Moving Contacts from Gmail to Apple's Address Book

Are you moving into Apple's ecosystem? Just taking a dip? Moving your contacts to one ecosystem to another isn't the easiest, nor is it the simplest. We'll show you an quick way (short of using third party software) to transfer your contacts over.

Firstly, you'll want to open up your browser on the desktop. Whether you have Chrome, Firefox or even cringe Internet Explorer, the procedure is the same.

Logging into Gmail, you'll want to head into your contacts.

Hit export and you should be greeted with a pop-up similar to this one:

 

Click the vCard Format radio button and hit export.

Once that's done, email the file to the appropriate recipient, and have them open the attachment on a Mac or iOS device. You will then be prompted like so:

Tapping add all contacts will bring up a small menu at the bottom giving you the option to either Merge with existing contacts, or create new contacts. Choose the one that is more fitting to your needs.

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Retrieving Your Hotmails With Gmail (The easy way)

Gmail and Hotmail are two completely different services, and if you've used Hotmail a lot, the move to Gmail can be a bit harsh. Here's a tip on how to make it easier until you're fully acquainted with it.

How to:

1. Go to Gmail Settings>Accounts and Import and Add a POP3 account

 Enter the appropriate information within the next steps, customizing this service to your own needs and preferences.

          2.  Click the link in the verification email sent to your Hotmail

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          3. Go back to Gmail settings and click "Check now"

That's it! You've set up your Hotmail to get its emails retrieved by your Gmail account.

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Why I Would Cancel my Cable and Phone Services in an Instant

In this day and age, you can practically get anything off the internet. Here's why I would take Internet over any other service I was offered.

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iOS [Quicktip]: Notes backup

If you didn't already know this, then this will be a shocker.

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Getting a Preview Pane in Gmail

Most Hotmail users and people who use a Mail client to receive and send mail are used to having the ability to preview their mail while they scroll through it. It is also available in Gmail as well, but you just have to enable it. Here’s how.

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