Enable undo send feature Gmail Settings

We all depend on e-mail as the primary source of communication. We may sometimes make mistakes while mailing. Though they are small, they can be disastrous in few cases like sending resumes, business letters etc.  But you can undo your sent mail. Yes, many of us don’t know this feature present in Gmail. It is less known feature and a very effective one. This feature is not visible by default. It has to be enabled manually.

Step 1

• Move your cursor to the right upper corner.
• Click on the Gear icon.
• Select ‘Settings’

Step 2

• Under ‘Settings’ Select ‘Labs’ as shown below.

Step 3

• Scroll down to find ‘Undo send’.
• Enable it by clicking on the radio button “Enable”.

Step 4

• You can customize the time delay. The default time is set to 10 Sec but you can also change it to 20 or 30 Sec.
• For this go to “settings”–>General–>Undo send.
• Using drop down box you can change ‘Send cancellation period’.

Now let us see how this feature works.

• Compose a mail and press send button.
• Now you can see a message at the top of the screen saying.
• If you want to undo the sent e-mail click on here.

So this is how you can undo a sent e-mail in Gmail.

Yahoo’s tweet about Gmail downtime earns Twitter’s snark; company apologises

Someone should explain to Yahoo’s Twitter team the proverb about glass houses and stones, because whoever was doing the tweeting this weekend hasn’t got the gist. Gmail and some Google services were down this past weekend for a couple of hours and obviously there was a whole lot of overreaction to this, the sort of thing we saw in the middle of last year with constant downtime for Gmail.

But this around the situation was controlled in an hour or so and Gmail was up and running before things got out of hand. However, that didn’t stop Yahoo from tweeting a picture saying ‘Gmail is temporarily unavailable’ along with a screenshot of the browser error. Yahoo tried to be funny, but the person tweeting must have somehow forgotten Yahoo’s own trouble with mail downtime, which affected users for over a week, late last year.

The tweets in reply to the original were full of snark and many laid into Yahoo for forgetting their own troubles while seemingly mocking a competitor’s problems. This one was particularly scathing.

Ouch

The tweet has since then been deleted with the account later tweeting out an explanation saying the @yahoo Twitter account is used by “our editorial team to inform about news and events.” Another tweet then apologised for the original dig. “Earlier today, a tweet that reflected bad judgment was posted and has been deleted. We apologize to @Google and the @Gmail team,” read the tweet after that. However, that didn’t stop its followers from questioning whether there was some schadenfreude on Yahoo’s part, and continue making fun of Yahoo.

Can’t argue with that

So what do you think? Was Yahoo’s tweet actually funny or should they have known not to shoot their mouths off considering their own problems?

6 awesome things you can do with your gmail ID

Everyone has a Google account, and most of us tend to use it only for e-mails. A few others might probably be active on Google+ and YouTube… perhaps, even use the Google Drive service. But did you know that this single ID could be put to other amazing uses? Ashutosh Desai tells you about…

Turn Google Drive into your jukebox 

Google Drive is a great cloud service to store all your documents, presentations and spreadsheets. But I bet you didn’t know that you can also use it – in conjunction with a few third-party tools – to create your own virtual jukebox that lets you stream your songs to wherever you are as long as you have an internet connection.

For PCs…

To listen to the music you’ve uploaded to Drive, visit http://www.drivetunes.org (preferably using the Chrome browser) and sign in with your Google account.

Allow Drivetunes to access your Google Drive by clicking Accept. The website automatically detects and lists all MP3 and M4A files, letting you play your tunes from any web-enabled computer.

For Smartphones…

You can install apps like CloudBeats Lite or GDrive (for iOS) or CloudAround (for Android devices).

Make your own maps 

So you’ve moved to a new home, or you’re probably hosting your birthday party at this new pub. One of the problems you’re faced with is giving detailed directions to get to the venue. Guess what? You can use Google Maps. The service lets you create custom maps, add waypoint symbols and colours; you can also annotate it with text; add snapshots for visual aids, and more…

Sign in to Google Maps, click My Places > Create Map.

