so you've got a gmail account, now what?

now that we finally have gmail accounts, whats next?

use it (duh?)

update all your list, forums, groups subscriptions to use gmail
update all your email forwarding services to forward to gmail

use PGtG (Pop Goes the GMail) to download your mail using a pop3 client

use GTray to know when you have new email without keeping a browser open

use GML (Mbox & Maildir to Gmail Loader) to move (more like forward) your mbox and maildir format mails into gmail

use G-Mailto to associate web mailto links to gmail

and most importantly, remember how it felt like to want a gmail account so bad, so when you get the chance, GIVE away your invites!

update:
seems pgtg no longer works with gmail =( i hear it's because gmail changed their login process. dang! there is an alternative, but it's no longer free. check out psgmail, you have 14 days to see if it works for you.

more updates:
pgtgm has come back from the dead! (albeit with another name). it is now known as gPopper. thanks to izzy (author of gNotify), for picking up where jaybe left off =)


even more updates:
gmail just provided pop access! woohoo! i guess i can now say goodbye to gpopper and psgmail =)