Kiwi for Gmail - Hands-on Review and Features

When it comes to emails, most of the people use their workplace emails on a dedicated client like Microsoft Outlook and personal emails on web browser. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search?q=gmail" target="_blank">Gmail is one of the most popular and feature-rich email service</a> and many people prefer to use it for business purpose too. But if you use Gmail on an email client then it significantly affects the performance and design in a negative way.<br /> <br /> <b>Kiwi for Gmail</b> is dedicated and a feature rich email client specially designed and developed for Gmail and Mac OS. Below is the detailed review of Kiwi for Gmail (Full Version) client talking about all of its features, pros and cons.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-2914712351119115"; /* Geeky Stuff - Inside Post */ google_ad_slot = "7722022186"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; //--> </script><br /> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div><h2>Kiwi for Gmail - Hands-on Review</h2><br /> <h3>Design and UI</h3><br /> Design of Kiwi for Gmail is the combination of original Gmail layout, new options and Mac OS feel. Because of this it is very user friendly as a user will find most of the things exactly the way they used to find on Gmail while using it in a browser. <br /> <br /> But the design is also different enough and visually richer than the original Gmail to give you the feel of something new and better.<br /> <br /> <h3>Features and Productivity</h3><br /> You will find all features of Gmail on Kiwi for Gmail too. So I am going to talk about only the unique and my favorite features of Kiwi for Gmail making it a great Gmail client.<br /> <br /> <h3>Native and Important-only Notifications</h3><br /> One of my personal favorite feature is that Kiwi for Gmail comes with native Mac notification and you can customize it to improve your productivity. There is a nice Do Not Disturb feature provided that you can use to avoid getting any notification if you are busy and do want to have a look on your Gmail accounts for awhile. <br /> <br /> If you do not know, Gmail comes with a feature of tagging emails as Important. Gmail tags the emails as Important by itself based on your Gmail usage and you can also flag your emails as Important to let Gmail learn quickly. <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2016/10/kiwi-for-gmail-review-features.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Kiwi for Gmail - Hands-on Review and Features" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoi1zr1ZDce8xOnBpqXYR9dX8VR8LoNOCBdP3TuLfFFTWrxwSgw-8uEppZ1Y1Wi5PNd3KizSOgBGI29VLXE9vdhT8oaW8I04ci8E6JCTrGfUGs0WtVenRumnlF9Pu3BgtgrhXiV7dZci1/s1600/kiwi-for-gmail-review.png" title="Kiwi for Gmail - Hands-on Review and Features" /></a></div><br /> Kiwi for Gmail integrates this feature and let you receive notifications only for the emails marked as Important or all or none. This is a great time savor for me as I receive tons of emails everyday and getting notifications for all of them would be pretty annoying. So getting notifications only for the important emails really improves productivity. <br /> <br /> Also Check :<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2015/09/delete-undo-self-destruct-sent-email.html" target="_blank">How to Delete, Undo or Self-Destruct the Sent Emails</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2013/01/schedule-track-email-delivery.html" target="_blank">HOW TO : Schedule Emails and Track the Delivery of Sent Emails in Gmail</a><br /> <br /> <h3>Multiple Accounts and Multitasking</h3><br /> Kiwi for Gmail let you use up to 6 Gmail accounts at a time. You can connect all of them to the client and use one account at a time while getting notifications for the rest of them accounts. Kiwi for Gmail shows status of all those accounts at the top right corner toolbar that how many emails are waiting in the inbox for each of those accounts separately. You can see the count for all unread, Important-only unread or none.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2016/10/kiwi-for-gmail-review-features.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Kiwi for Gmail - Hands-on Review and Features" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpqBBcCbm5OHtJxppIxzICOhNIUhUoYZuzHo1s5iFblEA0wldmV9XTv7t4LtaWHg7ownE3KK_i7qHPn8dVDxI3TQBu1WfG7PAMwgCT5RZ3yiU00Xz-FRRn-8QDH4he73FamGYZEDmjNDH/s1600/kiwi-for-gmail-mac-client-review.jpg" title="Kiwi for Gmail - Hands-on Review and Features" /></a></div><br /> It even let you directly launch the Compose page for a particular account without even switching from the Gmail account currently being used. This is a great feature for saving time, improve productivity and multitasking for a user like me who is having multiple Gmail accounts for personal and business purposes<br /> <br /> On the left corner, it shows which account you ae using currently. And if you want to switch account, it just takes a click to switch from Gmail account to another without any delay or load time issues.<br /> <br /> Kiwi for Gmail supports the universal keyboard shortcuts and I really appreciate having this feature as I am totally used to keyboard shortcuts and use them a lot all the time. Also the Compose windows are opened in separate windows without affecting the task you are doing on the main screen.<br /> <br /> <h3>Customization</h3><br /> If you like to play around and customize with apps then, Kiwi for Gmail comes with few nice options too. You can use different accent colors on the client to make it visually easy to multitask with different accounts. You can assign a particular color to an account and when you see the toolbar and read counts, you will find it instantly that which account is having how many emails unread? <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2016/10/kiwi-for-gmail-review-features.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Kiwi for Gmail - Hands-on Review and Features" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPPosBShu-l4Fift6WNUcTePcrBP_Vmvhrs42bkNDkP15LP8oikYPW6C4oraDYSS9M7N0sY9oAzPyXkvMiUhhBbn7InicwOTtjzipwWg4tsjErlVk_0j96BhziuTXwUsFbJsgdsrlyH0z/s1600/kiwi-mac-gmail-client-review.jpg" title="Kiwi for Gmail - Hands-on Review and Features" /></a></div><br /> You can also customize the notification and alert sound, where to see the unread email count etc. You can also customize for kind of notifications you would like to get or just use th Do Not Disturb feature to avoid any notification at all for a particular time period as mentioned above.<br /> <br /> <h3>Plugins and Extensions</h3><br /> One great thing about Gmail is that it supports various plugins and extension to improve the performance and productivity. Kiwi for Gmail also supports plugins but unfortunately, so far only Boomerang is available. <br /> <br /> Soon more Gmail plugins like Yesware, Contactually, Right Inbox etc. will be available too. But if you are using a browser plugin or extension for Gmail extensively and can’t spend a day without it then, Kiwi for Gmail will not serve you properly.<br /> <br /> <h3>Kiwi for Gmail vs Gmail in Web Browser</h3><br /> When it comes to productivity, Kiwi for Gmail is much better than the Gmail in web browser as it comes with all features of Gmail and few extra ones to improve the user experience and productivity. The only feature where Gmail is scoring more is plugins and extensions. But soon Kiwi for Gmail is also going to have lots of plugins and it will improve the performance of this client for sure.<br /> <br /> <h3>Conclusion</h3><br /> If you use Gmail, specially for business purpose then, Kiwi for Gmail is a must have app for you on your Mac as it brings all features of Gmail and improves the productivity a lot by adding extra features. <br /> <br /> You can visit the <a href="http://kiwiforgmail.com/" target="_blank">official <b>Kiwi for Gmail</b> website</a> to download the client on your Mac.

