That’s what I am – a creature of habit. As you’ve probably read, Gmail now had a Delete button – which it should have had from the beginning – but didn’t. This meant that I had to get used to using the pulldown menu and choosing delete from there. Now that there is a delete button I keep using that silly pull down menu – only to realize that there is now a delete button.

I just wanted to rant a little – I’m done now.

I just read about this new site: Mail Big File. First off – and least imporant – I love their little logo – maybe it’s because it’s purple. Second – and more importantly – this site lets you send files up to 1 GB in size to anyone with an email address – and they promise not to sell your address. Third – and most important – it’s 100% free with no registration required.

Thanks TipMonkies

[update] Since this post is the host for 100s of spam comments a day I have edited it to turn off comments [/update]

I missed this one yesterday – Gmail has also added another nifty tool:

Shortcuts on the right
Now Gmail automatically detects addresses and tracking numbers, and displays useful information such as directions and package tracking alongside your messages. Learn more

This is so handy! I can’t wait for the online orders I places to ship so I can see the shipping information in action.

Yipppeeee! I just saw this today when I logged into Gmail:

Vacation auto-responder
Set an auto-response so that if you're lying on a beach or taking a train across Siberia, your friends will know you won't be checking your email. Learn more

Contact groups
One of our most-requested features is finally here! Now you can send messages to a group instead of having to pick out the individual addresses every time. Learn more

Nifty!

Today when I logged into Gmail for the first time I saw something new on the left menu .. it said Talk using GTalk … or something like that (I didn't think to take a screenshot before hitting the little x). Now I just logged in and when to delete a message, but I couldn't find Move to Trash on the little pull down menu … that's because they changed it to read Delete. I guess the people at Google are working on Gmail today … wonder what I can expect to happen next.

Okay … so this is a bit off topic from the things I usually write about, but I need to rant.

Who's family sends them those forwards that include warnings? Mine sure does!

I get this message the other day warning me not to try perfume from men in parking lots because the perfume isn't really perfume, it's poison and will knock me out so that the man can then steal my car & purse … So I read part of this email (only because it starts with “this really happened to my friend”) and then visit hoaxbusters and type in perfume … what do I find? I find that this is one of many hoax/scam/spam emails floating on the web.

There is a “What I Learned Today” point to this rant …

Today I read about another site that helps uncover hoaxes, called Looks Too Good To Be True.

So the moral of the story is … check a hoax finding site before you forward that junk on to your family … they're family for crying out loud! Why do you want to make them even crazier than they already are??