Posted by Michael Bolin, Tasks engineerAmong the world’s leading productivity tools is an advanced technology known as paper. Many of the world’s top corporations and most active internet users have adopted paper as a method of organizing their daily l…
Posted by Brad Taylor, Software EngineerThis morning there was a problem with the implementation of Google’s malware filters. Gmail’s spam engine uses those filters (among hundreds of other signals) to help protect our users from malware, and so betwee…
Posted by Andy Palay, Gmail engineerWeb-based email is great because you can check it from any computer, but there’s one little catch: it’s inherently limited by your internet connection. From public WiFi to smartphones equipped with 3G, from mobile br…
Posted by Jessan Hutchison-Quillian, Software EngineerMy friends always hate it when I multi-task in other tabs while chatting with them (they can tell because of my obviously delayed reactions…). But sometimes it’s not my fault: if they send me a li…
Posted by Benjamin Schirmer, Software Engineer (and recent Google intern)Following the release of the Gmail gadget, we now present a completely new version of the Google Calendar gadget for Google Desktop. If you want to easily keep track of your upcom…
Posted by Pal Takacsi, Engineering ManagerIn addition to having two cappuccinos, my morning routine includes processing new mail that’s arrived in my inbox overnight. More often than not, as I reply to a message I also want to archive it so I can enjoy…
Posted by Arielle Reinstein, Gmail Product Marketing ManagerPretty much everyone with an iPhone and a Gmail account has a preference for how to use the two together. Some people prefer the iPhone’s built-in email client — it’s fast, syncs everything v…
Posted by Jeremie Lenfant-Engelmann, Software EngineerMore than once, I’ve had a conversation over email and later realized that the information contained in the messages would make a great starting point for a document. So I built an experimental feat…
Posted by Marc Miller, Software EngineerWhen I get sent a PDF, sometimes I just want to view it — I don’t always need to download and save it right then. So starting today, you’ll see a new “View” link next to PDF attachments you get in Gmail:Clickin…
Posted by Leo Dirac, Product ManagerHow often do you try to chat with somebody and they don’t respond because they just walked away from their computer? Or maybe you’re in the middle of chatting with them just as they need to leave. But you still nee…
Posted by Jonathan Terleski, Michael Lancaster, and Brett Lider, Tasks teamPeople use Gmail to get stuff done, so we’ve added a lightweight way to keep track of what you need to do, right from within Gmail.Take entering a new task: just click in an emp…
Posted by Arielle Reinstein, Gmail Product Marketing ManagerUpdate 3/1/2009: Sorry, we’re all out of free stickers. If you sent in a self-addressed stamped envelope postmarked by February 14, 2009, we hope you enjoy yours!Not too long ago, one of the G…
Posted by James Yum, Developer Programs Engineer, Google DesktopOn the Google Desktop gadgets team, we’ve seen countless requests for a Gmail gadget over the years. That gadget is finally here, so if you’ve got Google Desktop for Windows, give it a try…
Posted by Wen-Ai Yu, Support StrategistWe on the Google Calendar team work hard to play well with others, so you can synchronize your calendars with a number of mobile devices and desktop applications. This way, you can choose whichever calendars you w…
Posted by Annie Chen, Gmail engineerGmail fans have been building unofficial extensions to spice up their inboxes for a while, but up til now themes haven’t been an integral part of Gmail. We wanted to go beyond simple color customization, so out of th…