Mar 05
Google has updated the Gmail app for iOS to support background refreshing, meaning the app will now download new email in the background rather than forcing the user to wait … Continue reading
Mar 05
Gmail has just updated their iOS app to finally include background app refresh, so you won’t have to
Posted in: Today's ChiliGmail has just updated their iOS app to finally include background app refresh, so you won’t have to sit there waiting for your new messages to come in every time you open the app. It’s not going to do anything to help your battery life, but hey—every second counts.
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Feb 24
This article was written on April 09, 2008 by CyberNet.
If you use iGoogle, you’ll be happy to know that there are actually options to backup, export or import your iGoogle personalized homepage. Here’s how:
- Go to the settings page for your iGoogle homepage found at www.google.com/ig/settings
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and look for the Troubleshooting and Export/Import sections as shown below:
You’ll need to decide whether you want to just manually backup your iGoogle page or if you actually want to Export all of your settings to your computer as an XML file which can be imported at a later date. Manually backing-up your iGoogle page just means that when you click “backup,” Google will be sure to, at that moment, create a backup of your page on their servers. That way if you were to have any issues with your page (maybe you made some changes that you didn’t like), you could go back and click “Restore Now” to get it back the way you had it. If you decide to export your settings, you’ll actually have a file on your computer which you can import later on should something happen to your page. This would include all of your tabs, gadgets, layouts, and themes that you used on your iGoogle page.
Now you’re probably wondering how this would be useful, right? The one thing that came to mind when I was thinking about a backup solution for a website was Gmail. There have been multiple instances where Gmail users lost everything in their accounts after Google had issues with the service (read here, here, and here). Knowing it has happened to Gmail users makes me wonder if an outage could cause users to lose all of their iGoogle data at some point. If it happened, then those who exported an XML file with all of their settings could easily get everything back.
These types of backup features help users be more confident that they won’t lose their data, and it would actually be nice to see a back-up solution for other web services like social networks and email. There are several reasons why we could see services decide not to offer such an option. One reason is that they might not want others to view them as unreliable (does Google view themselves as unreliable? Or are they just try to help their users rest assured that nothing will happen to their pages?). Another reason we thought of was with an email service like Gmail. If Gmail offered a way to download all of your emails (a backup), a competitor (like Yahoo or Hotmail) could create an importer so that it would be easy to switch to a new service and have all of your messages.
If you could pick any web service to offer a backup solution, which service would you pick?
Source: Google Operating System
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Feb 22
Gmail IMAP Support is Here!
Posted in: Today's ChiliThis article was written on October 23, 2007 by CyberNet.
Google has just started rolling out one of the most requested Gmail features: IMAP support! Much like POP3 access this will let you retrieve your email in third-party email clients such as Mozilla Thunderbird or Microsoft Outlook, but it has distinct advantages over POP3. We’ll get to those in a second, but first we want to tell you what to do if you don’t see the new IMAP option in your email account settings.
I didn’t see it in any of my Gmail accounts either after I read about this over at Download Squad. I decided to try and “refresh” my account by logging out and then logging back in. Wowsers! It worked. As you can see in the screenshot above I had the new IMAP settings located right underneath the POP configuration section. So if you don’t see the settings try logging into Gmail again, and it might not hurt to try it in a different browser that has the cookies and cache cleared.
So why is IMAP better? As you can see in the screenshot above the IMAP section doesn’t ask you what to do when messages are accessed from your email client. That’s because IMAP, unlike POP3, supports two-way communication between the email client and Gmail. Here’s why that’s cool:
- If you read/delete a message in, lets say Outlook, the same action will be taken on the message in your Gmail account.
- If you put an email in a folder, for example “Personal”, in Outlook it will also be labeled as “Personal” on Gmail.
The Gmail support page has setup instructions for Outlook Express, Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007, Apple Mail, Windows Mail, Thunderbird 2.0, iPhone, and more. If you can’t tell I’m pretty excited about this!
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Feb 11
Almost no one likes Gmail Contacts. They’re difficult to find, merging them is tedious, and sometimes people just disappear without a trace. Well, now we have a good idea of why the experience is so bad.
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Feb 10
It would seem that the elusive Nokia Android smartphone has been tipped as close to release this week, with a full collection of Microsoft and Nokia-created apps inside instead of … Continue reading
Feb 10
This article was written on April 10, 2007 by CyberNet.
Googling Google just posted about a Gmail suggestions site that I haven’t seen before. Previously I have always referred to this suggestion site that lists about 12 different options for you to choose from. Now, however, there is another suggestion site that has way more options available!
The reason why this is important is because the new site has one option in particular that really needs to be addressed. Towards the bottom of the suggestion page (in the Helpful Additions section) you’ll see a new option called “Export messages to a CD for storage.” This is something many Gmail users would love to have because it would offer a way for us to backup our email messages in case we have to go through a catastrophic failure that some users have been plagued with.
There are many other suggestions that I wanted to choose, but they only let you pick 5 of them at a time. They even have a section dedicated to integrating Gmail with other Google services, and they want to know which services you want to see integrated the most.
