Google has finally started an experimental release of its offline GMail client. It uses Google Gears as you might expect. The current downside is that it is only available for US and UK customers. Since I like being a Beta tester (it hones my work skills as a tester) I’m a little disappointed. But it’s [...]
This is an update to the post below. I installed Firefox 3.1 beta2 and was surprised that the Send and Discard buttons in Gmail would not work when editing an email. In the Gmail v1.0 layout all would be fine. I searched for the issue but couldn’t find anyone else who had this problem. After [...]
Just diligently downloaded the beta 2 of Firefox (Mac OS X). Yes, yes I know…. but I am this way. I test betas of Firefox, CrossoverOffice, WordPress and others. And I do give feedback to these projects. Probably one of the banes of a tester! But I think it’s a little like voting. If you [...]
Gmail is my absolute favourite webmail client. I have gotten used to the somewhat unaccustomed way of managing mail. Security concerns are present but I have somewhat dealt with my paranoia. Google churns out new Gmail features on a regular basis. The newest one arrived in my mailbox today. It is Themes for Google mail. [...]
One of the best kept Google secrets is how many servers they have. One thing I’m sure of is THEY DON’T KNOW!!! So they really couldn’t say if they wanted to. There’s just too many of the in too many data centres spread throughout the world. But seriously…. Google’s success is not it’s advertising, search [...]
Google has announced another new tool. It’s called Chrome and is a browser. Why on earth do we need another browser? If they’d do one for Android (their mobile platform) I’d understand – but for OSes?! They use Apple‘s WebKit as a base rendering engine and put some -admittedly good- fluff around it. But what [...]
Google is the big behemoth of search engines and a …well… doubtful player what privacy isssues is concerned. Nonetheless I like the products they produce. I also have friends working for Google that do assure me it’s more media hype than anything. Google does want to abide by their motto “Don’t be evil”. Anyway a [...]