One by one, Google added services that all involved storage. It used to be 10 GB for Gmail, 5 GB for Google Drive and Google+ photos. Now it’s 15 GB total for free accounts and 30GB total for Google Apps accounts. Gmail, Drive or Google+ photos all count to the unified pool of storage. Not [...]
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GearFest Gear Chat Part 4, Google Apps – Yay or Nay?
This was a sweet thought, a search mega-player committed to doing things in a kind, open and customer-friendly manner. But we all know it isn’t the case. No, Google is just a money-making machine and just as Health Insurance Companies make their money by saying “No” to sick people and reimbursing physicians at a rate [...]
Native GMail for iOS Arrives … But Not Quite Fully Baked
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 to the Rescue!
I have been a GMail user since their early beta days, but three times this week I was reminded of how dead simple and useful their archiving and saving functions can be! First, a bit of background. My best friend is getting married next week, and so I have been wracking my brain putting together [...]
WRITETHAT.NAME Makes it Easy to Keep Your Address Book Up-to-Date
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 [...]
iOS App News- SnapCal Integrates Google Calendar, Twitter and more…
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 [...]
Google Now Lets You Call Any Phone Right From Your Email
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 [...]
Larry and Dan Serve Up Gear Chat #4
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…
Dan Needs An Email Intervention… Will You Help?
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 [...]
reMail iPhone App Latest Victim In Apple/Google War?
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 [...]
What’s the Buzz about Google Buzz from Gear Diary Writers
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?
Free Your Mac Mail Into Google App’s Cloud!
(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 [...]
Google, China, and the Paradox of Altruistic Behavior
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 [...]
How to Save a Hacked Google Account
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, [...]
Review: Gboard, Gmail at lightening fast speeds
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 [...]
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