Why Switch to Gmail?

[DiscGo]

Why Switch to Gmail?


A. Using Gmail grants you access to Google Docs, Google Calendar, Picasa (an Online place to store and share your pictures), Google Bookmarks, iGoogle, and several other Google based programs which are convenient and beneficial for you online experience.

1. Google Doc- a great free alternative to Microsoft Office. It is web based so wherever you go, your documents will be available to you.
2. Google Calendar- a great tool for organizing your personal life, or you can share your calendar with your co-workers (like in Outlook Exchange) to increase efficiency
3. Picasa

[DiscGo]

I put this together after speaking to my brother last night and finding out that he still uses his hotmail account. I really just can't see a reason for anyone to prefer hotmail or yahoo to gmail and so rather than tear down Yahoo or Hotmail, I wanted to point out why Gmail is so awesome.

[stefan]

Why Switch to Gmail?

free imap


i use a mail client to access a variety of email accounts and imap is the only way to go.

[JP]

I guess if you're a Google fanatic it's the thing

[abirken]

I have a gmail account but I don't use it b/c I got so used to Yahoo over the last 11 years. Maybe I should try it more often? I do know I love the calendar and picasa.

[DiscGo]

google bookmarks is really a convenience and the spam filtering is SO much better with Gmail than yahoo.

The reason I switched to Gmail from yahoo was I received the exact same piece of spam every day for a month from Yahoo even though I marked it as spam each time. You do that once with Gmail and it goes away.

[JP]

Yahoo over the last 11 years.

Yep, like the "MY YAHOO"

[abirken]

google bookmarks is really a convenience and the spam filtering is SO much better with Gmail than yahoo.

The reason I switched to Gmail from yahoo was I received the exact same piece of spam every day for a month from Yahoo even though I marked it as spam each time. You do that once with Gmail and it goes away.

Ok now this is one beef I do have with Yahoo. I get MORE SPAM in my inbox regardless if I mark it spam or not. Mostly those Nigierian extortion letters, regarding someone needing to wire money, etc....
Discgo....glad you reminded me of this fact. I may have to really start the transition over the gmail starting NOW.

JP- It's hard for me too b/c I have so much saved and done with my yahoo. I've had the same email address forever.

[JP]

JP- It's hard for me too b/c I have so much saved and done with my yahoo. I've had the same email address forever.

I'm in the same boat you're in I'm happy with Yahoo

[Sombeech]

Good writeup, Discgo.

For me? Gmail is the only web based mail I can get at work.

No, seriously I've got about 5 gmail accounts, and 6 yahoo accounts. I don't have to spend 30 minutes logging into each of them either, I manage them all with Digsby - www.digsby.com

Google Docs is a major topic I preach about in the schools, because teachers will put homework documents on their blogs, but a lot of students don't have MS Office at home.

Thanks for the summary Dan, I may use this post.

[Cirrus2000]

Yeah, excellent summary, DiscGo.

I made the full switch about 2 months ago. I've become quite a Google convert, in fact. Calendar, Gmail, Picasa, and all my blogs & feeds at iGoogle. Sweet! One of these days I may even start using Google Docs. Only thing I'm not keen on is Blogger - I way prefer WordPress. As long as they don't go out of business.......

[Sombeech]

Only thing I'm not keen on is Blogger - I way prefer WordPress.

Ditto. I've got 3 WordPress acounts

[DiscGo]

One thing that I really like about Google is how much synergy there is between all of their applications.

You really don't get much spam in Gmail and google in general is just so innovative.

[DiscGo]

BTW- I still have my yahoo and hotmail accounts. I recommend you keep them. My Yahoo account is the account I now use for junk mail (and one time sign ups) and I use my gmail account for friends, family, and work.

[Sombeech]

Hey, you know what's cool about Google Calendar? You can set up rules in your current email client to forward your appointments to Google Calendar, then embed the calendar on your website or blog so you don't have to log in to view it. (or you can keep it private) but if you'd like others to quickly know your schedule, you can skip the step of giving them rights and all that junk, and just send them a link to your blog.

I did a little video a while ago on it with Novell GroupWise, but I'm sure it's possible with most clients.
http://blog.weber.k12.ut.us/jumcfarl...ogle-calendar/

(Sorry, you have to watch a bunch of GroupWise stuff before you see the Google Calendar)

[KapitanSparrow]

Nice work DiscGo! My favorite thing about gmail is how clean it is (no colorful adverts) compared to other providers. I signed up for it when there was still a waiting list to get an account. But I still use yahoo for all my porn site logins

[trackrunner]

Thanks

I'm in the same boat with my yahoo account against spam & Nigerian lottery type emails. Was thinking about the switch to gmail.

It's that i just love my yahoo handle name and I can't think of what I'd use for my gmail name.

Anyone use the bogley email powered by gmail?

[Cirrus2000]

Anyone use the bogley email powered by gmail?

Ya know, if there were a "uutah" email, powered by gmail, I'd consider it.

[Sombeech]

you long haired hippie nice avatar

[trackrunner]

Anyone use the bogley email powered by gmail?

Ya know, if there were a "uutah" email, powered by gmail, I'd consider it.