Tips for online tools: Gmail, Xmarks, Sumo Paint

TipsMake.com - Clean up old messages from Gmail, use Xmarks to backup bookmarks and edit photos online with Sumo Paint.

If you've used Gmail for a long time, you'll probably have a lot of emails. In fact, it's not hard to see a Gmail mailbox containing hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of messages. Indeed, one of my old Gmail accounts has nearly 33,000 messages.

Users can clean their inbox by storing old messages. We don't delete them, just move them out of the mailbox and go to Gmail's archives (accessible by clicking All Mail on the left side of the menu). Here's how:

1. Log in to your Gmail account.

2. Right next to the Search the Web button at the top, click Create a filter .

3. Under " Has the words " section, type before: 2011/01/0 1 . This is just an example, it will save all messages received before January 1 of this year. Users can use any day at will according to YYYY / MM / DD format.

4. Click on Next step .

5. Check the box " Skip the inbox (Archive it) ", then tick " Also apply filter to ### conversations below ".

6. Finally, click Create Filter . Depending on how many messages meet the criteria of the filter, the storage process will take about 1 to 2 minutes.

When completed, your inbox will be significantly smaller. Remember, you don't lose any messages; Simply change the location of the old email. These messages will still appear when you search in your Gmail account.

Xmarks: The Bookmarks on the Web

We use Xmark to synchronize bookmarks between computers. With Xmark, desktops and laptops always share bookmarks (including passwords), which means the experience of using the browser on both computers is the same. In addition, whenever we connect more computers to the network to do this, with a simple Xmark installation, all the available bookmarks are available on the new computer. It is really easy and handy.

However, there is another benefit to using Xmark that many people don't know: This service keeps a copy (secure, secure) of Web bookmarks.

What is the great thing here? We can take a small example: On a beautiful day, you suddenly have to stay overnight at a friend's house, which is not in the plan. The next morning, you need to visit the blog site to complete the job. However, you don't bring a laptop. In addition, you do not remember the exact web address of the blog site.

Of course, as an Xmark user, all you need to do is search for a computer, open your web browser and log in to your Xmark account. Lucky. All bookmarks are here, arranged as on your home computer. Not sure if we will need this feature regularly, but when it comes to such a situation, it's really worth it. And that is one of the reasons why Xmark is always an important part of technology life.

Create and edit photos right on the browser with Sumo Paint

When it comes to photo editing, on the one hand, I'm a big fan of free and open source tools that replace Photoshop like GIMP and Paint.NET. On the other hand, I also like to use 'resident' software right on the web browser. That is why the Sumo Paint service is increasingly being loved for photo editing.

Sumo Paint is not only free but also completely in the browser. Users do not need to install anything (except Adobe AIR, which is the foundation of this software); Just visit Sumo Paint page and login account.

Here, you will see a gorgeous interface that contains all the tools that make Photoshop jealous. The features of Sumo Paint include everything from 3G filtering to copying stamps for blurring and other tools.

In other words, whatever Photoshop can do, Sumo Paint can do it. Maybe Sumo Paint lacks some of the more advanced features of Photoshop, but not many people need them. This service even offers online storage for your work, although no one knows how much it can store (don't see this information in the list of features or help pages). .

Another option is the Pro version (which costs $ 30) including the offline version of Sumo Paint along with other features. However, most people can feel satisfied with the free version. Therefore, if you are looking to create or edit images in any format or don't want your computer to be messy with these software, we still recommend using Sumo Paint.