Gmail Finally Gets A To-Do List

Re:Gmail Finally Gets A To-Do List by kentosi on Monday December 08, 2008 @10:02PM (#390868)

It's funny how the author mentions emailing himself as an alternative to setting todos. I do the same thing, especially when i have to remind myself to do something when i get home and i'm at work (where gmail is banned).

On that note, i wonder if there'd be a way of emailing yourself with some sort of prefix in the subject to set a todo externally? That sounds like a good idea, right?

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Re:Gmail Finally Gets A To-Do List by JoelSutherland on Monday December 08, 2008 @11:21PM (#390941)

You can get halfway there already. The following addresses are equivalent in gmail:

[email protected]

[email protected] (dots are ignored)

[email protected] ( http://lifehacker.com/software/top/instant-disposable-gmail-... )

You can use these techniques to create filters that apply labels automatically. So if you already have a label for todo items you can use this if you want to set a todo externally. I would expect that would make its way to filter actions eventually for the new todo tool.

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