Gear Diary » Google Gmail http://www.geardiary.com Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:30:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Native GMail for iOS Arrives … But Not Quite Fully Bakedhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/02/native-gmail-for-ios-arrives-but-not-quite-fully-baked/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/02/native-gmail-for-ios-arrives-but-not-quite-fully-baked/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:18:11 +0000 Michael Anderson http://www.geardiary.com/?p=166968

If you want to be part of the unofficial beta team for the iOS version of GMail, you can grab it here. Note that it apparently isn't showing up in iTunes searches, at least from my iPad. Here is the description:
Get the official Gmail experience for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. With the Gmail app, you can: ● Receive notification badges for new messages ● Read your mail with threaded conversations ● Organize your mail by archiving, labeling, starring, deleting, and reporting spam ● Keep track of important messages with priority inbox ● Auto-complete contact names as you type ● Send and receive attachments ● Search through all
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For the past few weeks Judie and I have both being using a new service called WRITETHAT.NAME. If you use Gmail as your email client (directly or as the engine powering something like Mac OS X Mail.app), the service makes it very simple to keep your address book up to date. It is an interesting service that scans your email for personal contact information and then updates it on a daily basis -- so long as you have turned on the auto-update feature. If not, then it will offer you the updated information and you can choose to accept Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/07/25/writethat-name-makes-it-easy-to-keep-your-address-book-up-to-date/feed/ 0 iOS App News- SnapCal Integrates Google Calendar, Twitter and more…http://www.geardiary.com/2010/12/09/ios-app-news-snapcal-integrates-google-calendar-twitter-and-more/ http://www.geardiary.com/2010/12/09/ios-app-news-snapcal-integrates-google-calendar-twitter-and-more/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 23:00:28 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=121023 As more and more of us use various social media services to connect with others and manage our lives the need to integrate these services becomes increasingly important. One good example of what is possible is SnapCal. SnapCal is a free iOS app that "Mashes-up Twitter, Google Calendar and Evernote to help iPhone® & iPod touch® Users Create, Edit and Share Events & Calendars". It is a neat idea and Has already been downloaded by over 100,000 users. As the company explains,
Infoteria Corporation today announced its latest version of “SnapCal,” an iPhone and iPod touch calendar app that lets users create, edit and share events through Twitter. Simplifying social events management, Google Calendar users
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2010/12/09/ios-app-news-snapcal-integrates-google-calendar-twitter-and-more/feed/ 5 Google Now Lets You Call Any Phone Right From Your Emailhttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/08/25/google-now-lets-you-call-any-phone-right-from-your-email/ http://www.geardiary.com/2010/08/25/google-now-lets-you-call-any-phone-right-from-your-email/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:30:29 +0000 Francis Scardino http://www.geardiary.com/?p=106874

Image courtesy of Google

Does Google's free app goodness ever end? Whether you're a fan of Google or not, you must admit that the free services they offer are among some of the best. Google is constantly adding new apps and upgrading existing ones to their huge lineup. Google chat expanded a few months ago with the addition of letting you communicate via video and voice (plugin required) to someone right from the chat window. Google announced this morning that now you don't even need to pickup your phone anymore to make free calls to the US and Canada directly from your Gmail. Since your contacts are fully integrated into Gmail, you can just call Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2010/08/25/google-now-lets-you-call-any-phone-right-from-your-email/feed/ 4 Larry and Dan Serve Up Gear Chat #4http://www.geardiary.com/2010/03/06/larry-and-dan-serve-up-gear-chat-4/ http://www.geardiary.com/2010/03/06/larry-and-dan-serve-up-gear-chat-4/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:00:46 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=78296 Neon Mic Creative Commons License photo credit: fensterbme

Gear Chat #4 is live and available below (and on iTunes!!!) In this edition of Gear Chat Dan and Larry talk Bluetooth, Gmail, iPhone apps and... iPad...

Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2010/03/06/larry-and-dan-serve-up-gear-chat-4/feed/ 5 Dan Needs An Email Intervention… Will You Help?http://www.geardiary.com/2010/03/04/dan-needs-an-email-intervention-will-you-help/ http://www.geardiary.com/2010/03/04/dan-needs-an-email-intervention-will-you-help/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:00:50 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=78228 I have a question for all you Gmail users. I'm hoping you can give me a little advice. I am a disorganized e-mail user and... I... need... HELP!

Let me explain.

The other day I look at my inbox and was horrified to discover that I had over 2400 e-mails sitting there. You read that right -- 2400 e-mails were there in my Inbox. Larry asked me a reasonable question -- "How did things get this far."

