I am glad to announce that Gmail has got color labels (they’ve appeared in my GUI just today), which just look awesome to me. I’ve been waiting for this because with the quantity of emails you receive and store in Gmail (just to lazy to delete my archives) color labels offer a better overview. Now dealing with tons of emails is more of a visual experience, isn’t it?

I wish they could (I know it’s hardly possible) enable that feature in Apple Mail.app! Let’s dream on. Besides, Gmail keeps rolling out great new features (IMAP, new user GUI, Group chats…) and let’s face it, their online applications are amazing. Don’t you love Google for their offers and don’t you hate them for combing through your emails?

Following the recommended settings provided by Gmail will get you basic IMAP support, but the settings will not sync your Sent Mail, Drafts, Trash, or Junk properly. Here are the basic settings to ensure that your email clients don’t create unnecessary Gmail labels during synchronization. read more | digg story