Yahoo Mail Vs Gmail- Which One is better ?

The question of which e-mail service is better, Yahoo mail or Gmail is a rather hotly debated one. In this article the strengths andweaknesses of the individual services will be examined in order to try and determine which one is best for a person’s needs.

Integration of IM and Email

One strong advantage that Gmail has over Yahoo mail is that it allows you to sendinstant messages to your contacts that are online quickly and easily. While Yahoo has IM as well, it is not nearly as accessible as the one found within Gmail. This is because Yahoo’s IM is separate from its e-mail service. This means that one cannot send quick chat messages in the form of e-mail to contacts and friends on Yahoo, but would instead have to open an entirely new chat bar. This, undoubtedly, would be annoying to most people.

Flexibility with Attachments

Another way in which Gmail shines is in the use of attachments. A person, once done with their e-mail message, is able to quickly and easily put up as many attachments as needed. Yahoo mail requires you to go to a separate screen in order to put up attachments, and you can only put up 5 without being required to add more boxes. Thus, Gmail seems much less of a hassle if one has to send a large amount of attachments.

Folder Organization

One area in which Yahoo mail actually does shine is in the fact that it allows better folder creation and organization. Gmail, while it allows you to label folders, keeps all your folders in approximately the same area, making organization with a large amount of folders difficult. Yahoo mail allows you to label and organize your folders how you like making the mail system better for those who require large amounts of folders that can be easily accessed.

Size of Attachments

One big advantage that Gmail has over Yahoo mail is that Gmail allows for a bigger attachment size. Yahoo mail only allows attachments up to 10mb on its free version, while Gmail allows up to 20mb on its free version. Thus, if you need to put large attachments on your e-mail, whether due to school or work, Gmail has a clear advantage over Yahoo mail.

Brand Impact

Probably one of the more important aspects of Gmail is the fact that it is considered the more “professional” of the e-mail services. People seem to have the strong belief that Gmail is the more credible of the two e-mail services and, due to first impressions being so important, Gmail is a clear winner in professional credibility.

So who’s the winner ?

Overall it seems that Gmail is a clear winner. It’s easily accessible which is very important for people who have large amounts of experience with e-mail as well as for those who are just stepping into the digital world. Gmail also allows larger attachments then Yahoo mail, which is critical for those like students or businesspeople that need to get large amounts of material to the proper place. Another, and quite possibly the biggest,  advantage that Gmail offers is that it is seen as the more professional email service. For those in the business world, such a reputation is very important.

HOW TO CONFIGURE GMAIL WITH A DESKTOP MAIL CLIENT

We love using Gmail.com for its many features, but if you want offline access and a more "desktop-like" experience, you can get your Gmail messages delivered to a desktop client, like Outlook or Apple Mail. Here's how.

Every mail client is a little bit different, so we can't show you every way to set up Gmail, but in general, it should be pretty similar. Some programs will set up Gmail automatically with just your username and your password, while others will require you to set them up manually. If you have a Google Apps account (that is, if you're using Gmail but your email is not an @gmail.com email address), you'll also have to do it manually. Here are a few examples using the most popular email clients.

Initial Setup (for All Clients)

Before you do anything, you'll need to enable IMAP in Gmail, which will let you access your accounts on the desktop. To do this, head into Gmail's Settings and go to theForwarding and POP/IMAP tab. Scroll down to the IMAP section and enable IMAP. Then save your changes, and open up your desktop email client of choice to set it up using the following instructions.

Set Up Gmail in Microsoft Outlook

To set up Gmail in Microsoft Outlook (we'll be using Outlook 2010 for this demonstration), open up Outlook and run through the following steps:

• Head to File > Account Settings > Account Settings. Click the New button to create a new account.
• Click on the "Manually configure server settings" radio button at the bottom of the new account window. Then, hit Next.
• Choose Internet Email at the next screen and hit Next.
• Type in your name and Gmail address under "User Information. Change your Account Type from POP3 to IMAP, and add imap.gmail.com as your Incoming Mail Server. Type in smtp.gmail.com as your Outgoing Mail Server.
• Type in your full Gmail address (i.e. whitson@gmail.com) and password under Logon Information.
• Hit the More Settings button and go to the Advanced tab. Under Incoming Server, type 993 and set your encryption from "None" to "SSL". Under Outgoing Server, type 587 and set your encryption to TLS.
• Head to the Outgoing Server tab of the same window and check the box that says "My outgoing server requires authentication". Hit OK, and hit Next to complete your account setup.

