If you rely on Gmail as much as I do, you probably worry about someone hacking into it right? Well, among the advanced features on Google’s mailing service there is a cool little trick that you can use to monitor “foreign” activity on your accounts.
The tip is coming from Make Use Of, and it is really easy to use.
You basically just need to check the bottom of your Gmail account for the “Last activity…” message. There you will see when the last login was effectuated, and using which IP address. You can also click on “Details” to see a list of the last logins, their IP address, browser and so on. All you need to do, therefore, is to check if you are really the only person using your Gmail account!
Farrhad says
October 3, 2008 at 10:48 amEven my bank website has the same thing 🙂
indonesian in indonesia says
October 9, 2008 at 4:57 amthank you! I never pay attention to this little tracker that obviously really useful
Buk says
October 11, 2009 at 10:57 pmI receive all my gmail via a POP account in Outlook Express. In which case your method of monitoring does not work. I prefer POP mail so I don’t have to put up with all the advertisements. I just want my email, nothing else.