Some nifty Gmail updates
Apart from the mobile Gmail that was announced some days ago, the Google folks decided it was time for another Gmail update, full of minor fixes that just make your life easier.
They added a Reply button at the top of the message you’re currently viewing, at last. No more scrolling down for those pesky reply links. They also did a minor change to the aforementioned links, making them prettier by adding icons to make them stand out. Apart from the Reply functionality, you can find some more stuff in a drop-down list right next to it. Cool.
Ever tried to type a lengthy, substantial reply to an e-mail, only to find out that someone else has already said what you were thinking of while you were typing away? No more. The status of the new e-mails counter is now updated constantly to keep you informed about any new messages in the same conversation you’re viewing or replying. Just hit the “Update Conversation” link to ..well.. update the conversation.
The “Forward all” functionality was added, for those that wish to forward a full conversation to another person. I imagine that’d be harsh if it included some of he conversations in my inbox, I have some that span over 50-100 e-mails. Oh well.
I was hoping they’d include the next addition someday. Now you can also send offline chat messages to a Gmail buddy and she will be able to see them once they go online. Nice addition, indeed.
So. Google continues to make small steps in order to achieve their grand plan: taking over my e-mail life. I tell you people, if someday (God forbid) Google decided to add a, let’s say, monthly fee to Gmail services, I’d be doomed.
But you never read that.
November 15th, 2006 at 5:17 pm
These updates are great! I am really into gmail for a long time. But there is only one thing that a realized, if you have accounts on hotmail, yahoo and others you must install another app. I?m still using Gmail mobile but head to head with Movamail http://movamail.com/ witch lets me manage all of my accounts from one place.