If all goes well, Outlook should send a test message, and let you know that your account was successfully set up! Check out the video above to see this process in action.

Set Up Gmail in Apple Mail

To add a new account in Apple Mail:

• Head to Mail > Preferences in the menu bar and go to the Accounts tab. Hit the plus sign in the bottom left corner to add a new account.
• Type in your Name, full Gmail address, and password and hit Continue. If you're using an @gmail.com address, you're probably done—Mail should fill in the rest of the settings for you. If you're using a Google Apps account, you'll need to do a few more things.
• On the next window, choose IMAP as your Account Type, type in a description (something like "Gmail"), and type imap.gmail.com. Change your username to your full Gmail address and type in your password. Click Continue.
• On the next screen, type a description, type smtp.gmail.com as your Outgoing Mail Server, and check the Use Authentication. Click Continue, and click Continue on the next screen as well. Hit Create to take the account online.

When you're done, Mail should start downloading all your messages to your inbox, and you'll be ready to read all your email right from the desktop. Check out the video above to see this process in action. Note that Mail doesn't automatically use Gmail's Sent, Spam, or Trash folders—it'll create its own, which can be annoying. To fix this, just select Gmail's Sent Mail folder, then go to Mailbox > Use This Mailbox For > Sent in the menu bar. Repeat this process for Trash and Junk, too, to make sure all your folders sync up.

Set Up Gmail in Mozilla Thunderbird

Setup in Mozilla Thunderbird is pretty much the same as in Apple Mail. To add Gmail to Thunderbird:

• Head to Tools > Accounts, and at the bottom of the window that pops up, click the Account Actions drop-down. Hit "Add Mail Account".
• Type in your name, email address, and password and click Continue. Thunderbird will try to set up the account automatically. If it fails to do so, hit the "Manual Setup" button.
• In the sidebar, find the account you just created and click on Server Settings. Type inimap.gmail.com for your Server Name, type 993 for your port, and make sure your username is your entire Gmail address. Under Connection Security, pick SSL/TLS and pick Normal Password as your Authentication Method.
• Hit OK to finish the account creation process.

Once Thunderbird imports your account, you'll be able to send and receive mail right from your desktop.

If you're using a mail client different from one of the above, the setup shouldn't be too different—just make sure you're typing in your full Gmail address as your username, and that you're using the correct ports and encryption types as described above in the account 

GMAIL HACKS: TIPS AND TRICKS YOU MAY NOT KNOW

Google Mail is without doubt one of the most popular online email services. What makes it so interesting is not only the functionality that it provides out of the box but also its extensibility. The following article contains five Gmail tips and tricks that you may not know about:

Trick 1: Select multiple messages

Tired of clicking individual messages but don't want to select all of them? Select the first message in the set, hold the shift key, then select the last message of the set.

Trick 2: Bypass the blank message prompt

Do you send messages where the subject is the entire message? Then you're familiar with the prompt asking you if you're sure you want to send the message without text in the body. To bypass the prompt, type "EOM" or "(EOM)" at the end of the subject to tell Gmail that it's the end of message. 

Trick 3: Use address aliases

Gmail doesn't offer traditional e-mail aliases, but you can add a "+" to the end of your username to create one. For example, messages sent to username+alias@gmail.com is sent to username@gmail.com. This can be useful for setting up filters or figuring out who's selling your e-mail address to spammers.

Trick 4: Dots or no dots, it's your username

Did you know that Gmail doesn't recognize dots as characters within a username? That means that if your e-mail address is username@gmail.com, then user.name@gmail.com andu.s.e.r.n.a.m.e@gmail.com are also yours.

Trick 5: Send & Archive at once

If you send messages and immediately archive the conversation, you can save yourself a step by adding a Send & Archive button. Go to the Labs section of your Mail Settings and enable the Send & Archive button.

Are you taking full advantage of Gmail?

How to Make Gmail Load in Secure (SSL) Mode by Default

By defalut Gmail doesn’t load in Secure (SSL – Secure Sockets Layer) mode. In order to load Gmail in SSL mode (https) by default do the following: