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Christina Clark's Favorite Apps: Better Gmail 2
Then I remembered Better Gmail 2. It doesn't feel like an app since I never have to open anything, it's just there, making my Gmail a bit more user friendly. Basically, it is a compilation of Greasemonkey user scripts that add features to Gmail compiled by the folks over at Lifehacker. I like the ease of Better Gmail since it combines all the scripts into one easy to install little package.
My absolute favorite feature is the way Better Gmail deals with telling you how much new mail you have. Since I usually have several tabs open, I see Gmail - Inbox (1) or however many messages I have. In tabs I rarely can see the number of new messages and sometimes can't even see that i have new messages. Better Gmail strips away the extra stuff and will list inbox count first on the tab instead of the default longer listing.
The other feature I really enjoy is row highlighting. As you roll over rows in the inbox, each of them highlights. When you've been weeding through your inbox all day, it's really nice to have that extra visual cue to keep everything together.
Better Gmail also adds attachment icons which let you know if the document attached to your email is a PDF, .doc file or jpg before even opening the message. You can also hide the spam count, use various filters and macros more easily and really get in an customize what you want your Gmail to look like. I only use the three I described but there are more than 20 variations and options that you can choose from once you install Better Gmail 2.
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Salsa Shark said 8:23PM on 10-16-2008
Give me a Gmail that actually supports sorting. That "search, don't sort" philosophy is just ridiculous as the two are NOT mutually exclusive.
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Chad said 10:34PM on 10-16-2008
Sorting or searching I think is personal preference. I love the way gmail does labels instead of folders. I find it much easier to organize and find emails. I have some coworkers that love to sort as well, but I find it time consuming and difficult to figure out what emails should go in what folder.
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Salsa Shark said 3:23AM on 10-17-2008
Again, I don't see how it's an either/or thing.
I like labels. Tagging is a great approach to grouping and organizing data. But it doesn't help me when I'm looking a hundred messages with a particular tag and I can't sort them by Subject or Sender.
Chris said 10:02AM on 10-20-2008
I used to use Better Gmail 1 and then 2, but trashed t for the much much much better "Google Redesigned" from Globex.
http://www.globexdesigns.com/gmail/
Seriously, it rocks!
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