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IMAP-ing Your Gmail

Thursday, October 25, 2007 | comments (2)
I've been waiting for Gmail to enable IMAP connectivity and it's finally here. There are still some things to work out, though, like the imperfect way "labels" get handled (by placing messages in multiple folders). I'm definitely not ready to give up on using the Google web client just yet. But this article gives some excellent guidance on configuring Apple Mail for IMAP-ing to Gmail, if you're interested. Be sure to read through the comments, as there are some extra pearls of wisdom in there.

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Presentation is Here

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 | comments (3)
Google's "Presentation" is here. I realize Google's office application suite isn't going to be for everybody. But for my purposes, which are relatively small and non-sensitive in nature, it works really well. Now I can finally stop using NeoOffice, which I find annoying to work with, and more than a bit buggy. (Look at me: complaining about free software).

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iGoogle Sports Tab

Tuesday, September 11, 2007 | comments (0)
If you have an iGoogle homepage and like sports, create a new tab and call it "Sports." It will, by default be populated with several sports news feeds, and a cool standings widget from CBS sports. (At least it was for me.) If you prefer Flash, you can also use integrate this widget instead.

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My Own Google Roundup

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 | comments (0)
It's becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with all that Google is releasing. Here are a few of things that have got my interest recently: SMS Flight Info and My Maps. Also, I've recently downloaded this Firefox Extension to supercharge my Gmail use. If you're a Gmail user, give it a try! And finally, I'm a little tired of Google denying that their office apps are competition for MS. Come on. I'm not sure why the PR spin, but it's getting old.

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Google TV Ads

Monday, April 09, 2007 | comments (0)
In world domination news, Google will be serving up television ads. And, magically, we will all think it's really cool and tasteful, I'm sure. Not sure how they do it.

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Presently

Tuesday, February 06, 2007 | comments (2)
Could Presently be the next office-like app from Google?

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Gooreader

Friday, September 29, 2006 | comments (0)
Google Reader has a new interface. And I was just starting to like the old one. But the new release has a lot of great features. I'm not sure what reader software you use, but if you haven't already, you should give this a try.

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Google Notebook

Tuesday, May 30, 2006 | comments (0)
Yet another nifty tool released by Google.

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Read Express Launches (for real)

Wednesday, May 03, 2006 | comments (0)
Read Express has launched officially. This will definitely give DCist a little competition as the main online news blog for the DC area. Especially because RE has great features like the local links area, which uses Google Maps to search for things to do by Metro Stop. Awesome idea and great execution. Here's a look at the Gallery Place stop, for instance.

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In Google We Trust (for now)

Friday, April 14, 2006 | comments (5)
Ever since I abandoned MS Outlook as my email client, I've been struggling to find a good way to manage my calendar. Well, I do believe I have found it. And like other products I find myself using a lot these days, it has the mark of 'Google' emblazoned boldly on it. Yes, mighty Google has entered the calendar realm, and in so doing, has come a step closer to world domination, or becoming its own religion, or both.

There are a lot of theories out there about what part Google will play in our world 5, 10, 20 years from now. Business 2.0 printed a funny article about four possible scenarios not too long ago. The scenarios ranged from 'Google is God' to 'Google is Dead.' What would Nietzsche think?

So is Google benevolent? Time will tell, I suppose. I wonder sometimes if Google will actually become the great drug dealer of our time, doling out free software that makes us feel all nice and tingly and then suddenly withdrawing our lifeline and saying, 'OK. Now give me some cash.' Possibility? Like any self-respecting junkie, I don't really seem to care. All I know is that right now, it works for me and I'll keep mainlining until the supply runs dry.

So I've started a public 'events calendar' that can be accessed as xml or ical. Of course, it's only got one event at the moment because I don't seem to go anywhere or do anything these days, but I will try to rectify that by adding lots of events I would like to go to, but probably won't because I'm too busy being a hermit.

I'm also going to set up another calendar which I'll add family and friends to. So drop me a line if you start a Google calendar and we can share.

One other neat feature is that you can add various pre-existing public calendars to your calendar, such as holiday calendars which are divided up by country and/or religion. I've been wondering when Easter is and now I know: it's this Sunday. I must be sure to give a special thanks to Google.

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