Using Gmail filters I have found tons of great ways to make my life easier by emailing myself. I have set up filters so I have lists of items that don't jam up my inbox. Several of the many that I use are for movies I want to see, songs I want to download or buy, and owners manuals for items I buy. So instead of hearing about a great movie, or seeing a killer preview, only to be totally without any ideas next time at the video store or on-demand listing, anytime there's a great movie that pops up, I quickly send an email to myself with 'Movie' in the subject line and the movie's name in body of message. I set the filter to skip the inbox, now I have a list of many movies that I need to get to. Same thing with a great song I hear on satellite radio in the car or someone else's iPod. I quickly send an email from my Palm, with 'Song' in the subject. I totally love the large capacity of messages too. Whenever I buy a new gadget, item, tool, appliance, etc- I immediately go to the manufacturer's website and download the owners manual- typically pdf. I instantly email to myself with 'Manual' as the subject. Now I have one place to quickly turn when I need instructions or FAQ without having to remember where I put the manual.
Parker Harrington, Real Estate
Westwood, MA
Labels: getting organized