I have two Gmail accounts — one for personal use, and one associated with my online persona. Switching back and forth between the accounts to get all my hate mail became tedious almost immediately. I found GAlert, a desktop program that monitors multiple Gmail accounts and notifies you when you have new email. Google changed something about the authentication method in December of 2008 and GAlert stopped working. Unfortunately work has stopped on the project, and the company responsible for putting out the program have gone AWOL.

I tried a few other programs, none of which were as easy to use as GAlert. Some required money, some seemed sketchy. I almost gave up until I found Gmail Manager, a plugin for the Firefox Web browser by Todd Long. Would Gmail Manager suit my multi-account needs?
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