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3 Awesome Gmail Tricks for Better Productivity

<span style="font-weight:bold;">GMAIL</span> is having lots of features and hacks which increases the user experience. Few days before, I shared a tip on <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/09/how-to-undo-recently-sent-email.html"><span style="font-weight:bold;">how to undo a recently sent email</span></a> and now I am sharing 3 of the least known but some awesome <span style="font-weight:bold;">Gmail</span> hacks. Hope that it will be useful for you.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="3 Awesome Gmail Hacks for Better Productivity" border="0" id="3 Awesome Gmail Hacks for Better Productivity" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqPzVQIdnHN9cS9zI2XWrqJntZtpUygZhl7yAfwu94gPHDglXNUUgPuJ8pv0pCsHMy76FBdpo00fECtdWf9zs2sbYLEKUlxgHabzD0kYcszPEq0jq9KfLAQGG2ijeGgMiIwSy0yviipY/s400/gmail+hacks.jpg" style=" margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px;" /></a><br /><h2>3 Awesome Gmail Tricks for Better Productivity</h2><br /><h3>1. Mobile Version Of Gmail For Faster Access</h3><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Gmail</span> is getting faster and better everyday but if you are having a slow internet connection then its a bit difficult to open your inbox and check the emails even though it is having a feature to switch to the light version of <span style="font-weight:bold;">Gmail</span>.<br /><br />To solve this problem , you can use the Mobile version of Gmail on your computer. All you have to do for that is to visit <span style="font-weight:bold;">m.gmail.com</span> - Remember <span style="font-weight:bold;">no http:// or www</span> must be added. Just type <span style="font-weight:bold;">m.gmail.com</span>. It works exactly on your computer browser as it works on the mobile browser. You can check your emails really fast by sing this.<br /><br /><br /><h3>2. Adding Multiple Dots To Your Gmail ID</h3><br />If you have a <span style="font-weight:bold;">Gmail</span> id like <span style="font-weight:bold;">yourname@gmail.com</span> ,then you will still get mails for <span style="font-weight:bold;">your.name@gmail.com</span>. Place the dot anywhere before @ as much as you want and you will get all your mails to your original mail id as <span style="font-weight:bold;">Gmail</span> does not consider the dots in the email id.<br /><br />Ex – Mail sent to <span style="font-weight:bold;">y.o.u.r.n.a.m.e@gmail.com</span> will be recieved to <span style="font-weight:bold;">yourname@gmail.com</span> as Gmail considers both domains as same.<br /><br />Also your can get email at <span style="font-weight:bold;">yourname@googlemail.com</span> which is same as <span style="font-weight:bold;">yourname@gmail.com</span><br /><br /><br /><h3>3. Spam Protection By Adding + In Gmail ID</h3><br />If you are suspicious while registering on a site that your email id can be sold to spamners then you can use this hack for protection. Just add + in your <span style="font-weight:bold;">Gmail</span> id like <span style="font-weight:bold;">yourname+something@gmail.com</span>. When <span style="font-weight:bold;">Gmail</span> sees a “<span style="font-weight:bold;">+</span>” in an email address, it uses all the characters to the left of the plus sign ,i.e. it considers only <span style="font-weight:bold;">yourname@gmail.com </span><br /><br />To activate this hack just go to <span style="font-weight:bold;">Settings</span>, set up a filter. In the <span style="font-weight:bold;">From</span> box, add Sample site.In the <span style="font-weight:bold;">To</span> box, put in your newly-created <span style="font-weight:bold;">yourname+something@gmail.com</span> address, and set the filter to put in a folder named as you wish. Now all their spam emails will go directly to that folder being sent to the newly added <span style="font-weight:bold;">Gmail</span> id with <span style="font-weight:bold;">+</span> trick.

