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What's the best way to manage multiple Google Accounts?

I have a personal Gmail-based account and a Google Apps for Business account that I flip between during the day depending on context and use.

I sometimes find myself logged into the wrong account when using Google Reader, etc (that I use on my personal account only) and this can get annoying. Is there a simpler way to keep track and be alerted when you're on the wrong account as well as easily switch between them without logout and login?
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Adam Lasnik, Served as Google's Search Evangelist ... (more)
14 votes by Douglas E. Welch, Anon User, Michael Litman, (more)
I highly recommend using the Chrome browser, and then setting up separate Chrome profiles (http://www.labnol.org/software/c...).  You'll then essentially be able to run separate instances of Chrome, each with its own cookies, bookmarks, and, yes, signins (for Google and other services).

Additional tip:  Set different Themes (Options -> Personal Stuff -> Themes) for each profile, so you can quickly tell at a glance which browser window is logged into which account.  This will save you from accidentally sending that lovey dovey e-mail from your work account ;).
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Adam Lasnik
Cameron Crest, CIO, Business IT Consultant, Owner Cr... (more)
6 votes by Wei Tu, Luke Bornheimer, Steve Calvert, (more)
  1. Log into one of your google accounts.
  2. Go to https://www.google.com/a...
Cameron Crest
Douglas E. Welch, Independent Computer and New Media Co... (more)
2 votes by Ratko Bozovic and Dieu Pham
Google has some support for switching between multiple accounts now...
Douglas E. Welch
Set up full-URL bookmarks to your various Google account / Apps des...
John Craft
Alexandre Jacquet, Cloud Computing Architect
1 vote by James Cook
I would recommend Google Chrome login as, the...
Alexandre Jacquet
Viki Saigal, What would I do without it
I am not sure whether you want to keep each account insulated and s...
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