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04 Nov

Turn Gmail into your own mail "router"

Tagged email, gmail, keitai, mobile, productivity, web

They say you should never use the email address provided by your ISP as your primary email since ISP email addresses are not transferable between ISPs (as phone numbers are in most countries).  Unfortunately there are some times when you can't avoid using provider email such as on mobile phones, so if you ever decide to change providers you can take your number but you'll still need to inform everyone of your new mobile email address.

11 May

Backup multiple Gmail accounts with Thunderbird Portable

Tagged backup, email, FLOSS, gmail, thunderbird
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Gmail is the best email solution in my opinion but there have been a few reported cases of lost emails so it's always a good idea to keep an offline backup. There are a number of ways to do this and even a few freeware and commercial applications made specifically for backing up Gmail but I prefer a more standard solution and free is always a good thing.

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