This is pure digital gold for the tech geek. Lifehacker put together a list of the 50 free apps they are most thankful for. The usual names are at the top, but dig down through the list, there is some buried treasure there.
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Gmail Refresher
Just a quick hit:
I stumbled across this article in my Google Reader today, it’s a little old, especially considering all the recent developments out of Google Labs, but it still applies so I thought I would share.
If you are a Gmail power-user, or want to be one, these ten things your forgot Gmail can do from Lifehacker will have you more than on your way.
Google’s Gmail Service Crashes Across World
From the Telegraph UK, it is reported this morning that Gmail has been down for several hours across Europe, parts of Asia and Australia.
This has to be frustrating for Gmail users. It highlights to me, however, the inherent danger in relying on a web-based email program. It can go down, indeed disappear forever, at any moment. It probably won’t, but, would you risk all of your emails on it?
I am not saying you should abandon web based email like Gmail, I don’t know what I would do without it personally, and web based email does offer some positive trade offs, like being able to access your email from any computer.
Take a minute instead to look into backing up your web based email. This post from Lifehacker is a good place to start. Or you could also consider offline gmail, a new feature in Gmail Labs that I have highlighted here.
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