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Mail Goggles: an idea that goes well beyond drunk emails: There's a new GMail Labs app: Mail Goggles, by GMail engineer Jon Perlow: When you enable Mail Goggles, it will check that you're really sure you want to send that late night Friday email. And what better way to check...; Tags: Google Gmail, Jon, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Cloud Computing, Internet, Online Communications, Denise Howell; Blog posts 2008-10-08
Google tries to stop you from sending mail you will regret: It appears that Google has added a new feature to Gmail Labs that tries to make sure you are in the right state of mind before sending messages -- particularly helpful when you have maybe had a few too many drinks, and are about to send an email that would...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, E-mail, Internet, Online Communications, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-10-08
Backup to Gmail (exe): 'Backup to Gmail' is an easy, secure, and reliable way to automatically synchronize and back up your important files to gmail with a click. Backup to Gmail backup and compress your directories into standard zip archives, and send them to your GMail, if you ever loose your work just go...; Tags: Google Gmail, E-mail Providers, Backups, Cloud Computing, Internet; Software downloads 2008-10-08
I'm well aware what I pay for Google's services: My post on Google earlier Tuesday was met with mixed reactions. A few folks agreed that, in fact, Google's suite of services is quite slick, long live GOOG, etc. Others, like fellow ZDNet blogger, Michael Krigsman, disagreed pretty strongly. In his response, Michael didn't leave much doubt...; Tags: Google Inc., OpenOffice, Productivity, E-mail Providers, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Internet, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-10-07
GMail Desktop Studio (exe): GMail Desktop Studio brings all the features of GMail to your desktop. With a system tray notification system, a built in browser, and the ability to handle mailto links: GMail Desktop keeps your GMail accounts within a mouse click. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Desktop, Google Gmail, BlueCrestStudios, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet; Software downloads 2008-10-07

Another duplicate app: MailWrangler: According a blog post by developer Angelo DiNardi his MailRangler app was denied entry in the App Store because of "duplicate functionality." The exact reason given was that MailRangler: duplicates the functionality of the built-in iPhone application Mail without providing sufficient differentiation or added functionality, which will lead to...; Tags: App, Functionality, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-09-22
Google wants your Hotmail, Yahoo and AOL contacts: A Googling Google reader noticed that their Sandbox iGoogle page had a new link on it today -- unfortunately, subsequent attempts to see it were fruitless. He says the link was something like "Find friends that are using iGoogle", and clicking it took him to an interesting page. ...; Tags: Google Inc., MSN Hotmail, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., E-mail Providers, Internet, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-09-13
It's time GOOG dropped the beta on GMail . . . seriously: My GMail has been acting up all day today, which is a pain. But, I guess I shouldn't complain because it is still in "beta." I came across this article dated April 1, 2004 on ZDNet.co.uk: The company has launched a test with about...; Tags: Google Gmail, Beta, E-mail Providers, Internet, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-09-11
GMDesk (air): GMDesk is an application that lets you run Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Maps as a standalone application to do all your mail handling, calendar event reading etc with. No need to open it up in a web browser, or have it clutter your workspace. Fire up GMDesk,...; Tags: Google Inc., Robert Nyman, GMDesk, Linux, Keyboards, Cloud Computing, E-mail Providers, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Internet; Software downloads 2008-09-02
Does Big Brother know where you've been surfing?: If you think no one will ever know about the Web sites you were surfing last night, guess again. It may not be your spouse, your boss or a cop - but there's growing interest in what sort of data your Internet Service Provider is collecting about your viewing habits....; Tags: Google Gmail, Advertisement, Internet Service Provider, Packet Inspection, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Cloud Computing, Online Communications, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-08-25
Top US search engines in June 2008: Provider Searches, 000 YOY Growth Share All Search 7,878,483 6.3% 100.0% 1. Google Search 4,650,982 19.0% 59.0% 2. Yahoo! Search 1,310,273 -12.4% 16.6% 3. MSN/Windows Live Search 1,108,976 12.5% 14.1% 4. AOL Search 335,436 -17.0% 4.3% 5. Ask.com...; Tags: Search Engine, E-mail Providers, Search, Cloud Computing, Internet, NB; Blog posts 2008-08-24
I'm done with GMail: Email is secret elixir that makes us addicted to the Internet, but the overall infrastructure of it hasn't changed in over ten years. The same can be said for GMail. The only way to deal with a high volume of email is to use filters, and...; Tags: Google Gmail, Yahoo! Inc., E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, E-mail, Internet, Online Communications, Andrew Mager; Blog posts 2008-08-23
Google adds two new features to Gmail for Google Apps: Only a couple days after "the outage", Google has responded with a couple new Gmail features that I'm sure some users will be happy about. Before we get to the new features, I should mention that Google has apologized for the inconvenience caused by a problem with the "contacts...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Google Gmail, Gmail Feature, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, E-mail, Internet, Online Communications, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-08-13
Gmail outage the latest cloud stumble; Where's the offline synching?: Google's Gmail outage on Monday was the latest stumble for nascent cloud computing services, which are becoming the lifeblood for small businesses and startups. The Gmail outage--along with Amazon's stumbles of late--raises a few key questions: Where's the offline synchronization capability? Can we depend solely on the Web? Is Microsoft's...; Tags: Software, Google Inc., Google Gmail, Backup, Microsoft Corp., Outage, Service, MobileMe, Ryan, Cloud Computing, E-mail Providers, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-12
News to know: Cyber attacks; Google; Windows security; Gmail outage: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Georgia turns to Google's Blogger amid Russia onslaught Dancho Danchev: Coordinated Russia vs Georgia cyber attack in progress ZDNet UK: Georgia accuses Russia of co-ordinated cyberattack Video: Defcon: Where feds and hackers rub elbows News.com: Defcon ends...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Google Gmail, Larry Dignan, Russia, Windows Security, Cyberattack, Outage, Georgia, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Windows, Hacking, Security, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Operating Systems, Software; Blog posts 2008-08-12
Outage of critical systems shows a hybrid web-desktop approach is still the best: Gmail pulled a fail whale and a number of people are talking about how their productivity was damaged. Systems are going to go down, it's a fact of life. What's important is to be prepared when those systems go down which is a major reason that some kind of offline...; Tags: Google Gmail, Outage, E-mail Providers, Manufacturing, Cloud Computing, Internet, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-08-11
Gmail locks out users for an hour: Today, Gmail went down for a "subset of users" but from what I can tell it seems like it was everyone. When trying to log in, users were greeted with an uber descriptive error message "Temporary Error (502)". The outage lasted for an hour, and according to the...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Customer Service, Gmail Team, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Internet, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-08-11
Gmail is down: Update 8/11/08 10:45pm EDT: Gmail is back up now. According to the Gmail blog: Many of you had trouble accessing Gmail for a couple of hours this afternoon, and we're really sorry. The issue was caused by a temporary outage in our contacts system that was preventing Gmail from...; Tags: Google Gmail, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-08-11
Don't trust Google with your data: We blindly give Google our data -- email, calendar, search history, and so on. What happens when Google refuses to give it back? Angst. by Michael Krigsman; Tags: google inc., chris brogan, phil, cloud computing, software as a service (saas), e-mail providers, e-mail, emerging technologies, internet, online communications, michael krigsman; Blog posts 2008-08-06
When Google disowns you: The latest Google user horror story shows that SaaS providers are still learning the hard way that the on-demand business is governed by the human emotion of trust. by Phil Wainewright; Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, On-demand, Cloud Computing, E-mail, E-mail Providers, Online Communications, Internet, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-08-06