It's a good question and I actually have an answer. I need help. For the longest time I would receive e-mails, read them and then leave them in my inbox because I figured I needed to respond to them or get a piece of information from them at a later date. I did this once, twice, and before I knew it I had built up a tremendous number of e-mails in my inbox. In addition when junky e-mails would come in I would look at them, decide to ignore them, but not remove them. Between the two approaches it wasn't long before yes, 2400 e-mails in my inbox.

The other day I decided to change all that.

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Because my iPhone is largely a work device these days, e-mail is an important element of what I do on it. And because e-mail is an important part of what I do on my iPhone, the iPhone application reMail has become key for me. The concept behind the application is quite simple. It downloads your entire Gmail account to your handheld device, compresses it so that it doesn't take up an overwhelming amount of space, and then lets that e-mail reside on the device itself so that you can search it whenever and where ever you need. If you've ever tried to search for an e-mail from more than a few weeks ago on your iPhone you'll understand how convenient the speed and off-line access to e-mail is.

And how well does it work? Well, thanks to reMail I have 81,066 different emails on my iPhone and they only take 304 MG of space. That's impressive and makes it a must have app for serious iPhone users. Sadly, unless you have already purchased the application you're out of luck.

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I wasn't liking Google Buzz to begin with. I don't like, it, I don't need it...... actually I don't even know what it is! Then I read this piece on TechCrunch-- Google Buzz Privacy Issues Have Real Life Implications. (thanks Carly). Seriously this is some scary stuff and is a MUST READ.

Well if Google is going to make us all opt out so be it. And while there is an option to turn off Buzz on the bottom of the Gmail screen there is apparently a better, safer and more complete way to turn off Google's newest "feature"

Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2010/02/12/tell-google-buzz-to-buzz-off/feed/ 3 What’s the Buzz about Google Buzz from Gear Diary Writershttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/02/12/whats-the-buzz-about-google-buzz-from-gear-diary-writers/ http://www.geardiary.com/2010/02/12/whats-the-buzz-about-google-buzz-from-gear-diary-writers/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:15:37 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=74976

Google has unleashed Google Buzz. It feels somewhat like wave from the video, but there’s some unique things that make it like Twitter. Twitter on steroids. So far, it seems, the only thing out there is the new version of Google Maps. So what do the Gear Diary writers think about the latest Google thing? Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2010/02/12/whats-the-buzz-about-google-buzz-from-gear-diary-writers/feed/ 6 Tips on using Google Buzzhttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/02/11/tips-on-using-google-buzz/ http://www.geardiary.com/2010/02/11/tips-on-using-google-buzz/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:20:10 +0000 Amy Zunk http://www.geardiary.com/?p=74830

Google Buzz has only been out for two days, and already there are tips and tricks for getting the most of out of Google's new social networking/Gmail tool. Here are a few from around the Internet: Google Buzz has the Internet Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2010/02/11/tips-on-using-google-buzz/feed/ 2 News from the Googlespherehttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/02/02/news-from-the-googlesphere/ http://www.geardiary.com/2010/02/02/news-from-the-googlesphere/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:42:41 +0000 Amy Zunk http://www.geardiary.com/?p=73626

It's time once again for News from the Googlesphere...all Google news, all the time!

Google News gets starred:  The star feature in Gmail and Google Reader has always been a great help to those folks who want to go back and re-read something.  The stars highlight the email/post/etc and allow readers to go back.  Well, now Google has added this feature to its Google News.  Now readers can star articles (up to 20) and read them later, at their leisure. Google App Store? Google is looking to ramp up sales of its Google Apps platform by jumping on the App Store bandwagon and developing a online store where it will sell business Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2010/02/02/news-from-the-googlesphere/feed/ 1 Free Your Mac Mail Into Google App’s Cloud!http://www.geardiary.com/2010/01/30/free-your-mac-mail-into-google-apps-cloud/ http://www.geardiary.com/2010/01/30/free-your-mac-mail-into-google-apps-cloud/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:45:51 +0000 Carly Z http://www.geardiary.com/?p=73195 (photo courtesy lifehacker)

