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Google’s new development language was released, and I am shaking my head with the rest of the world. How does this enhance Google’s brand? Google has long since been known for/as a search destination, and their huge company considered devoted to search and only search.

From here:

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If you wanted folder functionality in your web based client, you were usually out of luck with Gmail. In fact, here they say so:

Folders

Actually, Gmail doesn’t use folders. To help you organize your mail more effectively, Gmail uses labels instead.

Here’s why we think labels are better than folders:

Labels	Folders
A conversation can have more than one label	You can only put a message in one folder
A conversation can be in several locations (Inbox, All Mail, Sent Mail, etc.) at once, making it easier to find later	You have to remember where you filed a message to retrieve it
You can search conversations by label	You can’t always do folder-specific searches

But this isn’t actually true-on either account.

You can actually have both folders and labels in Gmail-effectively having cake and eating it, too. All you need to do is install GTDInbox for Gmail so that your browser version of Gmail will act more like the IMAP service it actually is-showing you folders and such like it does in Thunderbird. This does not change anything about Gmail-instead it makes the Gmail interface look the way the actual Gmail servers see the email you have there. This step is also reversible, so any time you want to go back, just uninstall/disable the add-on. Simple.

So lets make a folder in Gmail called TEST:

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The Sales Engineer
One of the things we do is Sales Engineering. The following is a write-up of what this title actually means (from The Sales Engineer):
Often confused as Solutions Engineers, Systems Engineers, Technical Account Managers, and several other awkward titles, the Sales Engineer is part all of these titles and more.
The Sales Engineer is actually comprised of 3 even parts of:
Sales: Help the AM qualify opportunities, present company information, and present proposed solutions. Research opportunities and prospects, becoming an expert in what they do, as compared to being an expert at what we do. Typically crafts all customer facing agreements, or at a minimum approves them prior to distribution.
Engineering/Services: Must be on a par with the most technical customer/prospect resources. Able to guide their resources, vendor resources and our consultants/engineers in the execution of an engagement. Must be expert in trends as well as our products and roadmap. Typically on all product weekly status calls with Engineering. Design and create POCs, pilots and prototypes on/with anything they throw at you.
Marketing: Create materials for events, opportunities and websites. Expert in word processing, spreadsheets, all graphics utilities, animation and rendering. Staff and train for industry events such as speaking opportunities and trade show booths. Able to design a booth, all materials, then staff to ensure a success.
You are usually on commission as a roll-up of the reps’ numbers you support, or at least bonus driven based on sales goals. You typically write in at least 5 programming languages fluently, but own more suits than any of your friends. You’re also a frequent flyer on at least 6 airlines and have a stack of hotel “rewards” cards-all gold or platinum.
If this sounds like you, you’re a Sales Engineer (or you should be)!