Google Launches Gmail Labs Feature

Once again, the technology guru, Google, has outdone itself. Yesterday, Thursday 5 June 2009, Gmail Labs was announced as a feature set within the regular Gmail interface. Another homerun for the Goog.

Before you start yelling about the fact that there are a hundred other ways to do the same things that Gmail Labs does, remember that this is comin built into the interface. Other solutions include Greasemonkey and Better Gmail 2 - both run on Firefox as add-ons. Since these exist in your browser, they don’t transfer to other computers and who out there only use one computer in a day anymore?

I think the greatest part of all this is that these tools are coming from both within Google’s 15% personal project time offered to employees as well as from the outside community. Soon, one would be able to code their own tool and have it available natively in their Gmail rather than needing to use a browser extension.

So go out and try out some of the new features. You can access the Gmail Labs interface by clicking the “settings” button in the upper right of your browser and selecting the “Labs” tab. You can choose from custom quick links, Superstars, Pictures in chat, Fixed width font, custom keyboard shortcuts, mouse gestures, signature tweaks, muzzle, a traditional snake game, and even an option that will lock you out of Gmail and chat for 15 mins for those that are addicted.

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Tags: Firefox, Firefox Extensions, Gmail, Gmail Labs, Google, Greasemonkey, User scripts

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