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Gmail on your Google Desktop
December 1, 2008
Posted by James Yum, Developer Programs Engineer, Google Desktop
On the
Google Desktop gadgets
team, we've seen countless requests for a Gmail gadget over the years. That gadget is
finally here
, so if you've got
Google Desktop
for Windows, give it a try.
You'll see that it covers the basics such as reading, searching, and sending messages. You can
star messages
, use the same
keyboard shortcuts
, and we didn't forget about
contact auto-complete
. It doesn't take up much space in your sidebar or desktop, and you can also resize it to show as few or as many messages as you'd like.
When I'm at work, I keep two instances of the gadget open: one logged into my personal Gmail account and the other set to my
Google Apps
account for work related stuff. Instead of getting lost in a sea of tabs or browser windows, I can bring up the gadgets in an instant (hint: pressing the shift key twice brings up all your hidden Desktop gadgets).
The Gmail gadget currently works with the
latest release
of Google Desktop for Windows.
Try it out
and please
let us know
what you think.
Update
: Changed title to clarify this is for Google Desktop.
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