IMAP, Gmail, and Apple Mail can be a powerful combination, but all have certain idiosyncrasies that can test your patience. Joe Kissell offers an in-depth exploration of the three technologies and how to use them together optimally.

Ever include the wrong person in an email message to a group? Gmail can now help you out, with a new Google Labs feature that alerts you when it appears you've included an erroneous recipient.

After spending more than 16 years using Eudora for email, Adam has switched, perhaps unexpectedly, to Google’s Gmail. In this first of a multi-part series, he explains why he chose Gmail and what some of the pros and cons are. Future installments will explore the ins and outs of Google’s free mail service.

After spending more than 16 years using Eudora for email, Adam has switched, perhaps unexpectedly, to Gmail. In this second of a multi-part series, he explains how the fact that everything in Gmail is a search enables a Zen approach to email.

After spending more than 16 years using Eudora for email, Adam has switched, perhaps unexpectedly, to Gmail. In this third of a multi-part series, he looks at how Google engineers have extended Gmail in a wide variety of optional — but sometimes very helpful — ways.

After spending more than 16 years using Eudora for email, Adam has switched, perhaps unexpectedly, to Gmail. Although he likes Gmail’s Web interface, since that’s where most of the innovation lies, he uses Mailplane to enhance the experience on the Mac.

The latest minor update to the Gmail client Mailplane adds support for the Boomerang plug-in and service that provides scheduled message delivery and automatic followup reminders if you don’t hear back from a correspondent.