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G-Mail is the most popular E-mail service and it offers a lot of features compared to other Email service providers. They have excellent spam filter, Ajax based interface, POP3 access and lots more. Here I’m not going to explain the features of GMail, but the three reasons why I don’t like GMail.
- First and foremost thing which I don’t like about GMail is the default skin. Its long time GMail thought about giving some customization options for UI. To be frank I’m really bored of seeing this skin, it does not have the Web 2.0 effects. Although there are Greasemonkey scripts for Firefox to customize the skin, I cannot install this in all the PCs I use. Even Windows Live Mail and Yahoo Mail allows you to change the look of your mail box.
- Second important feature missing in GMail is the folder support. Most of the Email services including smaller services allows you to create folders in your mail box to sort out the mails. GMail only offers labeling which I feel is not the best solution to organizing your mails.
- Another feature missing in GMail is the drag and drop functionality. Yahoo mail and Windows live mail allows you to drag and drop mails to your folders. Its also allows you to delete mails directly using the keyboard delete button. Sadly this is also missing in GMail.
Even though there are still scope for improvement, I would say GMail is the best Email service ever offered. I think my readers would agree to this, comments welcome.
This post is part of Daily Blog Tips Blog Project 3.
Erm, why should it be Web2.0?
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I think you’re missing the point. With the ability to search all your mail you don’t need to waste all that time organizing things in folders and dragging and dropping items to and from folders.
Want to find an email from that old friend from several months back — just search on her name.
Want to find the confirmation of that hotel booking — just search on the name of the resort.
And so on and so on.
It’s magic!
@Tillerman,
Search is available in all mail services, but I rarely use search. I still like to organize mails using folders.
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Funnily none of the things you mentionned bother me at all. The major issue with Gmail to my point of view is privacy, and it’s getting scarier with every Google aquisition…
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I voted for you, good luck
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Ok i disagree with all 3 dude…it’s obvious you dont use gmail much
1. The default skin is fine seeing as i dont want a fancy ass skin; they usually take long to laod and it’s confusing to most people(believe it or not)
2. Labels is the best thing since the wheel; as a matter of fact that’s why i love gmail so much. Labels are like folders only more advanced. I get alot of mail and they automatically go into a label. I can decide to archive it or let it show in my inbox.
3. Drag and drop is not necessary because majority of people dont use it…there’s no harm in having it but it’s not necessary
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I would like to disagree with the reasons becauase
1) Labels are much better than Folders
2) Default skin of GMail is much faster and very clean when compared to Yahoo and Live Mail
3) Drag-and-Drop is not possible with labels concept.
Tech Thoughts
@Tech Thoughts,
1. “Labels are much better than folders” thats your opinion, mine is “Folders are much better than Labels”. It all depends on the usage.
2. Regarding the default skin, for me Yahoo is still the same speed and much faster than Gmail.
3. I still like the drag and drop feature. Do check out my review on inbox.com
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I disagree on #1,2.
Being on a slow connection(100Kbps), the lightweight interface is a boon.
Also, the very advantage of labels is that it does not act like folders. You can apply multiple labels, but not so in case of folders. Also,labels can be used to archive stuff (used in conjunction with plus addressing).
As for #3, it depends on your connection. Drag and drop requires JS files, which inflate load times. being on slow connection, I despise that.
nice blog man….
You must be kidding… So if not gmail which one do you use?
If you like folders more than labels, then I submit that you do not know how to use the labels effectively.
Basically, labels are like folders, except they allow you to drop a single email in more than one category(folder). So if a particular email could be filed under either Finances or Entertainment (for example), you don’t have to choose – just file it under both!
I used to use Outlook Express and had dozens of folders. Switching to gMail was an adjustment, but I got into a new way of thinking and don’t miss folders at all. In fact, don’t use labels that much either. The search feature in gMail is GREAT! In addition to the examples above, let’s say you’re trying to find an email from a few months (or a few years) ago. All you can remember is a sentence fragment that was in the message, or perhaps a few unique words that were in the message. Enter what you can remember in the search and in a few seconds, you’ll have located the message! Fantastic!
Worst modern inventions: Skins. Think of all the FUNCTIONAL improvements that could have been made using the time wasted
developing window dressings.
I think these are the three biggies, but there are more which is why your claim of it being the best ring hollow.
Folders are so 1990’s. Gmail will probably never have folders. Why be like everyone else? Sounds to me like you already found the answer to your Gmail problems, simply switch to hotmail or yahoo.
Search “GMail Redesigned” and then u will love gmail!
Time to come up with a new list!
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@Kim: Yea, because all three of these have been implemented since this was originally posted.