If you're like me, you probably set up the Mail application on your Mac at first. And it's a perfectly fine email program, if you want your mail stored locally. I set mine up when I bought my iBook (the last of the G3 models...what a great little computer!), using my comcast email address. Then GMail came along and changed everything. I had always hated web based email, preferring to use Outlook on my PCs and Mail on my Mac. But the GMail interface was so much better than what the desktop options offered, I immediately jumped ship to the web based site and never looked back. Except, of Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2010/01/30/free-your-mac-mail-into-google-apps-cloud/feed/ 3 Google, China, and the Paradox of Altruistic Behaviorhttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/01/13/google-china-and-the-paradox-of-altruistic-behavior/ http://www.geardiary.com/2010/01/13/google-china-and-the-paradox-of-altruistic-behavior/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:25:03 +0000 Carly Z http://www.geardiary.com/?p=70113 In the last 24 hours, quite a bit of information has been spreading about Google's decision to end their censoring of searches in China, and potentially cease their business operations entirely with that country. The precipitator for this decision appears to be cyber-attacks on Google, including GMail accounts, mostly related to the emails of human rights advocates focused on conditions in China. But what does this all really mean? Is Google living up to "Don't Be Evil", or are they just making a pragmatic business decision in an environment that was hostile long before any attacks took place? The Wall Street Journal looked at the situation as a heavily pragmatic one, from the perspective of whether this Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2010/01/13/google-china-and-the-paradox-of-altruistic-behavior/feed/ 2 How to Save a Hacked Google Accounthttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/22/how-to-save-a-hacked-google-account/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/22/how-to-save-a-hacked-google-account/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:06:13 +0000 Amy Zunk http://www.geardiary.com/?p=66089 gmail_logo_stylized

Google is a part of our everyday lives.  Someone recently asked me how many of Google's services I use on a regular basis...I stopped counting at ten. So what would happen if someone hacked your Google accounts (Gmail, Apps, etc)? What can you do?  Are there steps to fix all this? Well, luckily or unlucky, one of the staff of Digital Inspiration had this happen to him and has posted ten steps for protecting your Google accounts, as well as the directions on how to get your account back. From the article:
#3. Take a paper and write down the following information about your Google Account. You will need this to verify your
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I recently made the move to making G-Mail my full time e-mail client.  In conjunction with the move, I also stopped using the Mac OS Mail application and am strictly reading and writing my e-mail via the G-Mail web based client. The transition has take some getting used to.  Reading and writing via the G-Mail site is a different experience than doing so via a regular mail application.  Simply put, it takes a heck of a lot more mouse movements and clicks when using the web based G-Mail method. When I first spotted the Gboard I immediately knew it was a tool worth investigating.  The small keyboard contains 19 color coated short cuts keys for the most common G-Mail tasks.  Gboard was kind enough to send me a keyboard to review and I've been using it for a while now.  My wrist is thanking me for doing so.  It's compact design and color coordinated layout makes the G-Mail browsing experience quick and painless. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/09/review-gboard-gmail-at-lightening-fast-speeds/feed/ 10 Notify 2 Makes Checking Email On A Mac Easier Than Everhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/09/notify-2-makes-checking-email-on-a-mac-easier-than-ever/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/09/notify-2-makes-checking-email-on-a-mac-easier-than-ever/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:15:15 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=63795 Firefox.png

I tried Notify, a small app that sits at the top of your Mac's screen waiting to let you know when new mail arrives, briefly when it was initially released. At the time I opted for Google's own email notifier. Why? Because Notify was rather limited in its functionality and offer few configuration options. Well Notify is back with the release of Notify 2 and I'm rather impressed. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/09/notify-2-makes-checking-email-on-a-mac-easier-than-ever/feed/ 1 Gboard, making G-Mail easierhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/06/gboard-making-g-mail-easier/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/06/gboard-making-g-mail-easier/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:10:24 +0000 LarryGreenberg http://www.geardiary.com/?p=63232 Gboard_02

At Dan's urging, I recently made the move from Mobile Me to G-Mail.  I use multiple computers and using a cloud based e-mail, contact and calendar service just works much better for me now. I was seriously excited when I laid eyes on the Gboard, a G-Mail friendly keyboard add-on. The keyboard, which sells for $19.99, contains shortcuts to all the important G-Mail tasks and plugs in to any available USB port on your computer. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/06/gboard-making-g-mail-easier/feed/ 18 Gmail Issues Todayhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/04/gmail-issues-today/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/04/gmail-issues-today/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:45:10 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=57411 gmail_logo_stylized

Gmail is once again having some issues. When I woke up, I noticed that all of my new e-mails were indicating that they'd already been read when I checked from my iPhone. The problem was, I haven't read any of them yet. I e-mailed Larry to ask if Gmail was down for him too, and he told me that he'd seen on twitter that exchange was having problems. Since I use exchange with Gmail currently, that clearly was the issue. Looking at my iMac, everything seemed to be fine. A few hours later and it still isn't working properly. I checked in with Larry, and he indicated that his most recent e-mail on the Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/04/gmail-issues-today/feed/ 0 Android Users – Back Up Your SMS Messages to Gmailhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/17/android-users-back-up-your-sms-messages-to-gmail/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/17/android-users-back-up-your-sms-messages-to-gmail/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:29:31 +0000 Thomas R. Hall http://www.geardiary.com/?p=54439 sms_backup_android_main

