I'm fond of Gmail, as I've mentioned a few times. It's not perfect, but it's pretty close.
Because I've got a genuine (I think, though she's tending towards the dippy end of the spectrum) punter whose Yahoo account is allergic to my Gmails to her, I started a Yahoo account to deal with her (excellent LMH suggestion).
Does anyone have a Yahoo account and love it? I've got the free version, and find it several generations behind Gmail. I'm not tempted to upgrade to their £12?/year account, because the extra features don't seem to touch Gmail (which, of course, is free anyway).
It's not just the leaping 1/2 page ad on the free account, the non-memory for past contacts, the batty forwarding feature (forwards OK but doesn't keep a copy in the account), but it's just so basic.......and I miss the Google AdWords which read my mind (which of course, they're meant to).
MG
Yahoo versus Gmail - is the answer obvious?
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Yahoo versus Gmail - is the answer obvious?
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My favorite mind-readers are the ads for Spam recipes when I'm skimming the spam folder for real messages. That might be a bit literal.I miss the Google AdWords which read my mind (which of course, they're meant to).
I have both a Yahoo and a Gmail account (and Hotmail, which I never use because it's worlds behind even Yahoo). I do like the Yahoo account for some things. Namely, folders do still have a use. I am in a couple of Yahoo groups, and one of them produces at least 50 messages on any given day. That would be a bit impractical for the labeling system in Gmail -- I could still filter them out and view my other new messages, but it's easier just to have Yahoo put them all in a folder for me to browse.
But that's about the only reason I use it, other than that I've had it longer than my Gmail account. I prefer Gmail in essentially all other ways.
Brooke
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Oh, yes, spam recipes are fun, and in some cases, practical. This one's beyond parody:
Spam V***** Mousse
and what really concerns me, is that it might be for real.
MG
V***** BTW we are a family site
Spam V***** Mousse
and what really concerns me, is that it might be for real.
MG
V***** BTW we are a family site