Something called Maps Engine Lite will open in a new tab.

You can now use this interface to plot your route. There are four tools – to select items, add markers, draw lines, and add directions. The elements you add are represented as layers (just like in photo-editing software). This makes it easier to mask out certain annotations or routes. The map editor also includes a handy undo-redo option.

Once you are done, click the Share button to send it via e-mail, Google+, Facebook or Twitter.

Print from anywhere 

The wonders of technology. Do you know you can now use the Chrome browser and yourGoogle account to send a printout to your home printer from anywhere in the world?

To set up on your home computer… 

First, make sure your printer is ON.

In the Chrome browser, click the menu button and select Settings.

Click the Show advanced settings… link.

Scroll down to the Google Cloud Print section and sign in to enable the service.

Select your printer in the list, click Add Printers, and you’re ready to go.

To print from a remote computer… 

Ensure that your printer and the PC that it is connected to are switched ON.

Sign in with your Google account in Chrome.

Click on the menu button, and select the Print… option.

In the Print panel that appears, under Destination, click on Change… to select your remote printer. Hit Print.

It should be noted that you can only print the contents of your browser window using this method. If you want to print a.doc file, for instance, you will need to open it in a cloud service like Google Drive.

Android and iOS apps like Google Print and PrintCentral Pro can also be used to send prints using Google’s cloud print service.





Manage your phone contacts 

Changing your smartphone can be a chore, especially when you have to copy all your contacts from one handset to the other. Hah! You wouldn’t have to go through this pain; not if you had stored all your contacts on your Gmail account…

In your inbox, click the drop-down labelled Gmail (top-left corner under ‘Google’ ).

Select Contacts, and in a one-time effort, manually update phone numbers, e-mail IDs, et al – for all the people in your address book. Alternatively, if you have an existing backup in the CSV or vCard format, click on More > Import.

Now, whenever you switch handsets – whether Android, BlackBerry, iOS or Windows Phone – all you need to do is add this Google account and set it to sync Contacts.

Also, whenever you add a new number on your smartphone, make sure it is synced to this Google account.

Run your own show on YouTube 

So you’ve always believed you have what it takes to be a video jockey or a TV show host. Sadly, you’ve never had the opportunity to show off your skills. Not true. With your Google account, a webcam, and a good microphone, you can start your own channel on YouTube. Who knows, you might just

How to check what’s occupying your storage space on Google 

Every Google user gets 15GB of storage space. This is shared between Gmail, Google+ and Google Drive. To find out how much is being consumed by each service…

Sign in to your Gmail account and in your inbox, scroll down to the last e-mail.

Below, on the left-hand side, you will see how much space is being used. For example, ‘5.79GB (38%) of 15GB used’. Click on the ‘Manage’ link under this line.

Google will display your usage in a pie chart with a break up of how much storage each of the three services are using. catch the eye of some big-time producer.
To create a video… 

Log in to YouTube with your Google ID; click on your account name at the top right-hand corner, and click My Channels to create one.

Click the Upload button at the top of the page. Then, in the Privacy drop-down list, select Private (you can change this later from Video Manager).

Now click the Record button under Webcam capture to start rolling. Once done, stop the recording and click Play to preview.

Click Publish to finalise your recording or Start Over to do a retake.

Never run out of space for your photos and videos 

Regardless of how much storage space we have at our disposal, the many photographs and videos we shoot tend to occupy huge chunks of memory on our devices. Well, did you know, you could use your Google+ account to back these up? Install the Google+ app for your Android or iOS smartphone.

After installation, in the app, click on the Settings icon and enable Auto Backup.

Make sure you set the auto-backup to initiate only over a Wi-Fi connection (using your mobile network will incur extra charges).

Additionally, to backup the pictures and videos on your PC, use the latest version of Picasa (v3.9).

Having all of your stuff backed up to your Google+ account means you can visit those memories any time you choose, even after you have deleted them from your phone or computer. And don’t worry; all your stuff is marked private by default. You can, however, choose to share whatever you want with friends from within the app itself.