Gmail annoyances Google needs to fix

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3 points·ajbatac··5 comments

1. I use a free e-mail service, and all I am concerned about is they still earn money over me..

2. I am so used to old fashion competitors' e-mail clients and too dumb to learn new things, yet "I am a technology columnist who has written about everything from HDTVs to computers to Flowbee Haircut Systems"

3. I love to use mouse for every action.

4. I hate to use mouse for every action. (and as nirmal points out I am too dumb to learn how to do what I want to do, I prefer to complain)

5. Once in five times, I can come up with some features that everyone can like..

1. Don Reisinger, come on! You can't be serious?

2. Labels are far more flexible than folders. If you want to use labels like folders, then just label + archive.

3. No, it doesn't.

4. eh.

5. Good idea.

There is a keyboard shortcut for moving emails to trash. By default it is "#" but you can use a GmailLabs feature to change it to something else. Unfortunately, it cannot be the delete key. I set mine to "d".

As far as labels go, if you don't want emails that are labeled to show up in your inbox then just set a filter on them to "Skip the Inbox". I do this with all of the emails that come from any company (Twitter, Borders or Amazon).

At least no one at the company actually reads my e-mails, I guess.

Tongue-in-cheek?

Multiple signatures would be very helpful.

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