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I often get funny looks when I tell people that I don’t rely on many applications outside of a browser. But living in a browser empowers me with the freedom to use nearly any machine or operating system. It’s seriously liberating, especially for mobile device users. A common response to my situation is generally centered around how web apps just can’t compete with third-party code. I guess it depends on what you need to do. Email is one of things we all need to “do” — unfortunately — and Google continues to bring Gmail closer in functionality to standalone clients. The latest enhancement is a time saver for those that prefer pop-out windows for message composition, chat and more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Holding the Shift key while clicking a Gmail action — Compose Mail, Reply, or Forward — now quickly completes the action in separate browser window. And by “quickly” I mean darn near instantly. I’ve tested the function both in my personal Gmail account and in my Google Apps account for work. The old “Loading” message and progress indicator are nowhere to be seen in the new pop-up windows. The feature also works for Chat windows and is supported with Gmail shortcuts. Here’s a short list of supported pop-out mail actions:<\/p>\n