After carefully going through the 45 options available I decided on the following 5:
- Hierarchy of Label system (i.e. sub-Labels)
- Control who is added to my Contacts list
- Ability to add or remove messages from conversations
- Export messages to a CD for storage
- Add notes to messages
A label hierarchy system would be really great because it would allow me to group similar labels, and this is something that I’ve wanted for a long time. I like having the labels instead of just folders because I can easily apply multiple labels to some messages, but my list of labels is getting too long and I need an easier way to keep my labels organized.
So which 5 features available on the list did you vote for?
Go cast your vote for the 5 best features you want in Gmail!
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Feb 02
WrapUp: iOS Style Scrollbar in Chrome, AirPlay for Windows Media Center, and More
Posted in: Today's ChiliThis article was written on May 30, 2011 by CyberNet.
Welcome to the WrapUp by CyberNet. This is a collection of news stories, downloads, and tips that we have collected over the last few days, but never got around to writing about. Don’t forget to send in your own tips, or just leave a comment on this page if you think you’ve got something we should include.
–News–
Google Wallet Coming to Your Phone
Google will be turning your NFC-equipped phone into a digital wallet that is packed with coupons, membership cards, and credit cards.
Amazon Launches Mac Download Store
Amazon is now selling Mac software downloads with some titles that even Apple’s own Mac App Store doesn’t have, such as Microsoft Office.
Gmail Will Display Related Contact Information
A new feature that Google is rolling out in Gmail will show information (off to the right of an email) about the contact(s) in the message you’re reading.
YouTube Streams 3 Billion Videos Each Day
As YouTube rolls by their 6-year anniversary they announced that over 3 billion videos are watched every day, and 48-hours of footage is uploaded every minute.
Yahoo! Mail Redesign Leaves Beta
Yahoo! Mail has over 277 million users, and they will all get to experience the new interface that marks the first major update in over 5-years.
WolframAlpha Adds Medical Information
I am constantly amazed at the amount of information pouring out of WolframAlpha, and last week they announced that medical data has also been added. Now you’ll be able to find out interesting medical stats, such as how many patients suffer from a particular illness each year.
Microsoft Shows Off Features in Windows Phone Mango Update
According to Microsoft there will be “hundreds of new features” coming in the new Windows Phone Mango update due out later this Fall. Some of the features include IE9, multitasking, threaded conversations, and speech-to-text support.
Dropbox Crosses 100 Billion File Mark
Dropbox hit a huge milestone with over 100 billion files having been saved by their service, and another 300 million being added every day.
Square Launches iPad App
Square’s new iPad app gives users the ability to accept credit card payments using a powerful register-like application.
–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–
iOS Style Scrollbar in Google Chrome
This awesome extension will shrink the size of the scrollbar in Chrome, and does it for both the main reading area as well as any scrollable areas inside the page.
Submit Forms to New Tabs in Firefox
With the TabSubmit Firefox extension you can submit forms in a way that a new page is opened up. When is this useful? I’d use it when doing searches on a site or in a forum so that the search results page opens up in a new tab.
Evernote Extension for Chrome Updated
The new Evernote Chrome extension has added the ability to auto-detect the body of an article making it easier to clip only the content.
AirPlay for Windows Media Center
With the help of this free addon users can actually stream video directly from their iOS device to any Windows Media Center PC.
Bulk Convert Audio Files on a Mac
xACT is a free utility that will let you bulk convert over a dozen different types of audio files to the MP3 or AAC format on your Mac.
Compare the Cost of Driving vs. Flying
The Fly or Drive Calculator is a great way to determine whether it is more cost effective for you to drive or fly to your destination.
–Downloads–
- CDBurnerXP 4.3.8.2568 [Homepage] [Mirror]
- Dexpot 1.5.10 [Homepage] [Mirror]
- Dropbox 1.1.35 [Homepage] [Mirror]
- Fedora Linux 15 [Homepage] [Mirror]
- FileZilla 3.5.0 [Homepage] [Mirror]
- Firefox 5.0 Beta 2 [Homepage] [Mirror]
- Foobar2000 1.1.7 Beta 5 [Homepage] [Mirror]
- Foxit Reader 5.0.1.0523 [Homepage] [Mirror]
- Google Chrome 13.0.772.0 Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
- Miro 4.0 [Homepage] [Mirror]
- Opera 11.50.1016 Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
- Skype 5.3.0.113 [Homepage] [Mirror]
- Sumatra PDF 1.6.3834 Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
- uTorrent 3.0 RC2 [Homepage] [Mirror]
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Jan 29
Google emails users affected by glitch last week, says re-file messages by Feb 14
Posted in: Today's ChiliLast week a bunch of Gmail users were affected by a glitch. The issue lasted from January 15 to January 21 for some users. Google acknowledged the issue and set … Continue reading
Jan 24
Gmail outage results in thousands of emails ending up in unsuspecting Hotmail inbox
Posted in: Today's ChiliBoth Google and Google users have had a rough day, with the Gmail outage leaving many without access to their inbox for a short time. As a result of this … Continue reading
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