In talking with people that send text messages (SMS), one of the most frequent things I hear is that they wish they could save some of their SMS messages. Many of them have lost their messages forever if their phone is damaged/replaced/upgraded, or they run out of room and are forced to delete them. There is a very useful application for Android called SMS Backup that helps you save your SMS messages to Gmail so you can keep them forever. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/17/android-users-back-up-your-sms-messages-to-gmail/feed/ 5 IBM does battle with Google over email costshttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/02/ibm-does-battle-with-google-over-email-costs/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/02/ibm-does-battle-with-google-over-email-costs/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:15:57 +0000 Wayne Schulz http://www.geardiary.com/?p=51092 lotuslive inotes .jpg

Who would've thought we'd see IBM positioned as a low cost alternative technology provider. That's exactly what they appear to be doing -- at least on the surface. IBM's LotusLive iNotes web mail service is priced at only $36/user per year versus Google's $50/user per year price for Google Apps Premier Edition. Unfortunately that just might be where the positive comparison ends for most companies. Unlike Google, which provides 25 GB of storage, IBM only offers up 1 GB of email storage (you can buy added storage for an extra annual fee). They also lack the word processing, spreadsheet and presentation applications that Google includes in their Google Apps bundle. Of course for anyone deeply embedded in Lotus Notes Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/02/ibm-does-battle-with-google-over-email-costs/feed/ 1 Push Gmail arrives on iPhone via Google Sync (finally)http://www.geardiary.com/2009/09/22/push-gmail-arrives-on-iphone-via-google-sync-finally/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/09/22/push-gmail-arrives-on-iphone-via-google-sync-finally/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:23:45 +0000 Wayne Schulz http://www.geardiary.com/?p=49424 google sync.jpg

Google has just rolled out push email for the iPhone via Google Sync. Earlier this year they'd launched Google Sync which allowed you to synchronize your Gmail Contacts and Google Calendar with your iPhone, Windows Mobile, and S60 devices. Today, they've added Gmail support to Google Sync for iPhone, iPod Touch and Windows Mobile devices. To make use of Google Sync, navigate to http://m.google.com/sync for instructions pertaining to your device. If you're using Google Apps then be sure your administrator enables Google Sync under the Mobile option. As of now there's no ability to search Gmail email messages but messages that you read on the web are instantly synchronized to your iPhone and items deleted are moved to archive on the Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/09/22/push-gmail-arrives-on-iphone-via-google-sync-finally/feed/ 9 How to enable, discover, and use Gmail keyboard shortcutshttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/09/18/how-to-enable-discover-and-use-gmail-keyboard-shortcuts/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/09/18/how-to-enable-discover-and-use-gmail-keyboard-shortcuts/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:34:56 +0000 Thomas R. Hall http://www.geardiary.com/?p=48720 Gmail has enabled increased productivity for those who large amounts of email due to its unique interface (conversations, labels, to name two!). Not everyone uses keyboard shortcuts, but they can be a big time saver in processing email. Read on to learn more about keyboard shortcuts and how to quickly learn them. Keyboard shortcuts are very useful because they quickly allow you to navigate your inbox quickly. You can also do things like select many messages at once and archive them, delete them, and even mark them as spam. Keyboard shortcuts are disabled by default. To enable them, simply go into your Gmail settings under the General tab and choose the radio button for Keyboard shortcuts on. Click the Save Changes button at the bottom of the page and go back to your inbox. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/09/18/how-to-enable-discover-and-use-gmail-keyboard-shortcuts/feed/ 2 Gmail now able to play Google Voice voicemails directlyhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/09/11/gmail-now-able-to-play-google-voice-voicemails-directly/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/09/11/gmail-now-able-to-play-google-voice-voicemails-directly/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:42:37 +0000 Thomas R. Hall http://www.geardiary.com/?p=47380 Google Voice is already a useful system, but Google is now expanding their Google Voice offering by now offering the ability to listen to your Google Voice voicemail directly in Gmail. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/09/11/gmail-now-able-to-play-google-voice-voicemails-directly/feed/ 2 RIM Releases Enhanced Google Mail Plugin for BlackBerry Mail – Adds Most Gmail Features to Native BlackBerry Messaginghttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/23/rim-releases-enhanced-google-mail-plugin-for-blackberry-mail-adds-most-gmail-features-to-native-blackberry-messaging/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/23/rim-releases-enhanced-google-mail-plugin-for-blackberry-mail-adds-most-gmail-features-to-native-blackberry-messaging/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:38:58 +0000 Thomas R. Hall http://www.geardiary.com/?p=44151 RIM recently released the Enhanced Google Mail Plugin for BlackBerry BIS users. This plugin enables some of the most used Gmail-specific features that the native Mobile Gmail client has, including: Archiving messages, starring and labeling messages, reporting spam, local and remote Gmail searches, and conversation view. The advantage of the new Enhanced Google Mail Plugin is that it enables these features in the native messaging interface, which allows for standard push BlackBerry messaging without having to go into a dedicated application. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/23/rim-releases-enhanced-google-mail-plugin-for-blackberry-mail-adds-most-gmail-features-to-native-blackberry-messaging/feed/ 6 PushMail Brings Push Email Notifications That Really Workhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/12/pushmail-brings-push-email-notifications-that-really-work/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/12/pushmail-brings-push-email-notifications-that-really-work/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:30:56 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=42021 photo

