3 tricks that can will save some time and effort creating multiple accounts with Gmail.
Trick 1:
Trick 1:
Gmail has a wildcard for the + sign as it doesn't recognize it nor any characters that follow it. This means that if you have an address likesenor.developez@gmail.com, you can use the following:
senor.developez+001@gmail.com
This works for the form's e-mail validation and creates a different account but Gmail recognizes it as the very same address. You'll also receive your verification e-mail, yay!
Even better, you can go on and increment the numbers (e.g. +002)
Even better, you can go on and increment the numbers (e.g. +002)
Trick 2:
Remember that time when you tried to create your first Gmail address, the name was already taken, and it surely didn't work separating your first name and last name with dots?
Well, here's the explanation: Gmail doesn't recognize the dot, so the second version is:
Well, here's the explanation: Gmail doesn't recognize the dot, so the second version is:
senordevelopez@gmail.com
This is a cool trick as it can be used to create several accounts for Twitter or Facebook using the same Gmail account.
Trick 3:
Another Easter egg is to use googlemail as the domain name:
senordevelopez@googlemail.com
By using these three simple tricks you'll be able to create any number of accounts for testing/development purposes. Finally!