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HOW TO : Switch to Old Gmail Compose Interface

Recently Gmail changed the look of its Compose window. Instead of a full page email compose page, now only a small popup compose window appears on the corner of the screen which you can use to compose and send the email.<br /> <br /> Though the new Gmail Compose window is nice in appearance and have nice features as well, many people would like to stick to the old version of the Gmail Compose for various reasons. And if you are one of them then, there is a good news for you.<br /> <br /> Gmail is still having the old compose view and you can switch to it easily. But the option to <b>switch back to old Gmail compose interface</b> is a bit hidden. Have a look on the steps given below to get back the old Gmail Compose window.<br /> <br /> Also Check :<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/09/how-to-undo-recently-sent-email.html" target="_blank">HOW TO : Undo Recently Sent Emails in Gmail</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2012/11/check-unauthorized-gmail-login.html" target="_blank">HOW TO : Check if Someone Else is Accessing Your Gmail</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2012/03/enable-2-step-verification-in-google.html" target="_blank">HOW TO : Enable 2-Step Verification in Gmail & Google Account</a><br /> <br /> <h2>HOW TO : Switch Back to Old Gmail Compose Interface</h2><br /> 1. Login to your Gmail account and click on the Compose button.<br /> <br /> 2. Now the new Compose window as New Message will popup on the corner of the screen. Click on the small arrow at the bottom right corner of it as shown in the below image.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="HOW TO : Switch to Old Gmail Compose Interface" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_U_n5YoIfhRCfagBnjUriT2xz8YqioQ86OscbjvtZsEy9BmJlGyl0nuLO3uEhdvvR3T_mkIV-_QxVsvvCuv1cci07XFExaG0jsI_DQSUMqYc_9eLAWeGJoAlDGL_QhjVGsk_dYFE1gwC/s1600/swicth+to+old+gmail+compose.png" title="HOW TO : Switch to Old Gmail Compose Interface" /></a></div><br /> 3. From the options appearing on the compose window, click on the "Temporary switch back to old compose".<br /> <br /> 4. A notification message window will appear on the screen now. Click on the "Temporary switch back" button.<br /> <br /> Now, you will have the Old Gmail Compose window back on your account.<br /> <br /> But as you can see clearly, Google is using the term "Temporary" for this feature. Possibility is there that soon this option will be removed from the Gmail. So, better to use the new Gmail Compose side by side and understand it fully because sooner or later, old Gmail Compose will be totally gone.

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HOW TO : Schedule Emails and Track the Delivery of Sent Emails

One of the best thing about <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2012/10/best-new-features-of-outlook-com.html" target="_blank">Microsoft Outlook</a> is that you can get the delivery reports and the Read Receipt reports of the sent emails which let you know about the status of your email. This feature is not available in other email services. But now you can have it easily for your <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/09/3-awesome-gmail-hacks.html" target="_blank">Gmail account</a>.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a alt="HOW TO : Schedule Emails and Track the Delivery of Sent Emails" href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="HOW TO : Schedule Emails and Track the Delivery of Sent Emails"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXXDAoHWgjQx3Izlo9UkPozc0rkob8bQilWD00Ub2WfhBXNZ9Ekrx4z4wqEiaIf7CZ-xSfCnd2CX4IQGnxgeQ8ziUo4l_EfE8MC6fThNv9jg29Ln26VEZxGWvIDAPb4kWS8cBVBjjw4GXR/s1600/schedule-track-email-delivery.png" /></a></div><br /> Right Inbox is a <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2011/03/how-to-setup-auto-reply-bot-for.html" target="_blank">Gmail application </a>which let you track your sent email, schedule emails to send later and also to add reminders in your emails. It is available for <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/Browsers" target="_blank">Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Safari</a> (Sorry, dear Internet Explorer users).<br /> <br /> The best thing is that it works for both New Compose (pop-up compose window) and Old Compose interface of Gmail. Follow the steps given below to install and track the delivery status of your sent emails.<br /> <br /> Also Read :<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2012/10/find-google-account-creation-date.html" target="_blank"> HOW TO : Find the Google Account Creation Date</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2012/03/enable-2-step-verification-in-google.html" target="_blank">HOW TO : Enable 2-Step Verification in Gmail & Google Account</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2012/11/check-unauthorized-gmail-login.html" target="_blank">HOW TO : Check if Someone Else is Accessing Your Gmail Account</a><br /> <br /> <h2>HOW TO : Schedule Emails and Track the Delivery of Sent Emails</h2><br /> 1. First of all, visit the rightinbox.com/install and download the browser extension.<br /> <br /> 2. Login to your Gmail account. You will receive a notification that "Right Inbox for Gmail is ready". Click on the Continue button.<br /> <br /> 3. On the next page, Gmail will ask the permission to let Right Inbox use your Gmail account. Click on the "Grant Access" button.<br /> <br /> 4. Now, you will get the option of selecting the type of account. Select the free account or the paid once according to your need.<br /> <br /> 5. You will get the option to post about Right Inbox on your social media profiles. Just skip it by closing the pop-up window<br /> <br /> Tip : It is better to copy and save the message provided, specially if you are using the free account, to use later. For every friend who installs Right Inbox using your link you get 10 bonus credits, up to a limit of 100 bonus credits.<br /> <br /> 6. Now the extension is installed perfectly. Just click on the Compose button to start writing an email.<br /> <br /> 7. You will get the new options of Track, Send Later and Remind Me on the Compose page. Just Mark the Track button if you want to track the delivery status of the email. Watch the video given below about how the email tracking on Gmail works.<br /> <br /> <h3>HOW TO : Track the Delivery of Sent Emails</h3><br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6HwdaYKOU8k" width="560"></iframe><br /> <br /> 8. If you want to schedule email to be sent later then, just click on the Send Later button. Now, just select the time when you want the email to be sent. Watch the video given below to see how to schedule the email to be sent later.<br /> <br /> <h3>HOW TO : Schedule Emails in Gmail </h3><br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/l-Mbu0afmxA" width="560"></iframe><br /> <br /> 9. You can also add reminders about the email you are composing. Just click on the Remind Me button. It will provide you options and conditions on which you would like to be reminded about the email. Just select the desired options and you will get a reminder about the email according to that.<br /> <br /> The best thing about this tool is that it works in a different way than the Read Receipt of Outlook. Outlook provides the user an option of not sending the read receipt back to the sender of the email. But this <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2011/04/must-have-google-chrome-extension.html" target="_blank">browser extension </a>works on the concept of a hidden image in the email. When a person reads the email, that images loads in the background and confirms the opening of the email.<br /> <br /> If you send any link in the email then, it also tracks the status of that. So, you get the information that the link was clicked by the reader or not. And it also provide the information about the IP address on which the email was checked.

