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Happy Fourth of July 2009
Posted by Gil on 07 4th, 2009
Today we celebrate 233 years of Independence as Americans. I think that today instead of focusing solely on the fireworks and the barbecue, we ought to take some time to read and learn a little more about our nations history. I think that there...
Combine Your Email Accounts With Gmail...
Combine Your Email Accounts With Gmail
Posted by Gil on 07 3rd, 2009
In previous articles I detailed how I was able to move from Outlook to Google for all of my email and organizational tasks. In this article I’ll cover how I moved all of my email accounts to Gmail. I’ll walk you through the simple process...
Living the Virtuous Life Task List...
Living the Virtuous Life Task List
Posted by Gil on 07 2nd, 2009
I’ve always struggled with time management and prioritization of tasks, as a full time employee, part time graduate student, editor for this website, freelancer, husband, friend, and soon to be father time management is very, very important....
10 Features that Would Make Gmail Better...
10 Features that Would Make Gmail Better
Posted by Gil on 07 1st, 2009
Ever since I made a switch from Outlook to Gmail three months ago, I’ve compiled a list of features that I think would make Gmail better. Some of these are features that are currently available in Outlook and others apply only to Gmail, but...
Pin Frequently Used Documents and Save Time in Office 2007...
Pin Frequently Used Documents and Save Time in Office 2007
Posted by Gil on 06 30th, 2009
I have a set of documents that I frequently use in Excel and Word. Most of the time I can find them using the Recent Documents menu, but at times when they are not listed (because I’ve opened so many other documents) I have to locate the files...
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In previous articles I detailed how I was able to move from Outlook to Google for all of my email and organizational tasks. In this article I’ll cover how I moved all of my email accounts to Gmail. I’ll walk you through the simple process of adding an account from Hotmail that will be accessible...
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Ever since I made a switch from Outlook to Gmail three months ago, I’ve compiled a list of features that I think would make Gmail better. Some of these are features that are currently available in Outlook and others apply only to Gmail, but are simply missing. In this article I’ll share...
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I have decided to add a Readers Request page to Gil’s Method. With this form I hope to capture requests for how-to’s and solicitation for help from users that visit the website. So from now on if you have a computer related problem or don’t see a how-to you would like to see published,...
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