox. Steps: Go to the Gear Icon on the upper right portion of your inbox Click Settings then look for General Tab Under Maximum page size, choose the number of threads you want to have. (10, 15, 20, 25, 50, … [Read more...]
Techno Tidbit #9: Disabling Gmail’s Web Clips
Techno Tidbit #9: Do you get annoyed by those new ticker that pops up just above your Gmail Inbox? Those are called Web Clips, its main function was to be sort of like an RSS feeder, where you get your headlines and news sources from sites that you frequent, but most of the time, random ads pop up and it clogs up your monitor (slows down your gmail loading as well). To remove Web Clips, just go to the Gear Icon on the upper right section then Settings > Web Clips and uncheck the "Show my … [Read more...]
How To Increase Productivity Using Gmail
As I have mentioned on a previous post about Gmail (How to make gmail load faster), it is the most popular free web-based mail right now, and mostly because of its many features. I have listed down several features that will help you increase your productivity. 1.) Use Filters and Label Features of Gmail - Create a filter according to your criteria and label it so it is more organized. Go to Gear Symbol on the upper right corner, Settings then choose Filter tab, Create new filter, choose … [Read more...]
Virtual Assistant Tools: The Essentials
*First published on May 25, 2010 in my old blog, The Digital Servant. Here are some of the software and programs that every Virtual Assistant should have: Email – the most obvious one. You have to have at least one email account! Since you are a VIRTUAL assistant, you will be contacting your client virtually, meaning via email. My recommended email provider is Google Mail, since it has its own integrated chat tool, most of the clients (or buyers) require interviewees to be interviewed … [Read more...]