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HOW TO : Check if Someone Else is Accessing Your Gmail

<p><b><a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/09/3-awesome-gmail-hacks.html" target="_blank">Gmail</a></b> is the most popular email service now. Since your Gmail account is linked to all of your Google account profiles and <b><a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/Google" target="_blank">Google services</a></b>, it is important to confirm that someone else is not having access to your Google account. </p><p>There is a very easy method to <b>find out if someone else is getting logged in to your Gmail account</b>. Just follow the steps given below to know that.</p><br /> <h2>HOW TO : Check if Someone Else is Accessing Your Gmail Account</h2><p>1. Go to your Gmail inbox <br /> <br /> 2. Scroll down to the end of the page.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a alt="HOW TO : Check if Someone Else is Accessing Your Gmail Account" href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="HOW TO : Check if Someone Else is Accessing Your Gmail Account"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rrNozZupU7aKj1r6OFrTgi10yoLoQ8ziZ7rNI306cw07yRuR2Sn6dpHWwsEodvq1zT7F2x2Iq9ez8yhHGDzYYrRW538cxW7FgAlkfTgJxcxjSmCy_PcPS5eiFq4av4wXg2JGI9lX7auo/s400/check+gmail+activity.png" width="187" /></a></div>3. On the extreme right side, you will see something like "Last account activity: XX hours ago".<br /> <br /> 4. Click on the "Details" link.<br /> <br /> 5. A new popup window will be opened. In this window, you can see the country, IP address, access type and time of the access to your Gmail account.<br /> <br /> 6. If you find there some IP addresses or locations from which you have never accessed your Gmail account then, just change the password right away and enable the 2-Step Verification process for your Google account.<br /> <br /> <b>Also Check : <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2012/03/enable-2-step-verification-in-google.html">HOW TO : Enable 2-Step Verification in Gmail and Google Account</a></b><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a alt="HOW TO : Check if Someone Else is Accessing Your Gmail Account" href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="HOW TO : Check if Someone Else is Accessing Your Gmail Account"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_T7YUm96tu1f_5wupxHq5EUxYHIFBmkBp8V9DvHl8nyB4g4ynx1m6cp8vB0CI34Tx34C39Inq5GwogqL_cdYjtWXBsenEYq9weBEqfVEz0kLML_9_xsQz1sdLlsWMiLvy9LsMFIrmzZ8t/s400/gmail+safe+account+activity.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /> 7. You can also activate or deactivate the alert for any unusual activity on your Gmail inbox according to your choice as shown in the above image.</p>

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HOW TO : Find the Google Account Creation Date

<p>Forgetting a password is a very common thing specially when people are using lots of online services and accounts. In such case, you can<b><a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2011/02/how-to-recover-hotmail-account-video.html" target="_blank"> retrieve your password</a></b> by giving answer to the security questions and providing alternative email address. </p><p>But <b><a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/Google">Google</a></b> is a bit different and if you are not able to provide the correct credentials to login into your Google account to use various Google services like Gmail, Blogger etc then, Google will ask you few default security questions about your account. These questions are -</p><p>1. The date of the formation of your Google Account<br /> <br /> 2. The last time you were able to login to your Google Account<br /> <br /> 3. The last password you used to login to your Google Account</p><br /> <p>As you can see, giving answer to the first security question is a bit tough as rarely anybody remember the exact date of the formation of an online account. So, it is really important to know and note down the <b>date of creation of your Google account</b> while you are having access to it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a alt="HOW TO : Find the Creation Date of Your Google Account" href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="HOW TO : Find the Creation Date of Your Google Account"><img border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicgqm5CH0dOVbJGNztjYC4I8noJZwWCzw2Keg-1KMtETnwZVvLqABIsz_6hjOLaAKYnC8ENI3ujktJBLNN69F5-NwVeJWkcoCcuS-5WMLsEl2M4sCWAkAXNHT_Ii0daeJqRF6lDf8pmLKX/s400/find+google+account+creation+date.png" width="398" /></a></div><p>One of the way to know the date of the formation of your Google account is to check your Gmail inbox for the very first Welcome email you have got from the Google and Gmail team.</p><p>But if you have deleted that email already then, still there is a way to find the date of the creation of your Google and Gmail account. Just follow the steps given below for that.</p><br /> <h2>HOW TO : Find the Google Account Creation Date</h2><h3>Finding the Google Account Creation Date from Google Takeout</h3><p>1. Go to the google.com/takeout.<br /> <br /> 2. Login with your Google Account if you are not logged in already.<br /> <br /> 3. Click on the "Transfer your Google+ connections to another account" link as shown in the image given below.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a alt="HOW TO : Find the Creation Date of Your Google Account" href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="HOW TO : Find the Creation Date of Your Google Account"><img border="0" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtC7pNPgS9VuXDDM_fPqyiS7I7ssVzsYmbXrHTaG53rlZLzeTBszGgjU_O3EW5K9z_IGui8yzr51aBrbB6lv1qhVbfM4rpHdKrDqTZGocNtBASPdHplFnvhExH1X4uyMMfVRuhlrxgdJrr/s400/google+account+creation+date.png" width="369" /></a></div><br /> 4. On the next page, you will have to login again to your Google account.<br /> <br /> 5. Now you can see the date of Google Account creation as shown in the screenshot in the beginning of the post.</p><b>Also Check : <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2012/03/enable-2-step-verification-in-google.html">HOW TO : Enable 2-Step Verification in Gmail & Google Account</a></b><br /> <br /> <h3>Finding the Google Account Creation Date from Gmail Settings</h3><p>1. Go to your Gmail account.<br /> <br /> 2. Click on the Setting button and then go to the Settings option as shown in the image below.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a alt="HOW TO : Find the Creation Date of Your Google Account" href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="HOW TO : Find the Creation Date of Your Google Account"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ks6NaFCWxYKSx4K78jWfW1OXPUABEMAC6OSMXoM2LSVk6-KJCxoadWONcvvzG_UkQaSCGbf1RvagHvVkI3KVfU6JV5Yq_WXHvAW-tNv0jvtBMPQUe2R73awDLGKI3tSlgd2JZLMbgSAy/s400/google+account+creation+date+gmail.png" width="267" /></a></div><br /> 3. Now, click on the Forwarding and POP/IMAP link.<br /> <br /> 4. On the next page, you will see the creation date of your Gmail or Google Account at the POP Download section in the MM/DD/YY format as shown in the below image.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a alt="HOW TO : Find the Creation Date of Your Google Account" href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="HOW TO : Find the Creation Date of Your Google Account"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHPmt58Yiv3p6sUPiw-pW1qs0pGrLgB2IOPWo_7HNqMSrjqUsINO0AYNmtQDjY1oWYiOdtfx4hGtNKqeyyoEtb3m9WRHhDgNFt_NFgtgSJ87SA5-3hF9_p7UJj17_D_JWrzrezIZpGczx/s1600/find+gmail+google+account+creation+date.png" /></a></div><br /> Now when you<b> know the creation date of your Google account</b> then just note it down and keep it at a save place for easy access in the case of forgetting your Gmail or Google Account password.</p>

