As you may know I’m an avid fan of using Gmail’s web interface, despite peoples best efforts to get me using Mac OS-X’s Mail application. One thing I have been envious of for a while is Mail.app’s ability to insert a signature of choice at a click of a button.

Thankfully, there is relatively simple solution to using multiple signatures in Gmail! You may be asking why I would need a magnitude of different email signatures? Simply put I use my Gmail account to send and receive email from over ten email addresses. So for example if I’m replying to a work email, I would like to use a more work orientated signature, including with it my work email address, where as when replying to personal emails I will want to use another signature, possibly with a link to my own site.

How to get it done

• Head over to the Settings page, in your Gmail account. Then open the ‘Labs’ tab,
• Enable the Canned Responses feature. (CTRL or CMD + F to find it quick!)
• Once activated, go and compose a new message.
• In a blank email write out your signature.
• Use the Canned Response menu to save your signature. Giving it a name such as ‘Personal Signature’ is advised.
• Repeat this process for each signature you desire.
• When writing emails, simply select the signature you would like to use from the drop down Canned Responses list.
• Done!

This is something that had been bugging me for a while, so I was pleased to find such a simple solution.

I have neglected my blog a fair bit this past month, so I figured I ought to update it with what I’m up to at least. So below is a list of my recent posts over at the Geek Tech blog on PCWorld:

• American USB 3.0 HDD Debut To Come Courtesy Of Dane-Elec
• Firefox 3.6 Beta ‘Test Build’ Available For Download
• First Look At Google’s Chrome Browser Within The Chrome OS
• Future Versions Of Firefox To Detect Screen Orientation
• Microsoft Planning 128-Bit Version Of Windows 8?
• Buffalo Shipping External USB 3.0 Hard Drives This Month
• Active Media Launching USB 3.0 External SSDs This Year
• Dell Offers Free Windows 7 Upgrade To Vista PC Buyers
• Eleven Years Of Google: A Look Back

The above is just a selection of what I have written for the Geek Tech blog this month, you can find more of my articles on the site. I intend to update my blog, in a similar fashion to Daniel Ionescu, with a summary of my posts on a regular basis, so be sure to keep checking back.

Many of you may have seen that Microsoft have been attempting to encourage people to host there own Windows 7 launch party, which alone is a pretty crazy idea, but this video really takes it to the next level. I mean, really Microsoft?

I have been using the release candidate of Windows 7 on my main desktop PC and it’s a real improvement over Vista, but unfortunately it’s not enough to warrant a full blown painfully geeky forced party.

Yesterday a friend pointed me in the direction of Vibealicious’ Notify, a really neat clean alternative to Googles own Notifier. The application is for Mac users only, and all you need is a Gmail account.

Notify works in a very similar way to the official Google Notifier, but has some added touches that sets it apart for me. It has Growl notifications built in, along with support for multiple accounts via a tab interface, and an overall better user experience for quickly getting a glance at whats in your inbox. You can set the the app to check for new mail at a number of set intervals, and I have mine set to check every minute.

Of course a lot of Mac users will opt to use the Apple app ‘Mail’, but for those that just can’t break the habit of using Gmail on the web then Notify is a slick solution to knowing when you’ve got mail. If you give it a go, be sure to let me know your thoughts.

Social Media is no fad, and this video proves that with a variety of interesting facts and figures, check it out:

I came across this list detailing possible geeky chat up lines for web designers, and it amused me enough for me to want to share it here. So be sure to check it out, and let me know if you use any!

Earlier this month I landed a writing position over at PCWorld.com. I was reccomended for a position at the sites Geek Tech blog by fellow writer and friend Daniel Ionescu.

Below is a small handful of articles I have wrote for the site since my first article went live, be sure to check them out, and leave your thoughts:

• Unseen Apple Mac Prototypes from Harmut Esslinger
• Bill Gates Leaves Facebook, Says Its To Much Hassle
• iPhone App Helps Drunks Walk The Line
• First USB 3.0 Motherboard On The Way
• Awesome Wall Chart Turns PC Parts into Geek Porn

These are just a few of what I have wrote so far, no doubt I will keep this blog updated with my postings over at Geek Tech. You can follow Geek Tech on Twitter.

For those font fanatics out there, this little video is sure to bring a smile to your face as these guys set out to make a new typeface using a car, a camera and some computer magic, check out the video and then take a look at the finished font, which you can download for free.

A few weeks back, my partner and I (along with her family) went away for a week. We went to a scenic area in Northumberland on the coast, and also traveled to Edinburgh, my first time visiting Scotland. A selection of the pictures I took during the trip can be found on my Flickr page.

Within the set of images on Flickr are two images I took which can be used as a texture when creating your designs, the two dark wooden textures can be downloaded here and here.

Today sees the release of Red Faction: Guerrilla for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 here in the UK. The game is an action adventure game that takes place on a sandbox style planet Mars.

I’ve reviewed the PlayStation 3 version of the game for my gaming website Gamebrit.com, and the review in full can be read in full here. Below is a small excerpt of the review can be seen below:

“Red Faction: Guerrilla offers plenty of gameplay, yet sadly the poor storyline and the lack of variety within the game world brings the overall experience down and fails to truly engage beyond the first few hours. A fun experience at first, that soon becomes a chore. The real enjoyment is to be found in the multiplayer modes, which really are explosive pure fun. “