Apple iPad, Day 3: Setting Up and Using Email

04.07.2011

Changes in iOS 5

, and when it is released there will be some pretty significant changes to the Mail app. Here is what the Apple iOS 5 site has to say about the updates coming to Mail: "Your inbox is about to receive some great new features. Format text using bold, italic, or underlined fonts. Create indents in the text of your message. Drag to rearrange names in address fields. Flag important messages. Even add and delete mailbox folders on the fly. If you're looking for a specific email, you can now search in the body of messages. And with iCloud, you get a free email account that stays up to date on all your devices."

For my purposes, I am setting up my personal and business email accounts as POP accounts within my Gmail, and then using Gmail for sending and receiving messages on my iPad and iPhone. It gives me more flexibility and is easier to manage, while also providing spam filtering and phishing protection.