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HOW TO : Enable The Background Sending In Gmail

<p><a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/09/3-awesome-gmail-hacks.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gmail </span></a>is coming out with more and more features everyday. And here is a new feature of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Background Sending in Gmail</span>. As the name suggests, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Background Sending in Gamil</span> let you send an email in background without interrupting your next task. So, you do not need to wait for an email to be sent completely without moving to some other folder from the Compose page.</p><br />This feature can be really helpful for them sending lots of email together. It will save their time for sure. If you want to <span style="font-weight: bold;">enable the Background Sending in Gmail</span> then, just follow the step given below.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2011/05/download-ipadiphone-games-apps-pack.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="HOW TO : Enable The Background Sending In Gmail" border="0" id="HOW TO : Enable The Background Sending In Gmail" src="http://www.buzzingup.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/gmail-background.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><h2>HOW TO : Enable The Background Sending In Gmail</h2><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1.</span> Go to your Gmail account and<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2.</span> Click on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Settings</span> option on the top right hand corner and select <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mail Settings</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3.</span> Now, click on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Labs</span> button and look for the option of Background Send.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. </span>Just click on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Enable</span> option and save the settings.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5.</span> From next time whenever you will send an email from your<a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/10/how-to-hack-gmail-password.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Gmail account</span></a>, it will be sent in Background mode.

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkb77vNLitWoc60Ean4ze0Q9W5-j8pAADVL43wkD3NQ3k6P6Ugjn76z1Ce_zVTUxS4FbQ3WG_DTPt-rF_RRUX87rLp5g9XL5-idGR3lZYsWvOn4nRf9Z6nUhIZybe-4__QabbHL0DAWc/s1600/Gmail+hacks.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536642377667243682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkb77vNLitWoc60Ean4ze0Q9W5-j8pAADVL43wkD3NQ3k6P6Ugjn76z1Ce_zVTUxS4FbQ3WG_DTPt-rF_RRUX87rLp5g9XL5-idGR3lZYsWvOn4nRf9Z6nUhIZybe-4__QabbHL0DAWc/s400/Gmail+hacks.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 179px; height: 179px;"></a><br>I shared few of the <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/09/3-awesome-gmail-hacks.html">Gmail hacks</a> which increases the user experience. Here I am sharing two non-documented <span style="font-weight:bold;">Gmail shortcuts</span> which can help in faster work. For composing email, the default shortcut in <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/10/do-blogging-from-igoogle-and-gmail.html">Gmail</a> </span>is to <span style="font-weight:bold;">press C</span>. But the two <span style="font-weight:bold;">undocumented Gmail shortcuts</span> that let you compose a message, while also adding the <span style="font-weight:bold;">CC (carbon copy)</span> and the <span style="font-weight:bold;">BCC (blind carbon copy)</span> fields. <br>

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HOW TO : Set Your Image As Gmail Background

<a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/09/3-awesome-gmail-hacks.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gmail</span> </a>is having lots of features which are getting better everyday with the integration of <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/Google%20Plus"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Google+</span></a>. Not many people know that you can <span style="font-weight: bold;">customize the <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/11/gmail-introduces-5-new-themes.html">theme of your Gmail </a>account</span>. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gmail</span> provides lots of theme and you can also create one. Using this, you can also customize and set any image of your choice as the background image of your <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gmail </span>account.<br /><br /><br />If you also want to <span style="font-weight: bold;">customize the look of your Gmail inbox</span> and set an image of your choice as the background image then follow the steps given below.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HOW TO : Set Your Image As Gmail Background</span></span><br /><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAs0KobGnIwOCmXZnyP1ncS3s7PdBu5TE-C4bhRIMyX5CAhcMaMH6g_xzohWAvr2ETDCLCedZpAtCwA8kFBdvvVU2tGqIVvVHJbRPx6NUE10kYDh1sBkeUiKuKVJn2EdC4AySyvh8pJJo/" /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1.</span> Login to your <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/10/how-to-hack-gmail-password.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gmail</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">account </span></a>and click on the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Settings</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2.</span> Click on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Themes</span> tab<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3.</span> Now, scroll down and click on the “<span style="font-weight: bold;">create your own theme</span>” option<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4.</span> Click on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Link</span> and then click on the option which asks you to select your own background image<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5.</span> Choose any image from your <span style="font-weight: bold;">Picasa</span> album or just upload a new image from your computer. That is all.

