09 Mar 09 Import & export those Gmail filters

So you go to all the trouble of creating a large & perfectly-customized set of filters for Gmail, and you’re worried that they might get confuzzled somehow so you want a backup, or you want to copy them to a new Gmail account. Now thanks to the magic of Gmail Labs, you can export – and import – your Gmail filters. Information about this new feature can be found at the following articles:

Import and Export Your Gmail Filters
Lifehacker

http://lifehacker.com/5164463/import-and-export-your-gmail-filters

New in Labs: Filter import/export
The Official Gmail Blog

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-in-labs-filter-importexport.html

Export Gmail Filters
Google Operating System

http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/03/export-gmail-filters.html

Tags: Gmail, Gmail Labs, New features

09 Mar 09 Contacts getting better #23: Merge contacts

Finally, it appears that Google is improving the anemic Contact Manager that is part of Gmail. The 1st improvement I want to bring to your attention: you can now merge contacts. Thank goodness!

You can read more at:

Merge Multiple Gmail Contacts
Google Tutor

http://www.googletutor.com/2009/02/17/merge-multiple-gmail-contacts/

Merge Gmail Contacts
Google Operating System

http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/02/merge-gmail-contacts.html

Four changes to Gmail contacts
Official Gmail Blog

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/four-changes-to-gmail-contacts.html

Tags: Contact Manager, Gmail

21 Nov 08 Gmail adds themes, but not yet for Google Apps

Following months of speculation, Google has in fact rolled out themes for Gmail. You can view a gallery of screenshots at Lifehacker or at the Official Gmail Blog post announcing the new feature.

No surprise, though – I can see the new Themes tab in my Gmail account, but not on any of my Google Apps accounts. Soon, soon …

Tags: Eye candy, Gmail, New features