Zen computing: simplify with gmail. part 2 of 20

Step Two: Use a theme.

You’ve just set up your new gmail account. Great - the journey begins with a single step as the saying goes, and you’ve just taken yours.


Next up? Configure the interface. From the gmail interface:

1. Click the Settings link in the upper right-had corner.
2. From the Gmail Settings, click Themes on the right hand side. As you can see, I prefer New Blue.
3. That’s it! The theme is now automatically applied.

Small steps so far, but necessary.

To review: you’ve now gotten a Gmail account and have configured the interface the way you like it. Now, it’s on to the more important tasks, such as managing your email from multiple accounts, managing tasks, contacts, and your calendar, and managing all of these from mobile devices.

In other words, everything you used Outlook for in the past. Now free. Now stored in a single location. And now available across any computer and from almost any device.


Stay tuned.