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If you are a <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/10/how-to-hack-gmail-password.html" style="font-weight: bold;">Gmail</a> user then you must be seeing some ads, updates etc. just above the top of the inbox. This single line text is called as <span style="font-weight: bold;">Web Clips</span>. Sometimes it can be annoying for the users who want more of their inbox than the other things while check emails. You can remove the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/09/3-awesome-gmail-hacks.html">Gmail</a> Web Clips</span> in simple steps using methods given below.<br>

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<span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/09/3-awesome-gmail-hacks.html">Gmail</a></span> is having lots of great features. One of them is that you can <span style="font-weight:bold;">make calls to any landline or mobile phone from</span><span style="font-weight:bold;"> <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/10/how-to-hack-gmail-password.html">Gmail</a></span> itself. Here it is explained that how you can <span style="font-weight:bold;">use Gmail to make phone calls</span><br /> <br /> To <span style="font-weight:bold;">make calls from Gmail</span>, you must be signed in to chat and have the voice and video chat plug-in installed from the URL <i>http://www.gmail.com/call</i>. Now, just click the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Call phone</span> link at the top of your Chat roster to open up the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Call window</span>. Dial the number you wanna call and talk on it. Only problem is that this feature is available for USA and Canada users only.<br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Update :</span> This Google Voice service is now available in India and many other countries. To know about the<span style="font-weight:bold;"> call rates of Google Voice</span> for your country, visit the link given below.<br /> <br /> <i>https://www.google.com/voice/rates</i><br /> <br /> <br /> <object height="385" width="550"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_-DzpAg0SdU?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_-DzpAg0SdU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="385"></embed></object><br />

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Sending wrong email is a very common phenomenon . It happens all the time that we send an email and after that we think that the email shouldn’t be like this and it would be great if we could delete it from receiver’s inbox.<br /> <br /> This is why, we are having the “Recall” feature in Microsoft Outlook and some other email client. Even Gmail offers an <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/09/how-to-undo-recently-sent-email.html" target="_blank">“Undo” feature for the sent items in its Gmail Lab</a>. But none of them are full proof because of their limitations and that is why, it is a bit difficult to undo a recently sent email.<br /> <br /> But now we are having a nice tool which let you<b> delete a recently sent email</b> with 100% accuracy and other than this, it also provides the option to <b>self-destruct a sent email from receiver’s inbox</b>. It is like the Snapchat for the Gmail.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-2914712351119115"; /* Geeky Stuff - Inside Post */ google_ad_slot = "7722022186"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; //--> </script><br /> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div><b>Dmail</b> is a nice and <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2011/04/must-have-google-chrome-extension.html" target="_blank">useful Google Chrome browser extension</a> which let you delete the sent email and self-destruct them as well. The good part is that only you need to install it on your Chrome browser. Once installed, a new Dmail option will be integrated in the Compose page of your Gmail. You can just turn the Dmail feature on or off using a slider.<br /> <br /> When the Dmail is on, you need to use the Self Destruct option and set a timer that after how much time you would like the sent email to be deleted. For example, an hour, a day, a week, or “never.” Even if you have selected “Never”, you can open the sent email and use the “Revoke Access’ button to let not the recipient read it.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2015/09/delete-undo-self-destruct-sent-email.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="How to Delete, Undo or Self-Destruct the Sent Emails" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWw9QLfwMd0x6_zb2MH-YdNY4z4l2T06vtiZNVj3bLZU9xQup_P0xDN4iv6Hm-yw4A9cV9cMi6vJm5FeBBU4ffivYbLff_C236-erh8XwmQ6HrimpwMKZx9BrKLHOkCcuV6z5hRqkg0ha/s1600/How-to-Delete-Undo-Self-Destruct-Sent-Emails.jpg" title="How to Delete, Undo or Self-Destruct the Sent Emails" /></a></div><br /> The message sent is then stored to the Dmail servers and the recipient received an email with a message and a link in it which says. “This secure message was sent using Dmail. To view this message, simply click the button below.”<br /> <br /> By clicking on it, the recipient can read the message on the Dmail page. If the recipient is also having the Dmail extension installed, he/she can read the message in Gmail itself.<br /> <br /> Once the email is deleted, recipient will see the message “This message has been destroyed and is no longer available” in the Gmail. If the Dmail extension is not installed on his browser, he will get “Message Unavailable” note on the Dmail page after clicking the link in the email.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dmail/fblelgmhengcpjogkpmmhjghbcelaake/related?ref=producthunt" target="_blank">Click Here to Install the Dmail Extension on Chrome Browser</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

