Google adds To-do list and SMS to Gmail
Google has been adding various new features like superstars, mouse gestures etc to gmail via gmail labs. Recent addition in this series are To-do lists and SMS facility. To-do lists which are called tasks in gmail were added on Monday.
Tasks allow you to create to-do lists and manage them. Since to-do lists are used widely by users, no doubt tasks will be a success. Add to this the fact that generally average users keep their mail window open all of the time while surfing the web.
To use tasks, enable them through Settings->labs->tasks.
After that a link for tasks will appear below the Contacts link. Clicking it will open a window on the right similar to the chat window. On bottom right there is a menu for adding new tasks and on left another menu for arranging task items. There is also a switch list menu at extreme right on bottom which lets you switch among lists and create/delete new lists.
Keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl+Up and Ctrl+Down can be used to move tasks up/down in the list. Shift+Up and Shift+Down can be used to toggle details of a task where you can enter its due date as well as notes.
Also remember that labs feature is only available with Internet Explorer 7.0+, Firefox 2.0+, Safari 3.0+, and Google Chrome currently. So, hard luck IE6 users.
Another labs feature is SMS facility from right inside gmail. Enable it from Settings->labs->Text Messaging (SMS) in Chat. To send an SMS just fill the phone number in the Search/Invite text box of chat window and click “Send SMS”. This feature is currently available for US phones only. I am eagerly waiting for this to be launched in India.
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