Gmail | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com Cool Mom Tech is the intersection of tech and style, of parenting, practicality and fabulosity, brought to you by the same team behind Cool Mom Picks. Thu, 05 Jan 2023 17:35:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://coolmomtech.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/cropped-cmt-512-1-32x32.png Gmail | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com 32 32 Inbox Zero trick: How to clean out your inbox on Gmail and start the year fresh. (Updated) https://coolmomtech.com/2023/01/how-to-clean-out-your-inbox/ https://coolmomtech.com/2023/01/how-to-clean-out-your-inbox/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2023 17:05:05 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=21679 As someone with anywhere upwards of 10,000 emails in my inbox — many of them unread, to the dismay of my minimalist friends — I am always looking for tips and tricks to help me manage my email. One of those is to start each new year with an absolutely clean inbox. Remember what that […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2023/01/how-to-clean-out-your-inbox/feed/ 3 How to “untab” your Gmail so you never miss an important email again https://coolmomtech.com/2021/02/how-to-untab-gmail-tips-tricks/ https://coolmomtech.com/2021/02/how-to-untab-gmail-tips-tricks/#respond Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:00:55 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=43067 Chances are good that you’re clicking through to this article because you don’t know what “tabbed gmails” even are. Right? Well, here’s the deal: Gmail has a “handy” organization tool that categorizes all your emails automatically. To see your emails, you have to click on the right tab in your inbox: social, promotions, updates, and […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2021/02/how-to-untab-gmail-tips-tricks/feed/ 0 Does Gmail have parental controls? Well, here’s the deal. https://coolmomtech.com/2019/10/gmail-parental-controls/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/10/gmail-parental-controls/#respond Mon, 14 Oct 2019 13:41:56 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=40737 In our Out Tech Your Kids group on Facebook, we’ve had several questions about parental controls for Gmail, with so many kids needing and using email accounts. We did some research to see what parents can and can’t do when it comes to monitoring their kid’s Gmail account, and here’s what we found. Related: The […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/10/gmail-parental-controls/feed/ 0 Inbox Pause: The new amazing new Gmail feature that can get you more work-life balance. https://coolmomtech.com/2017/08/how-to-use-inbox-pause-for-gmail/ https://coolmomtech.com/2017/08/how-to-use-inbox-pause-for-gmail/#respond Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:39:48 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=33781 For ages now I’ve touted the wonderful benefits of Boomerang for Gmail to help me better manage my incoming and outgoing email, and it seems the folks at Google like the feature themselves. Because now Gmail has actually incorporated Boomerang’s technology into a brand new feature called Inbox Pause. And it is awesome. Especially if you […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2017/08/how-to-use-inbox-pause-for-gmail/feed/ 0 How to use the KonMari Method with the tech in your life https://coolmomtech.com/2017/02/how-to-use-the-konmari-method-with-tech/ https://coolmomtech.com/2017/02/how-to-use-the-konmari-method-with-tech/#respond Thu, 09 Feb 2017 11:00:51 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=32211 Just because January is over doesn’t mean we can’t still clean, organize, declutter and start fresh. Most of us will start (and finish) with the obvious physical objects surrounding us and taking up space. While our editor Christina shared how the KonMari Method works for families, I decided to try it specifically with tech. Here, 10 tech categories in your life […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2017/02/how-to-use-the-konmari-method-with-tech/feed/ 0 Finally, Gmail Undo Send has been gifted to all. Pack it in, typos! https://coolmomtech.com/2015/06/gmail-undo-send-available-to-web-users/ https://coolmomtech.com/2015/06/gmail-undo-send-available-to-web-users/#respond Sun, 28 Jun 2015 12:20:16 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=25167 Think about the last email you sent off in haste. Maybe it had a ridiculous typo. Or, worse, you spilled out all your anger or hurt feelings across the QWERTY instead of taking a breath — or a night’s sleep — before hitting send. Ugh. The worst. Basically, we’ve all yearned for a “take-back” button on […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2015/06/gmail-undo-send-available-to-web-users/feed/ 0 Setting up email for kids: 11 essential things to teach them first — that you probably haven’t thought about. https://coolmomtech.com/2015/06/first-email-for-kids-essential-things-to-tell-them/ https://coolmomtech.com/2015/06/first-email-for-kids-essential-things-to-tell-them/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2015 11:13:20 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=25070 When I finally broke down and got my daughter an email account (all my friends have one! actually does work sometimes) we had the long, requisite discussions about safety, etiquette, and responsibility. But wow, it turns out there’s so much more than that. Especially because most of her friends seem to have been given accounts without any […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2015/06/first-email-for-kids-essential-things-to-tell-them/feed/ 6 Boomerang: Maybe the best Gmail management tool ever. https://coolmomtech.com/2015/05/boomerang-gmail-management-tool/ https://coolmomtech.com/2015/05/boomerang-gmail-management-tool/#respond Tue, 05 May 2015 16:30:24 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=24313 When my friend Anna, who is my go-to source for everything related to time management mentioned Boomerang for Gmail, I figured it was worth a shot. And wow…consider my life changed. If you’re a Gmail user who finds yourself sometimes drowning in email and trying to reclaim your work hours and life, this is one you […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2015/05/boomerang-gmail-management-tool/feed/ 0 5 things to knock off your tech to-do list, and how to find the time. Thanks to Gretchen Rubin. https://coolmomtech.com/2015/04/gretchen-rubin-power-hour-tackling-to-do-lists/ https://coolmomtech.com/2015/04/gretchen-rubin-power-hour-tackling-to-do-lists/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2015 16:00:57 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=23697 Do you have some basic tech chore to do — say, deleting old digital photos — but you just never seem to find the time to get to it? It’s like permanently etched in your to-do list, and every time you scroll through your loaded smartphone camera roll, the old photos are practically taunting you?  Yeah. Been there […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2015/04/gretchen-rubin-power-hour-tackling-to-do-lists/feed/ 0 Finally, the Google Calendar app for iPhone is here! https://coolmomtech.com/2015/03/google-calendar-app-iphone/ https://coolmomtech.com/2015/03/google-calendar-app-iphone/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2015 16:37:06 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=23285 As a diehard Google calendar user and an iPhone lover, I’ve tried out tons of iPhone calendar apps over the years, none of which were actually made by Google. Until now! Once you download the free Google Calendar app for iPhone, you’ll login with your account (or if you’re me, multiple accounts). The app instantly syncs with […]

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