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5 Tips to Get the Most Out of Gmail


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Gmail is one of the most popular, intuitive and efficient web-based email systems on the planet, with a wide range of features that aren't always utilized and probably would take a lifetime to master. Fortunately, with some basic tricks you can get the most out of your Gmail experience. Try these 5 tips from the Personal Technology Experts at Support.com.

1. Use Gmail as Online Storage: Gmail offers 75GB of online space, but most of us aren't using anything close to that. So what's the best way to utilize all that space? One way is to use it for online data storage, for example you can supplement your online backup by emailing files to yourself (plus you'll always have files within reach). You can attach files up to 25MB. If you use Firefox as your main web browser, install Gspace, a handy add-on designed to transfer files from your hard drive to your Gmail account quickly and seamlessly. Read more

The Apps to Use to Work Like You're in Your Home Office


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By Jeff Zbar
www.homeofficehighway.com

To meteorologists and remote workers alike, The Cloud is a beautiful thing.

One makes his living off cloud formations. The other has discovered a mobility, flexibility and an untethered experience working in the cloud. These include teleworkers, telecommuters, road warriors and others released from place-based work.

For those not clear, the "cloud" — according to Wikipedia — "is a style of computing in which dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources are provided as a service over the Internet. Users need not have knowledge of, expertise in, or control over the technology infrastructure in the cloud that supports them." In other words, all your applications — and even your documents, if you want — are stored and hosted via a computer with an Internet connection and a Web browser.Read more

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