GMAIL IS COOL

***FOUR WAYS GMAIL CAN SAVE YOUR RELATIONSHIP***

Yahoo Mail is the most-popular email service, but Gmail is catching up. And according to "Cosmopolitan" magazine, it might even save your relationship. Here are four ways Gmail can make your life easier . . . and maybe even get you out of hot water.

#1.) THE "UNDO SEND" OPTION. It comes in handy if you hit "Send" then realize you sent it to the wrong person OR forgot to attach a file. The "Undo Send" option gives you about 10 seconds of leeway.

--To get it . . . click on the "Settings" link in the upper right corner of Gmail, then select "Labs". Scroll down to "Undo Send", select the "Enable" button, then click "Save Changes".

#2.) THE SHARED CALENDAR. It lets any number of people access and edit the same calendar. Parents use it to keep track of their kids' schedules, and it's great for flaky guys who always forget anniversaries and doctor appointments.

--Plus, the CELL PHONE REMINDER option can send out a text message if you want it to.

#3.) YOU CAN CHAT "OFF THE RECORD". Gmail has its own chat feature, and usually, all your chats are automatically saved. But if . . . FOR WHATEVER REASON . . . you don't WANT those chats to be saved, you can chat "Off The Record".

--The chat won't be saved in YOUR email archives OR the archives of the person you were chatting with. To do it, start chatting, then select "Options" and choose "Off The Record".

#4.) MAIL GOGGLES. You've heard of 'Beer Goggles.' But if you've ever sent an inappropriate email after having one-too-many on a Saturday night, 'Mail Goggles' is for you. It forces you to answer a few simple math problems before it let's you send a late-night email.

--You can set Gmail to automatically use Mail Goggles for any span of time you want, but the automatic default is Friday and Saturday night between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. (Cosmopolitan.com)