We’re in the double digits! This week’s podcast is about setting Gmail as your default mail client at both the desktop environment and browser levels. We focus on using Firefox to access Gmail, but these ideas could be extended to other browser! If you’re a Gmail user, this could be really useful.

Set Gmail as Default [...]

When using GNOME on my main workstation, it’s understood that I’ll be using the Deskbar. For finding documents, opening applications…but not usually searching my Gmail. Now there’s a way!
Linux blogger Sheehantu has a great post on how add Gmail search functionality to the deskbar, and it’s super easy! Just drop in a script edit with [...]

Turns out setting Gmail as your email client in GNOME is as easy as downloading a script and pointing to it the Preferred Applications dialog.
Every Geek uses Gmail? it’s pretty much required. And now you can set Gmail as the default client in Ubuntu without any extra software.
Sweet! Right now the script uses Firefox as [...]

Evolution is the official groupware suite for GNOME, and it has one feature that may make it your primary email client. That feature is the ability to convert emails to tasks on your todo list in four clicks.
Click One: Right click on the message you wish to add to your todo list.
Click Two: Select “Convert [...]

For those wanting some of the most powerful email manipulation features out there, command-line app Mutt is a definite option. Considered by many power users to be the only real email client out there, it’s worth taking a look at…and if you’re a Gmail user, don’t worry! The tutorial link below gives a decent introduction [...]