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How To Find the IP Address from an E-mail Sender in Gmail

1)    From within your Gmail account, open the e-mail message you would like to view the IP address.
2)    Beside the Reply link (upper right portion of the message), select the drop down arrow.
3)    Select “Show Original”
4)    Look for the “Received: from” text. A great shortcut is to use CTRL +F keys which will allow you [...]

Let Gmail Remind You - No Attachment!

Here’s a nifty Gmail trick: There is a little known option you can enable within Gmail which will detect that you forgot to attach a document. It will help prevent you from accidentally sending messages without the relevant attachments.
It’s easy to enable:

From you Gmail account, click on the “Settings” link
Click on the “Labs” link
Enable the [...]

Configuring Gmail to Send and Receive Email Using Outlook 2007

Your Gmail email account can be configured to send and receive e-mail using Outlook 2007. This offers some advantages since many of you enjoy the use of a free e-mail account like Gmail, however, still enjoy Outlook’s interface.
To send and receive e-mail from Outlook 2007 using your Gmail e-mail account is a two step process. [...]

Is Your Gmail Slow?

Ever since Google upgraded Gmail to a new user interface, the number of complaints increased regarding Gmail loading slowly. The 2.0 user interface (UI) was released in the fall of 2007. There is an easy workaround to this: use this address to access your Gmail account: https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=1 instead of the usual www.gmail.com. The former address [...]