Bought a new iMac, have question on Mail

[claimed4all]

I currently do all of my e-mail through gmail in a browser. Would it be beneficial to me to be using Mac Mail Application instead?

Would all of my email still appear online?
If I read a message while I am at work (in a browser) does it show up read on the Mac when I get home?

I am looking for continuity between all the places I check my mail. I know the browser way does that. Is Mac Mail going to kink my chain at all?

 

[miles01110]

If you set it up as an IMAP account and store copies of your messages on the server you'll see all your mail regardless of how you log in.

 

[blevins321]

To be honest, I prefer the browser version of Gmail. Especially because of the ability to easily send from multiple addresses. If I try to do this in Apple Mail, it's harder to get the messages to be stored in the same place on Gmail. That said, I love iCal, and have it as my main calendar application (Gmail calendar in iCal).

 

[claimed4all]

To be honest, I prefer the browser version of Gmail. Especially because of the ability to easily send from multiple addresses. If I try to do this in Apple Mail, it's harder to get the messages to be stored in the same place on Gmail. That said, I love iCal, and have it as my main calendar application (Gmail calendar in iCal).

If you do, what do you use for a gmail notifier? I have yet to find one I like. The Google brand one I like, it just doesn't check my mail enough. When ever I look at it the last mail check was 14-20 minutes ago.

 

[blevins321]

If you do, what do you use for a gmail notifier? I have yet to find one I like. The Google brand one I like, it just doesn't check my mail enough. When ever I look at it the last mail check was 14-20 minutes ago.

I actually don't use a software notifier. My desk has two monitors, and I have email and calendar open on the second monitor all the time when I'm working. My notifier is my iPhone. When it vibrates, I know I have a message