Gmail Labs
Gmail Labs is a feature of Google's email service that allows users to experiment with ideas that Google employees have coded themselves and uploaded as trial versions of new applications. Google created Gmail Labs as a testing ground for these applications, to see if any have enough potential to be used as official Gmail functions. Labs can be enabled or disabled by Gmail users through the Gmail interface, though there is no guarantee Labs will be effective or bug proof. Gmail Labs features range from simply switching the labels/chat windows from the left side of the screen to the right to setting Gmail for a vacation time that automatically begins and ends the auto-response function. Other Labs are more zany, such as enabling a keyboard shortcut to the traditional snake computer game or turning on a mail goggles application that schedules tests to ensure users don't send emails while inebriated.
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10/13/09 7:30pm Computing iFrame: new Apple video format added in iMovie update, Best Buy behind 30% of retail computer sales, Gmail Labs adds "Got the Wrong Bob?" feature
Apple has added support for a new, internally developed video format called iFrame to the 8.0.5 update of its iMovie video editing… dig deeper
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05/22/09 4:51pm Computing Gmail Labs adds Inbox Preview to help users on slow connections
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04/24/09 11:53am Computing, Mobile Google launches Toolbar Labs counterpart to Gmail Labs
The initial two features are adding search location context and a custom Simplified Chinese experience. dig deeper
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04/09/09 11:11am Computing Gmail Labs adds "sender time zone" feature
The optional feature estimates whether the email sender is likely in or out of the office. dig deeper
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03/20/09 9:30am Computing GMail undo send via Gmail Labs
If you've ever spotted a typo right after you clicked the send button and you use Gmail, there's a new Gmail Labs add-on that gives you a slight buffer during which you can unsend the message. dig deeper
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02/08/09 10:00am Computing How to use Gmail's 'Multiple Inboxes' to view additional Gmail accounts
Getting Gmail to show multiple email account inboxes on one screen takes just a bit of tweaking. dig deeper
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02/06/09 4:33pm Computing Gmail multiple inboxes let you work with several folders at once
With the new Gmail Labs feature you can organize multiple views in your main Gmail window. dig deeper
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01/28/09 9:15am Computing Gmail now features offline email access via Google Gears
Using Google Gears, Gmail will soon allow users to store a local cached copy of their Gmail account on their computers for when they're away from internet access. dig deeper
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12/09/08 1:32pm Computing Google Tasks: Gmail gets a built-in to-do list
The long-requested feature is finally here, and we've been playing with it all day. Is it what Gmail users have been waiting for? dig deeper
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10/07/08 9:21pm Computing Gmail Mail Goggles to prevent inappropriate messaging
By forcing users to solve a series of math problems before sending a message, Mail Goggles aims to stop inebriated email-sending. dig deeper
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