Deployed a new Dell XPS for a client. Of course, hooking it up to a 34” wide screen doesn’t hurt.

I’ve signed up to ChatGPT again to try their web search thing and see if I could get into Sora. For web search I still far prefer perplexity, but it feels like ChatGPT is like a good middle ground to have a GPT and AI search. I also saw that Gemini 2 dropped this week and has a deep research feature. Haven’t quite got round to playing with that yet, but hopefully soon.

Gmail is probably the biggest email platform in the world, with 1.8 million users. So here are 3 tricks that make using Gmail a LOT easier: 1. Multiple Email Aliases; Create unlimited email addresses by adding a + and any word before the @ symbol. Example: yourname+shopping@gmail.com forwards to yourname@gmail.com Perfect for filtering and tracking who shares your email. 2. Undo Send Feature; Enable this in Settings > General > Undo Send Set a cancellation period up to 30 seconds Lifesaver for those "oops" moments or emails sent in haste 3. Search Operators; Use these advanced search commands: has:attachment - find emails with attachments older_than:1y - emails over a year old from:name - emails from specific sender These productivity hacks will instantly upgrade your Gmail game. What's your favorite Gmail trick?

Courtesy of the Security Now podcast.