Gmail: Prevent those “Oh no!” moments with Mail Goggles
We’ve all been there. You’ve hastily dashed off an email, then hit the “Send” button, only to feel the pangs of regret. You wrote something that you really didn’t want to say. But it’s too late–the damage is done. If only you could have a second chance to stop that email from going out… Well, you can!
If you’re a Microsoft Outlook user, you can set up a rule to defer sending your messages for a specified number of minutes. Whichever accounts you’ve configured Outlook to use can take advantage this feature.
If you enjoy using the access-anywhere convenience of Gmail’s web interface, you can enjoy a similar feature that will make you think twice (actually 5 times) before you can send an email.
Mail Goggles is a new experimental feature released by Google labs. Enable it after you log into your Gmail account by clicking on Settings > Labs, then scroll down till you see Mail Goggles listed)
Mail Goggles
Once you’ve enabled Mail Goggles, it is active by default on Fridays and Saturdays, from 10 PM to 4 AM. (You can adjust these settings at Settings > General.) During the times that it’s active, when attempting to send an email, you’ll be presented with 5 math problems that you must answer before the message can be sent.
If you’re a Gmail user looking for a way to help you consider if you really want to send that email (especially during certain time periods), consider enabling Mail Goggles.
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