Yesterday, Google added drag and drop functionality to the already stupendous Labels feature. Adding drag and drop label organization further enhances the lead Gmail already holds on all other email systems…desktop or web based. Make sure to watch my other Gmail videos if you are just beginning with Gmail, but this short video will give you a look at the further power being developed into
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QUESTION

Name:  Patrick

From:   gj

OS:      Windows XP

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Solving email problems
Saturday, July 22nd, 2006 | Email Tips | Rick

Rick, the two email tips in this post could not be found.  Are they still applicable?

ANSWER

Thanks for writing and thanks for finding more dead links here at HelpMeRick.com. Some of the tips here date back to 1996, when I first started this site. And the site has undergone many transitions and improvements since then.

For that reason, it helps me and many others who visit the site when I get a chance to correct tips like the one you were reading. To answer your question, the
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This week’s edition of questions come to you from Jason, Sissy, Marguerite, Vaibahv, Sue, Bruce, Rod, Terry, and Bobby. They asked questions about Ubuntu, DVD burning, setting up printers, displaying wallpaper, fake security warnings, Internet Explorer 8 updates, and more. Have a look!

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In my mind, Gmail solidified their hold at the top of the email mountain by adding drag and drop functionality to their innovative labels system. Look for a quick video demoing this feature in the near future. In the interim, read the full article from Google below and read and watch my Gmail tips by clicking here.

Official Gmail Blog: Labels: drag and drop, hiding, and more.

I’m thrilled that so many people are heeding my advice and starting to use Gmail. Click here to see three how-to videos about Gmail to see why so many people are jumping to Gmail.

New Gmail users frequently ask me how to setup an address group in Gmail. Groups allow you to send a single email to a group of people in your address book by addressing the message to the group instead of the individuals in the group.

To create the group:

1. In Gmail, click the contacts link
2. Click the New Group icon
3. Type a name for your new group
4. Click OK
5. Click All Contacts
6. Place a check mark in the boxes of the contacts you want to belong to your new group
7. Click the Groups menu
8. Click the name of the group you want for them

To send an email to the group, click
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HP 41CV Programmable Calculator

I graduated from college almost 10 years before computers started being a main stream college accessory. I would love to be a student again not only because I enjoy learning, but I would love to have access to the technologies today’s students use every day.

The most advanced piece of tech I used in college was the HP 41 CV programmable calculator with the magnetic card strip reader attachment. I loved that calculator, and to this day, it is the only kind of machine I have truly programmed. Yikes, sorry for the geek flashback.

If I was going to college this fall, I would take and use
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Google just released a printable reference guide you can download for free. The PDF file downloads quick and contains two pages of tips from beginner to advanced. If you print the two pages on one sheet of paper (front/back), it can be laminated and be a great reference tool to keep next to your computer.

Remember you can also watch and bookmark the many Gmail tips I have here at HelpMeRick.com as well. Enjoy!

For you Picasa users, this quick tip shows how to control the size of the photos that you attach and send via email using Picasa. The default settings might not be to your liking, so leanring how to contol the size of your photos can let you get the results you want.

If you aren’t using Picasa to manage your digital photos yet, I recommend reading some of my other tips here at HelpMeRick.com to get up to speed. Google bought Picasa four or five years and you can download it for free.

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Since Service Pack 3 for Windows XP (security update) was released late last year, many of my XP clients started experiencing slower performance. This upgrade put an additional strain on systems with less than 512mb of RAM. Upgrading the RAM will make a big difference in speeding up the system again.

RAM is the temporary memory that the computer uses to give us the feeling of programs opening and running with some pep. It’s like giving your computer a larger desk to work from so it can spread out and find things more efficiently. RAM also allows us to open multiple computer programs at the same time with less impact on the speed of the computer.

256 megabytes used to be a lot of RAM. Today, I’m recommending users have at least 512 megabytes for Windows XP machines and consider a full gigabyte. If buying a new PC with Vista 2 gigabytes (2048 megabytes) is absolutely the minimum and 3 GB or more is even better.

Instead of spending a $500 and up for a new computer, adding extra RAM can breath new life into any computer.
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Starting today through the release of Windows 7 in October, HP is offering a free upgrade to any customer who buys a new desktop or laptop through their web site. Currently, only certain systems qualify for the upgrade, so look at the product description.

If you decide to take advantage of this offer, make sure you get a new computer with at least 3GB of RAM for best performance with Vista and then Windows 7.

HP Offers Free Windows 7 Upgrades — Microsoft Windows 7 — InformationWeek.