The other thing about iCloud.com is that, once you get to the Mail portion, you must interact with the frame at the top of the page. Here's the trick, though: whenever you make a change, like clicking a different button, you must stop interacting and then interact again. Things may be different now, but that's what I had to do a few months ago, and everything worked alright. On May 13, 2014, at 4:58 PM, Brian Fischler <[email protected]> wrote:
> I made the transition from gmail to iCloud a few months ago as for me I was > having severe issues with gmail on my iMac. Yes, I know a lot of people > haven't had any issues, and to those lucky ones that is great. For those of > you thinking about switching I would say go for it, and you can set up your > gmail to forward to your iCloud account if you want to make sure you don't > miss anything which I am still doing. I would agree that setting up mail > rules on the iCloud website is a little tricky, and could be designed much > better, but once you get your rules set up you will be good to go. The key to > setting up rules and getting them to save is you actually have to click two > done buttons, I kept missing that second one and couldn't figure out why in > the world my rules wouldn't save, but I have noticed that iCloud is much > faster with VoiceOver on the mac. Is it perfect, absolutely not, but if gmail > is slowing your computer to a crawl, I would highly suggest removing it from > your computer, your blood pressure will go down. Good luck. > On May 13, 2014, at 11:59 AM, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have the lists I read most often on iCloud, and some others on Gmail. I >> still use Gmail as a secondary email address. Setting up filters on iCloud >> is quite tricky if you want them on all your devices, but very solid once >> it's set up. >> >> HtH, >> Teresa >> >> Teresa Cochran >> [email protected] >> Facebook >> >> On May 13, 2014, at 3:44 AM, Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I started using iCloud for this list so that I could take messages off real >>> fast of all my devices. I don't think I could've managed this list if I had >>> not put it on to iCloud. Before I did that, I was deleting everything twice. >>> Regards, >>> Gigi >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On May 13, 2014, at 12:39 AM, Shawn Krasniuk <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Robert and all. The reason why I stopped using Gmail is because it has >>>> become unreliable. I've heard other people experience the same issues I >>>> was facing, mainly messages not showing up in clients that I've configured >>>> the account for a few weeks and after a few weeks they finally appear. >>>> Ever since I made the switch to iCloud, I haven't looked back. I even >>>> configured Microsoft Office in my Windows 7 VM to use iCloud email using >>>> the iCloud app you can download for Windows. If I were you, I'd ditch >>>> Gmail altogether and go with iCloud, but if you like Gmail then stick to >>>> what you prefer. >>>> >>>> Shawn >>>> Sent From My White MacBook >>>> >>>>> On May 12, 2014, at 9:28 PM, Jessica <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I hardly use my icloud account. I recommend gmail. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On May 12, 2014, at 9:43 PM, Robert C <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Please, this is not an invitation to go off on the Gmail issues. >>>>>> >>>>>> I am not yet using the Mac for mail so am taking this time to research >>>>>> options before I do the work. >>>>>> >>>>>> I know some of you have switched from Gmail to iCloud. How well is it >>>>>> working and was it difficult to make the switch and set things up with >>>>>> iCloud? >>>>>> >>>>>> I use a Gmail IMAP account for email lists and currently running >>>>>> Thunderbird in Windows. I have created rules and have had no problems >>>>>> with that at all. I save the minimum number of emails, the rest get >>>>>> trashed weekly and would hazard a guess that I probably have less than >>>>>> 1,000 emails. This account will not be used on other devices, just the >>>>>> Mac. Have 2 other accounts for that and neither are used for email lists >>>>>> so no rules necessary. >>>>>> >>>>>> Am interested in feedback on how things are going with your iCloud >>>>>> accounts. >>>>>> >>>>>> Quote of the nanosecond . . . >>>>>> Law of Mechanical Repair: After your hands become coated with >>>>>> grease, your nose will begin to itch or you'll have to pee. >>>>>> Robert & Annie Yanni ke7nwn >>>>>> E-mail- >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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