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Have you ever thought that what would happen to your online accounts and data if someday and somehow you will not be able to use them anymore or <b>what should happen to your online data when you die</b>? Most of the websites provide no solution for such scenario. But now Google is out with the Google Inactive Account Manager which let you decide and perform actions on your <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/Google" target="_blank">Google account</a> and data if your account is inactive for a certain period of time.<br /> <br /> <b>Google Inactive Account Manager</b> works for the entire Google account and services like Blogger, Gmail, Picasa, Google Plus, Google Drive etc. By configuring the Google Inactive Account Manager for your account, you can give instructions to Google what to do with your account data if you are no more or not able to use your Google account anymore for whatever reason.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="HOW TO : Configure the Google Inactive Account Manager" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpruXmD2T9YkgSQOZGZWUtLdzZ5V2sQU0fR5hXjpnBsGJLrJKqACqgmvOZtK5K17dn6r2ieHbIom-m2cIYLTMgJISCqKEq1QRpBxlxyD_YfB5ARzzx1umW1G9BWWna_zXfK4eTS9k9rdw0/s1600/Configure+Google+Inactive+Account+Manager.png" title="HOW TO : Configure the Google Inactive Account Manager" /></a></div><br /> You can either select all of your <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2012/10/find-google-account-creation-date.html" target="_blank">Google account data</a> to be deleted permanently or to give the access to the data to the trusted people selected by you. There are lots of other options available as well in the Google Inactive Account Manager. So, have a look on the below instructions to know how to configure it perfectly.<br /> <br /> Also Check :<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2012/03/enable-2-step-verification-in-google.html" target="_blank">HOW TO : Enable 2-Step Verification in Google Account</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2012/11/check-unauthorized-gmail-login.html" target="_blank">HOW TO : Check if Someone Else is Accessing Your Gmail</a><br /> <br /> <h2>HOW TO : Configure the Google Inactive Account Manager</h2><br /> 1. Open any Google service (Gmail, Blogger etc.) and login to your account. After logging in, click on your profile image at the top right corner.<br /> <br /> 2. From the options in the drop-down menu, click on the Account.<br /> <br /> 3. Your Google Accounts page will be open in a new browser tab. Scroll down to the Account Management section and click on the "Learn more and go to setup" link. <br /> <br /> 4. On the next page, you will find a small description of Google Inactive Account Manager. Click on the “Setup” button.<br /> <br /> 5. On the setup page, you will get the four different options to configure your Google Inactive Account Manager. A brief description of each of them is given below.<br /> <br /> Timeout Period – In this, you select a time period which Google will consider to make your account inactive. If you do not use that account for the given time period then Google will consider your account as inactive. You can select the duration as 3 months, 6 months, 9 months or 12 months.<br /> <br /> Alert Me – It sends you notification on your email or phone number one month before the timeout period you have selected for the inactivation of your account.<br /> <br /> Notify Contacts and Share Data - It gives you the ability to add up to 10 people as your trusted contacts who will get notification from Google if your account is considered inactive. Using the “Share my data with this contact” option, you can also select any or all of the contacts to get the access of your Google account and data if it is inactive.<br /> <br /> You can also configure auto-response in Gmail to reply back to the emails which you receive once your account is inactive.<br /> <br /> Optionally Delete Account - You can use this to delete your Google account once it is inactive. It will delete data from all the Google products associated with that account like YouTube videos, Gmail emails, Blogger’s blog etc.<br /> <br /> Once you are done with all the <b>configuration in the Google Inactive Account Manager</b>, click on the Enable button to activate your settings and configurations.

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HOW TO : Play Chess In Gmail & Gtalk

We all use <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/10/how-to-hack-gmail-password.html">Gmail</a> </span>and<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Gtalk</span> to chat with our friends and to send emails. But do you know that you can play games like chess in <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/09/3-awesome-gmail-hacks.html">Gmail</a> </span>or <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/12/google-talk-chatback-gadget-got-blogs.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gtalk</span></a>? Yes, you can. And I am gonna tell you that how you can do that<br>

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HOW TO : Setup Auto-Reply Bot For Gtalk/Gmail Messenger

<b>Gmail</b> and<b> Gtalk</b> are having lots of unique features to improve the user experience. One of them is to<b> setup an auto-reply bot for your Gtalk and Gmail account</b> to send an automated reply to your incoming messages. It is very useful when you are not able to login and reply by yourself but want to assure the sender that you will be in touch soon.<div><br /><br /><img alt="Setup An AutoReply Bot For Gtalk Messenger" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3mti7oR-utyTQVh5f-YcsqRaMevF3DpJp1-YsW-eW2YZfRH9prxM-mM4ZE1KDg3nPLAKRNnziJhDnoOSgmhfmc-gaCuF9KqRk4XDzy6FOu9O2VLGircN5hyphenhyphenqbtPzZ6kDg-Nl0YxhZUMk/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="gtalk bot for windows gmail" width="324" /><br /><br /><br /><b>Gtalk Autoreply</b> is a nice application which let you setup auto-reply bot for your <b>Gtalk</b> and <b>Gmail</b>.<b> Gtalk Autoreply</b> uses the <b>Extensible Messaging</b> and <b>Presence Protocol(XMPP)</b> to send the automated replies.<br /><br /><br /><h2><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>HOW TO : Setup Auto-Reply Bot For Gtalk/Gmail Messenger</strong></span></h2><br /><br /><b>1.</b> Download the <a href="http://gtalkautoreply.codeplex.com/" text-decoration:=""><b>Gtalk Autoreply</b></a> and install it on your computer.<br /><br /><b>2.</b> Now, run the <b>Gtalk Autoreply </b>and login using your Username and Password. Now, select the auto-reply message for the bot and activate it.<br /><br />If you liked this post or blog then please <span style="font-weight:bold;">LIKE</span> the <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ShaanHaiderDotCom">Facebook page</a></span> or the post below, spread the word about the post by <span style="font-weight:bold;">sharing it</span> or <span style="font-weight:bold;">subscribe Email updates</span> to get latest posts in your inbox...Thanks<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/likebox.php?id=117703244944110&width=475&connections=16&stream=false&header=false&height=255" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:475px; height:255px;" allowtransparency="true"></iframe></div>

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HOW TO : Create Multiple Facebook Account Using One Email Id

