An avid Gmail user, I have converted many a friend and family member to this free, magical online service with integrated chat function so my dad can badger me about nothing in particular whenever he sees my name light up.

One of my favorite mags, Wired, has a little how-to on how to get the most out of Gmail.  Some of it has been done to death (labels, filters), but I certainly did not know about this little diddy:

The ‘+’ symbol can be added after your user name and before the ‘@’ symbol in a gmail address. Effectively you can have an unlimited number of gmail accounts by suffixing a word after the ‘+’. Example: If your e-mail address is bob@gmail.com you could use the address bob+wired@gmail .com when signing up for the wired news letter and then simply setup a filter for any mail sent to bob+wired@gmail.com. This feature is very handy for figuring out where spammers got your address from.

Ohh Gmail.  You do so much and ask for naught in return.

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