According to Google many business users prefer Gmail's interface and features to products they've used in the past. However there are still those are not ready to leave the comfort of Outlook. Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook enables Outlook to connect to Google Apps Premier and Education accounts syncing emails, contacts and calendar. Of course once setup the information is available in Outlook and online at Google Apps. Continue reading 'Using Google Apps Sync for Outlook'

Want to route all your emails to Google Apps but you only have the option to enter name servers and not the MX records? Try one of these free services reviewed at HostingFu. The services reveiwed are: EveryDNS.net XName.org ZoneEdit.com EditDNS.net Here's the comparison table from the review. On a final ... Continue reading 'Free DNS Services'

An interesting comparison of using Gmail versus Outlook. Outlook and Gmail are very different approaches to email organization. Over time, Google has begun to add more features and Microsoft has improved its search and scaled-down complex features. They have very different and very apparent roots, but things are changing. The author states ... Continue reading 'Gmail versus Outlook'

WebWorkerDaily explains three techniques the use Gmail's Canned Response feature they can be summarised as: Send out smart autoresponders. Sending contracts and other paperwork. Using multiple signatures. Here's an excerpt: What I love about Gmail’s canned responses is that unlike most autoresponder features from other free webmail providers, you don’t have to send the same ... Continue reading 'New Ways to use Gmail’s Canned Responses'

This is probably the best tool to backup or transfer Gmail accounts. It also is a more robust tool than the surprisingly buggy Google Email Uploader (GEU, made by Google). It saves each email as an .eml which can be double-clicked to be read in Windows and allows for import ... Continue reading 'Backing-Up and Transferring Gmail'

It had to happen one day and today it did - Gmail went down leaving millions of users without email for at least two hours. It just goes to show the importance of having a "plan B".  Gmail may still be down as I write this but I have full access ... Continue reading 'Gmail down but not out'