Finally, Make Gmail Your True Default Mail App

The only problem with an in-browser email application like Gmail, is the bothersome mailto: tags. If you find yourself inadvertently opening Outlook, Mail or what have you when you click on something like this: hackcollege@gmail.com , then now is the time to install the Firefox plug-in from Lifehacker.com:

• Lifehacker Code: Better Gmail (Firefox extension) [via LifeHacker] (if you have ordinary Gmail)


• Better Gmail 2 Firefox Extension for New Gmail [via LifeHacker] (if you have the new Gmail that's currently being rolled out)

It has lots of other bells and whistles through Greasemonkey (another Firefox plug-in, required for this hack to work, available here), but the mailto: avoider is completely indispensable. If you don't have Greasemonkey already, I would say it's worth installing, just to enable this plug-in.

Comments

[Randy Becker]

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=10966" rel="nofollow">Gmail Notifier can also redirect mailto: links

[Levi]

I've been using Gmail Notifier too, although I prefer the ease of use of this Firefox plugin (opposed to having to install a desktop application.)

Plus Greasemonkey lets you do all sorts of other cool stuff!

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