Wow. Just minutes after expressing my frustrations about being unable to control the order of Gmail filters, I figured out a simple workaround. As it turns out, Gmail Labs has a “Filter import/export” function that makes it all possible.
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Title says it all… Why, oh why can’t I control the order in which Gmail filters are applied? They appear on the list in the order in which they were created, and there is no way to re-order them. Depending on how heavily you rely on filters for managing your e-mail, this matters. A lot.
Oh well. Like the (in)ability to schedule messages to be sent later, I guess this is just one more feature to request from Google.
Update: Problem solved: How to Change the Order of Your Gmail Filters.
One of the things that I constantly struggle with is e-mail overload. I get way more than I can handle, and I’m not great about processing it. That means that it builds up in my inbox to the point of overwhelming me.
I’m a big fan of internet TV, and have recently been looking for an easy way to get Hulu on our TV. Last night I ran across PlayOn.TV, which promises to do just that (and more) via your Wii, PS3, or Xbox 360.
Last fall, we got a Belkin N+ wireless router. After we got the initial kinks worked out (including a near-impossible firmware update) and got over the fact that it won’t work with HFS+ hard drives, we started running into problems with dropped connections, especially on my wife’s MacBook.
I have an iPhone and my son has an iPod Touch. Until recently, we’ve been frustrated by our inability to share apps that one of us buys. Fortunately, we’ve since figured out how to share apps without re-buying them, and it doesn’t even violate the iTunes user agreement.
Have you ever wondered where Mac OS X stores your iPhone or iPod apps? If so, then you’ve come to the right place…
To find your apps on your Mac hard drive, simply navigate to:
~/Music/iTunes/Mobile Applications
Inside the “Mobile Applications” folders, you’ll see a ton of .ipa files. These are your mobile apps. Curious as to why you might need this info? Check out my article about how to share iPhone or iPod apps between multiple users.
Have you ever wondered where Windows stores your iPhone or iPod apps? If so, then you’ve come to the right place… Note that the following assumes you are using Windows XP. Unfortunately, I don’t have access to Windows Vista, Windows 7, etc.
To find your apps on your Windows hard drive, simply navigate to:
My Documents > My Music > iTunes > Mobile Applications
Inside the “Mobile Applications” folders, you’ll see a ton of .ipa files. These are your mobile apps. Curious as to why you might need this info? Check out my article about how to share iPhone or iPod apps between [...]
Have you ever wished you could schedule an e-mail message to be sent in the future? I have. And until today, I hadn’t found a good solution. While some local mail clients include this feature, Gmail does not. Moreover, even if your client supports scheduling, you’ll likely need to have it open at the right time in order to work. Not exactly failsafe in my book.
My son has an Asus Eee PC, and he uses it frequently for school projects. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your perspective) he doesn’t have Microsoft Office. Instead, his netbook came with StarOffice (essentially OpenOffice with a fancier name) pre-installed, so he’s using that.