The Complete Guide to Google Wave: How to Use Google Wave

The Complete Guide to Google Wave: How to Use Google Wave is an online “book” (in this case, in sort of wiki form) about Google Wave and how to use it.

Folders4Gmail for Greasemonkey and GMail

Folders4Gmail for Greasemonkey allows you to easily create folders in Google Mail (Gmail) using the Greasemonkey addon and this addon in Firefox.

Google Apps for education

Google Apps has:

• 7.293249 GB / account of email, shared calendar, and collaboration tools right from the browser
• Free with no advertising for students, faculty and staff
• Ready to integrate with many APIs and use of Open Standards
• Add-on security and compliance tools available at a 66% educational discount
• Google Video for education.

Xoopit for Gmail and Firefox

Xoopit is a Firefox plugin for Gmail users.

1.	Browse photos & videos from Browse all your email and web photos and videos in one spot. Photo and YouTube links sent to you are automatically collected, saving you the hassle of going to these sites.
2.	Easily find and access your files Never misplace an attachment again.
3.	Quick share to friends, Facebook or your blog Stay connected with your friends, comment on their photos, or pass them along.
4.	Search your stuff, not your messages Filter around people or keyword and find the photos and files sent to you.

Is Your Email Being Hacked?

Check if Your Gmail is Hacked with Activity Monitor

MakeUseOf has instructions on using a new GMail feature to check on the last time somebody used your account.

If it wasn’t you — take action to protect yourself.

For other kinds of email, try another MakeUseOf article called Are You Sure your email isn’t being hacked?

Gmail security using SSL

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer keeps your web use a little more secure.  You’re using it when the URL begins “https://” because that “s” refers to secure.

ZDNet has instructions on the quick way to turn on SSL for your Gmail.

GSpace for Firefox – store your files in GMail

If you have a Google GMail account, you might be able to use all that space they give you for something other than email.

GSpace is an extension for the Firefox browser that helps you to store files, even large ones, in your GMail space.

“This extension allows you to use your Gmail Space (4.1 GB and growing) for file storage. It acts as an online drive, so you can upload files from your hard drive and access them from every Internet capable system. The interface will make your Gmail account look like a FTP host.
After the installation, you’ll get an option called “Gspace” in your “Tools” menu, which opens the GSpace window.
It’s great for storing/sharing files with your friends. Also very good to backup photos and music files (as you can view/listen to them from Gspace).
If you have any problems with the extension, please look at the FAQ page (http://getgspace.com/faq.html). If your question is not listed or the solution doesn’t apply to your specific question, please email the current developer (Fon Labs).
* DISCLOSURE: Gspace uses statcounter.com service to track the usage of the extension”

Note: this is NOT an official Google GMail function, so use at your own risk.

Over 150 tips and shortcuts for Gmail

[updated 2008/7/14]

Dumb Little Man is not so dumb — this useful and interesting site has links to several lists with tips and shortcuts for your Google email account.

GMail: Beyond the Basics gives tips on how to use GMail more effectively.

GSpace add-on for Firefox stores in Gmail

Got a Google GMail account? Okay, then are you using all the space they give you? Not yet?

Then consider this Firefox browser add-on called GSpace which lets you FTP through Firefox and store files in there.

“Gspace is the FON friendly site that provides FREE Online Storage to access your files everywhere. Gspace turns the 2GB of your Gmail account into free online storage. With Gspace you can manage unlimited Gmail accounts to store all type of files within its simple, user friendly interface. Listen your favourite stored music directly from your Gspace, view your collections of pictures and manage your Gdrive files as well. Download Gspace now and transfer files between your computer and Gspace at anytime, from everywhere!”

Recommended by PC Magazine, April 2008.

GMail on Thunderbird to the max

Lifehacker covers the advantages of IMAP in email and using Thunderbird to handle your GMail account.

Google for Email = Gmail

GMail – Google Email

GMail Google’s GMail is a popular free email system that is accessible from anywhere you connect to the Internet, and has good anti-spam filters too. You’ll need access to a cell phone with text messaging (this is part of keeping out spammers) to receive the confirmation code, but not after that.

To get Gmail on your mobile phone, just go to m.gmail.com on your phone to access your inbox.

Lifehacker has an update on Gmail and a new Better GMail Firefox add-on for it, which adds a menu of the optional features for it. (Note: the Firefox extension requires you to already have the Greasemonkey add-on installed.)