Gmail - The Ultimate in Free Email

I've used them all, MSN Hotmail (soon to become Windows Live Mail), Yahoo! Mail, AOL, Mail.com, my own ISP, and others. However, when I need an absolute, hands down, as-many-features-as-you-can-cram-into-it email service -- Gmail is it.

Gmail is without a doubt the most robust email service available. Owned by Google, you can be assured that it's nothing but quality. With over 2.5 gigs of storage (and counting), 10mb attachments, integration with other Google services and POP3 access, there are few reasons why Gmail shouldn't be on your radar.

Here's a small rundown of some of Gmail's features -

• Gmail is webmail and can be accessed from any computer with any browser. It can integrate with any POP email desktop client (all versions of Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, etc.) and Google Desktop.
• Gmail uses labels (or "tags") instead of folders to more easily find and archive messages.
  
• Gmail features built-in Google search, and as with Google's keyword-based web search, Gmail returns fast, accurate results. As long as you archive instead of delete, you'll be able to find any message you've ever sent or received.

Gmail is what I use and after knowing how other email services work, there's no going back.


To get started with Gmail and read more about it, click here.
To read more about Gmail's features, click here or take the Gmail Tour.
To read my previous post of Google Desktop (which you don't need to integrate with Gmail), click here.