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I’ll be honest, I don’t use Gmail on a daily basis.  I use Mail.app.  In fact, I’m not a big fan of the Gmail web interface.  I don’t like the way emails are displayed in threads and I much prefer to file my emails in folders and have it done automatically with rules.  That way I can automatically triage my email and it keeps me with a nice, tidy inbox.  On the other hand, there are some pretty impressive features that Google has added and is continuing to develop for Gmail.  One of the more usable features that I have seen is the Advanced Search Features. 

Say you want to view all emails that you have received from a specific person simply type “from:(name)” (where name=the email address or name of a contact and without quotes) into the search mail bar and up pops all email from that name.  How about all email that has an attachment – “has:attachment”.  Or what about unread or starred mail – “is:unread” or “is:starred”. 

As usual Google has made search incredibly efficient and easy.  Now you never have to go scrolling through hundreds of emails looking for that lost attachment again.