It is a well known fact that <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/Facebook" style="font-weight: bold;">Facebook </a>does not allow people to use the same id to make multiple account on it. If you will try to create a new account with an email id which is already on use on <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/10/69-funny-facebook-default-picture.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Facebook</span></a> then you will get a message like <span style="font-weight: bold;">“There is an existing account associated with this email address”</span>. So, if you want to create more than one account on <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/09/how-to-hack-facebook-password.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Facebook</span></a> then you will have to use the different email for each of them. But here is trick which you can use to make more than one <span style="font-weight: bold;">Facebook</span> account using a single email id.<br /><br />In one of my previous post, <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/09/3-awesome-gmail-hacks.html" style="font-weight: bold;">3 Awesome Gmail Hacks</a>, I mentioned that you can create many email id by putting multiple dots "." in your <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gmail</span> id. The very same trick works for creating multiple accounts on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Facebook</span> using the same email.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggO_Ei_UVkmd2QXD3IG8WVeGD47-y9sjfLeSQljdxq-y9SL0IqwvwZ8mNKMwnrUQTDEJCzURdV5_UM9cN1jcteVbX0PCOFG70HcyGGphcGu-6VeTXLIXUDYTG4WsyRsjAYuPoyVLUWxpE/s1600/multiple+facebook+account+with+same+id.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570474134136863858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggO_Ei_UVkmd2QXD3IG8WVeGD47-y9sjfLeSQljdxq-y9SL0IqwvwZ8mNKMwnrUQTDEJCzURdV5_UM9cN1jcteVbX0PCOFG70HcyGGphcGu-6VeTXLIXUDYTG4WsyRsjAYuPoyVLUWxpE/s400/multiple+facebook+account+with+same+id.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 180px;" /></a><br /><blockquote>You can also use the <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/09/avoid-spams-emails-using-temporary.html">temporary email address</a> for this purpose.<br /><br /></blockquote>As you can see in the above pic, <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/10/how-to-hack-gmail-password.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gmail</span></a> considers all of these email id as the one single account. But, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Facebook</span> considers them as different email id. So, when a person creates account with a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gmail</span> id having dots in it then <span style="font-weight: bold;">Facebook</span> considers it as a new email and sends the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Confirmation Email</span> to create account to it which comes to the original <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/09/how-to-undo-recently-sent-email.html">Gmail</a> </span>inbox. Using this trick, you can easily create multiple <span style="font-weight: bold;">Facebook </span>accounts with a single email id.<br /><br />If you liked this post or blog then please <span style="font-weight: bold;">LIKE</span> the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ShaanHaiderDotCom">Facebook page</a></span> or the post below, spread the word about the post by <span style="font-weight: bold;">sharing it</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">subscribe Email updates</span> to get latest posts in your inbox...Thanks<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/likebox.php?id=117703244944110&width=475&connections=16&stream=false&header=false&height=255" style="border: medium none; overflow: hidden; width: 475px; height: 255px;" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>

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HOW TO : Schedule Facebook, Twitter, SMS and Gmail Messages on Android Smartphone

If you are a <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2012/09/15-signs-youre-addicted-to-facebook.html" target="_blank">social media lover </a>and want to reach to the wider audience then, you need to spend lots of time. But since Internet and social media are up all the time and you may have friends and follower in different timezone, it is not always possible for your message to reach to all of your audience.<br /> <br /> The best solution for this issue is to <b>schedule your tweets or Facebook status</b> to be published automatically at various time of the day. It will save your time and will also help you in connecting with all of your friends and followers.<br /> <br /> There are lots of scheduling apps available for social media sites which let you schedule your Facebook status or tweets on Twitter. But what if you spend most of the time online from your smartphone or tablet? <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Schedule Facebook, Twitter, SMS and Gmail Messages on Android Smartphone" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiLT-Ommhn86-l4O8vtORpaC0YmdViyUmHOrDmW1KmbjjwrvfAFWxgHfo2YJqihD3tNplAmwMFnkFpW9ihSSWtfMa7THl_G4nxBZYfcpgZj31LN_EgYgw1OZFXWG7VwDu8cl8TjICeIqp/s1600/schedule+twitter+facebook+gmail+sms.jpg" title="Schedule Facebook, Twitter, SMS and Gmail Messages on Android Smartphone" /></a></div><br /> Though there are few dedicated Twitter and Facebook mobile clients available which let you schedule the posts but not all of them are good enough. Also you will have to install separate app if you want to schedule the SMS or email. But now there is an app Schemes available for the <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/Android" target="_blank">Android devices</a> which let you schedule your Facebook status, Twitter tweets, SMS and even emails from your Gmail account.<br /> <br /> <b>Schemes</b> is having a nice Holo UI which looks beautiful and easy to use. Once you schedule a message and it is posted, you get a notification about it to let you confirm that your messages is posted. It also provides the facility to cancel a scheduled message, tweet or email.<br /> <br /> Also Check :<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2013/05/schedule-silent-mode-android-apps.html" target="_blank">HOW TO : Schedule the Silent Mode on Android Smartphone</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2013/01/schedule-track-email-delivery.html" target="_blank">HOW TO : Schedule Emails and Track the Delivery of Sent Emails</a><br /> <br /> As mentioned already, Schemes also let your <b>schedule your SMS</b>. It is really helpful in the situations when you are going to bed early but want to send a “Happy Birthday” message on your friend’s phone exactly at midnight.<br /> <br /> Schemes is well integrated with the Messaging app of your device too. If you are sending an SMS by scheduling it using this nice smartphone app then the SMS is automatically added to the corrosponding thread on the Messaging app of your Android smartphone. <br /> <br /> So if you are looking for an <b>Android app to schedule posts on Facebook, Twitter, SMS and Gmail </b>then, Schemes will be a good fit for you. But keep in mind that since it is a new app and still in beta, it may some bugs. You can download it from the link given below.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oxapps.schemes" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Download Schemes for Android</span></a>

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