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Re: A rundown of the new Gmail

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Post by pmontra »

gk1 wrote: post #207
nailer wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wish they'd just fix Gmail sync between tabs. Sending a reply to a message you've already replied to (because the first reply didn't show up in the tab) is embarrasing.

That seems like a non-problem. You can easily prevent it by having only one Gmail tab open at a time.

Not with GMail, which I don't use, but sometimes I open a site again instead of looking for it in the windows and tabs I leave open forever (32 GB RAM help). It happens with Google Drive and Docs. Maybe the OP also keeps many tabs open.

Re: A rundown of the new Gmail

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Post by gk1 »

Surprised nobody mentions the availability of Google Tasks for iOS here. Or is that old news?

I use tasks because it lives on top of Google Calendar, which I use and look at every day. Every other task-tracking option has failed because if it’s not in front of me then it’s not helpful.

The biggest problem, until now, has been the lack of a mobile app for tasks. I, got one, am excited about this.

Re: A rundown of the new Gmail

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Post by peatmoss »

ankitank wrote: post #135

Actually, the new gmail is: https://protonmail.com/

I recently moved my stuff to / paid a year of Fastmail. I gather Protonmail puts security features a bit more front-and-center.

How about the UX? Can anyone comment on how they like the over all experience of Protonmail as compared to Fastmail? I realize I could sign up a Protonmail account and compare, but I’m not sure I’d get a good picture of the service through casual use.

I like Fastmail quite a lot so far, but I’m open to reevaluating in a year’s time.

Re: A rundown of the new Gmail

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Post by zild3d »

nextweek2 wrote: post #25

What I really want is a the Smart Reply feature to point out to the user that more than one question was asked of them. It's so boring to ask two questions and get a reply to one or ask someone to choose one of two options and they reply with "Yes, go ahead".

More appropriate solution is a smart compose feature - fix what your sending, not how they read it

Re: A rundown of the new Gmail

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Post by gk1 »

pmontra wrote: post #211
gk1 wrote: post #207

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That seems like a non-problem. You can easily prevent it by having only one Gmail tab open at a time.

Not with GMail, which I don't use, but sometimes I open a site again instead of looking for it in the windows and tabs I leave open forever (32 GB RAM help). It happens with Google Drive and Docs. Maybe the OP also keeps many tabs open.

If you have so many tabs open that you forget what you have open and start opening new tabs of the same site, then you should have fewer tabs open.

This reminds me of the joke where, upon realizing that normal pens don’t work in space, the US spent millions of dollars developing a “space pen” that will work in zero-gravity, while Russia just decided to use pencils.

Re: A rundown of the new Gmail

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Post by peatmoss »

bernardino wrote: post #125
donttrack wrote: post #27

Moved off google products completely. A few years ago I would probably have been excited about this but today I can’t shake the cynic telling me everything they do is to just spy more efficiently.

Was thinking of deleting my Google account completely and moving over to FastMail but I wish they had a free option like user@fastmail.com for no cost. But then again, I do like no ads.

Having used and switched between a bunch of free-or-isp-or-university email addresses back in the 90s and even a little bit beyond, I have never been so glad as to have my own vanity domain.

As it is, my email address has now survived three different providers. I’m a happy Fastmail user now, but there’s no way I’d accept an @fastmail.com email address.

For me, $5 a month for ad free email that supports push notifications on iOS is pretty nice. The file / web hosting on Fastmail is fun too. Feels like an old school ISP.

Re: A rundown of the new Gmail

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Post by blairbeckwith »

peatmoss wrote: post #213
ankitank wrote: post #135

Actually, the new gmail is: https://protonmail.com/

I recently moved my stuff to / paid a year of Fastmail. I gather Protonmail puts security features a bit more front-and-center. How about the UX? Can anyone comment on how they like the over all experience of Protonmail as compared to Fastmail? I realize I could sign up a Protonmail account and compare, but I’m not sure I’d get a good picture of the service through casual use. I like Fastmail quite a lot so far, but…

Lack of POP/IMAP is a big, major con. You're forced to use their web or native interfaces. They don't make this super obvious outside of an FAQ on their site. I signed up and then found out. I wonder how much churn that causes them.

Re: A rundown of the new Gmail

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Post by bigtones »

addicted wrote: post #208

Nice features. That being said the “do more without leaving the inbox” seems like workarounds to the fact that Gmail lacks a 3 pane interface. A 3 pane interface makes much of the deeper features Gmail is adding on message hover redundant. One could argue that in a 3 pane interface you need to click the message you are interested in to get access to advanced actions but in Gmail you don’t. And while this is true, I’d…

Gmail has had a three pane interface for about 6 years. It's enabled under Labs.

Re: A rundown of the new Gmail

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Post by peatmoss »

blairbeckwith wrote: post #217
peatmoss wrote: post #213

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I recently moved my stuff to / paid a year of Fastmail. I gather Protonmail puts security features a bit more front-and-center. How about the UX? Can anyone comment on how they like the over all experience of Protonmail as compared to Fastmail? I realize I could sign up a Protonmail account and compare, but I’m not sure I’d get a good picture of the service through casual use. I like Fastmail quite a lot so far, but…

Lack of POP/IMAP is a big, major con. You're forced to use their web or native interfaces. They don't make this super obvious outside of an FAQ on their site. I signed up and then found out. I wonder how much churn that causes them.

Oh my, yes, that’s a huge downside / nonstarter for me. Thank you.

Re: A rundown of the new Gmail

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Post by pmilla1606 »

chx wrote: post #201
steeve wrote: post #4

It looks like the good things of Inbox are now in Gmail. That would explain the lack of updates on the Inbox iOS App (which still doesn't have proper iPhone X support)?

> It looks like the good things of Inbox are now in Gmail. The feature I use most in Inbox is the quick "mark done" which removes the mail from sight but allows searching for it later. The automatic bundling is not bad but not terribly useful.

I've come to really like the auto bundling - especially for trips. Inbox has been doing a really good job of grouping flights and hotels under labels like "Your trip to Chicago". It also updates if flights are delayed etc.
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