Thu June 10 2004
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10:43 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Lounge
Haven't had much of a chance yet to test it, but first impression is great! |
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10:28 AM by ignatz in Miscellaneous | Lounge
I received an invite to join Gmail from a largely inactive Blogger account. I thought I'd give it a try just to see what it was all about, not to mention the thrill of having something that everyone wanted. I actively use my email from multiple locations, mainly work and home. After a little dabbling with it I decided to begin forwarding my other email accounts there. I found to my surprise that I really like Gmail and it has become my primary email client. I will review a few key points of the service:
And finally the privacy issue. Gmail does scan your mail for keywords and displays relevant textual ads to the right of your emails. They are fairly discreet and easy to ignore. I think cutting through the hype, the darker potential here is that by combining a reference of your emails with your searches, Google could potentially form a fairly good profile of you, if they were interested in doing so. These profiles could then be sold and you could become a target of advertisers. It's hard to guess how likely this is. To use the service, you need to be aware of this possibility. Conscious management of your cookies could probably minimize the potential risk to your privacy, but could also make Gmail more difficult to use. I have chosen to live with the risk for now to take advantage of the convenience. Overall I think that Gmail is a great tool. I'm not sure that I will stay with it in the long run, but for now I'm very happy with it. If more improvements are indeed in the pipeline, it could easily become the dominant free webmail, at least once it is released to the public. But that could be another 3-6 months. Will people still be interested? |
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08:39 AM by Colin Dunstan in Miscellaneous | Lounge
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07:50 AM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
The service is available by subscription only: 3 months subscription - EUR 12, 6 months subscription - EUR 20, 12 months subscription - EUR 30. There is also a 14-day free trial period open to everyone. |
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Wed June 09 2004
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04:05 PM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
BackupBuddy 2 protects all the contents of your handheld by storing, in a database on your PC, all changes made to your device since your last backup. BackupBuddy 2 can restore copies of your programs, data files and settings in the event of any emergency: crashing of your handheld caused by an errant program, an accidental file deletion and damage or theft of your PDA. |
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02:41 PM by sUnShInE in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
The jury has been out on this super-hybrid laptop/ppc pda for some time, based primarily on the company's constant push back on the release date, leaving many to slam it as "vaporware". The authors chief complaints seem to be less about form and function (save for seemingly minor touchscreen and keyboard issues), and more to do with economics: How do you justify something that's not exactly a laptop and more powerful than a pda, for laptop prices? Read their thoughts and check out pix here. Btw, the company is still aiming for a Fall release, FWIW. My questions veer more towards the state of play in the pda market. Is this the solution to stagnancy? Who's gonna buy this thing? I know alot of truly mobile professionals, and I can't say too many of them would opt for this over an old-fashioned laptop. Many of my friends freak out if they get less than 11g wifi! |
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12:53 PM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | iSilo/X
Fixes for Palm OS: Fixes for PPC: You can download iSilo V4.05 RC2 here and iSiloX V4.05 RC2 here. |
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Tue June 08 2004
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03:56 PM by brahamt in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
It runs using the 802.11g standard, has connections for USB, Ethernet, and a mini-audio jack, and provides all of the above in one small package. To see more information about the AirPort Express visit To find out how the AirPort Express works, visit |
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