Powered via your notebook or computer's USB 2.0 port, the S1100i is built for portability whilst at the same time seamlessly scanning your documents anywhere and anytime. I'm not a proponent of change for change's sake, but after a week of using as my primary mail service, it's easy to imagine making the switch from Gmail permanent.The ScanSnap S1100i is a portable, compact and easy to use device perfectly suited for use in the office, at home or out and about. Gmail's arrival was so long ago it's difficult to remember when the service was novel.
I've always been a bit of a mail packrat, and Gmail's huge storage limit discouraged me from gleaning the account's folders in the eight years I've been using the service. Yes, I admit that I need to become reacquainted with my Delete key.
It took a full three days for all the mail that has accumulated in these accounts to migrate to the address. The three Gmail accounts I imported to my new address had more than 20,000 messages combined, representing several gigabytes of data.
The confirmation screen warns that it can take up to a day to import the account's messages if there are a lot of them.
After you click Save, the account is set up and a verification message is sent to the account. You can also choose a folder icon to indicate unread messages in the account's folder. Select a folder to hold the mail you import to from your existing mail account and designate an icon for unread messages. By default, the system offers to create a new folder named for the mail server. You're then asked to select a folder for the incoming mail to be placed in.
Enter the account address and password and click Next. This opens what is still labeled the Hotmail Options. To import mail to your address from an existing mail account, click the gear icon in the top-right corner of the window and choose "More mail settings." Select "Sending/receiving email from other accounts" under "Managing your account" and click "Add an email account." Set to import your Gmail, POP3, IMAP accounts Changing 's settings is simplified by the placement of controls in five main categories and several well-labeled subcategories that are easier to navigate than Gmail's tabbed approach. Where Gmail shows all its settings under nearly a dozen tabs, compartmentalizes its settings into subcategories under five main headings, so you don't have to scroll through pages of options to find the one you're looking for. 's interface advantage extends to the settings windows. The Gmail message-composition window reserves much less screen space for the content of the message and hides the formatting toolbar by default. Gmail's message-composition screen pushes the content of the message farther down the page and looks much less like a word processor. The message-composition window is clearer than Gmail's message screen and provides more area for the content of the message you're sending. Likewise, the screen for composing messages is easier to work with in than in Gmail: you enter recipient addresses in the left pane, the subject in a large text box at the top of the window, and the message itself below the straightforward formatting toolbar. You can choose the "cozy" or "compact" view from the Gmail Settings menu to make a bit more room for actual message content, but the bottom line is your messages are easier to read in than in Gmail. More of the Gmail screen is used by tabs, ads, and the chat/gadget pane, which makes the message itself more difficult to read. provides more screen space for the message of the e-mail than the Gmail interface (shown below).ĭespite Google's reputation for simplicity, Gmail's interface is busy in comparison to 's: more screen space in Gmail is taken up by tabs on the top, ads on the right side, and the chat/gadgets panel on the left. When you open a message in more screen space is devoted to the content of the message itself than when you view the same message in Gmail. Even after I had imported more than 20,000 messages from three different Gmail accounts the new mail system's main screen retained its simple, elegant appearance. My first impression of was how uncluttered it looks.
's clear, simple interface outshines Gmail's However, once I had imported my Gmail to Microsoft's new service I was happy with 's easy, streamlined access to multiple accounts. Instead, I was prompted to link the new account with the existing Hotmail account. That didn't prevent me from signing up for a new address when Microsoft announced the service last week.Īt first I was disappointed that I wasn't able to transfer my existing Hotmail account to. At last count I had six mail accounts I access regularly and another six addresses I use occasionally. Multiple e-mail inboxes are a fact of life for most of us.