GPush worked great when I first purchased and downloaded it. I write "worked" in the past tense because their servers were apparently not ready for the demand placed on them. After a few hours emails stopped pushing and hasn't been operable since. Now PushMail is bringing the same functionality... with one major difference... it works! Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/12/pushmail-brings-push-email-notifications-that-really-work/feed/ 1 GPush for iPhone brings push Gmail – sortahttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/08/gpush-for-iphone-brings-push-gmail-sorta/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/08/gpush-for-iphone-brings-push-gmail-sorta/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 11:18:07 +0000 Wayne Schulz http://www.geardiary.com/?p=41446 gpush for iphone geardiary.jpg

I'm going out on a limb and proclaiming it totally crazy that push mail notifications of any type are still news on the iPhone platform. Yet here we are in August 2009 and I'm getting excited that finally there's an application that provides real time notification when I receive an email in my Gmail account. Never mind that it only works for one Gmail account or that you STILL have to click on your regular mail client to open and view the mail. Maybe by 2010 there will be some fully integrated Gmail push love for the iPhone. Until then grab GPush for .99 and bring half a Gmail push solution to your iPhone. GPush Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/08/gpush-for-iphone-brings-push-gmail-sorta/feed/ 4 Gmail Drops “On Behalf Of”http://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/03/gmail-drops-on-behalf-of/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/03/gmail-drops-on-behalf-of/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:00:16 +0000 Jeff Frantz http://www.geardiary.com/?p=40472 If you take advantage of Gmail's option to send messages within Gmail using one of your other email addresses in the "from" line, you may be aware that your email is depicted in some email software as being from your Gmail address "on behalf of" your other email address. In the Gmail blog last week, Google announced a new option that eliminates the need to show your Gmail address and the "on behalf of" text. The option is available if your other email provider supports POP or IMAP access.  To take advantage of this new option, go to the Accounts page under Settings, and click "edit info" from the "Send mail as" section.  Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/03/gmail-drops-on-behalf-of/feed/ 0 HTC Magic Review Part 2http://www.geardiary.com/2009/07/17/htc-magic-review-part-2/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/07/17/htc-magic-review-part-2/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:01:59 +0000 Mitchell Oke http://www.geardiary.com/?p=38321 first impressions, and it’s time to fess up my thoughts on the HTC Magic. Truth be told, it has truly surprised me! htcmagic-14 User Interface The Android user interface is simple yet elegant, and was definitely designed with finger actions in mind. Unlike Windows Mobile, Android never makes you wish for a stylus. Icons are nicely sized, menus are large and the flicking motions to advance lists, web pages and menus become second nature as soon as you start using the phone. For some reason Android feels a lot nicer on the Magic that it did on the Dream, perhaps due to the way the Magic fits perfectly in hand and can be used (for the most part) with either one or two hands. The one thing that could do with a bit of work out of the box is the icon set, some of them feel a bit childish. The preinstalled theme is up to the carrier though, and replacement themes can be installed easily through the Market to address this. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/07/17/htc-magic-review-part-2/feed/ 6 Google Apps Out Of Betahttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/07/07/google-apps-out-of-beta/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/07/07/google-apps-out-of-beta/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:30:28 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=36831 gnobeta

It seems like it has been around forever yet it has been a mere 5 years since Gmail hit the scene.  Today the Official Google Blog announced that Google Apps have finally been relieved of the Beta tag! I love Gmail. For me, Gmail hasn't needed the beta moniker for quite some time. It's my only mail client for all my personal accounts and makes managing the flood of mail I get on a daily basis so much easier.   I applaud Google for making this milestone even if it took them a while.  Thank you Google!

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