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Those of you suffering from Android envy can put your jealousy aside momentarily, because Priority Inbox is now available via Gmail’s mobile web app. Up until now, the mail sorting system was available for the desktop and Android devices only, but now smart email prioritizing is anybody’s game. If you didn’t already know, Priority Inbox sorts emails in order of importance by learning from your actions, like how many times you read or reply to messages from a certain address. Mobile web users were always able to dig up those sorted messages with the “Important” label, but now all the good stuff is front and center. The feature is available right now on most HTML5-compatible browsers for devices running Android 1.5 and iOS 3.0 or higher, and while it may not be the great equalizer, it’s bound to quell some feelings of OS inadequacy. We’ll chalk it up as a win for the little green monster (and a loss for his green-eyed friend).

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Oh, woe is us. Users of Gmail‘s web client are reporting a most unwelcome new visitor to their communication service: display ads. The right-most column that Google reserves for ads has heretofore been populated only by easy-to-ignore text links, but as of the past few of days, image-based advertising has also been sneaking out to unsuspecting emailers. The guys over at Search Engine Land have done a bit of digging and received the following statement from Google:

“We’re always trying out new ad formats and placements in Gmail, and we recently started experimenting with image ads on messages with heavy image content.”

This little trial does seem to be taking place on a very limited basis, which is why there’s been no outrage since it began last Friday. Let’s just hope that the Google Display Network that’s responsible for these pictomercials thinks better of it and leaves our Gmails alone. We’d hate to have to leave the beautiful web for some impersonal mail-serving app.

[Thanks, Greg]

Google testing display ads in Gmail, our patience originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on December 19, 2007 by CyberNet.

Web Browser Wednesday

Gmail 2 has introduced some exciting new features to users including AIM messenger support, color coded labels, and several backend improvements. All of these changes have helped remove the need for some Greasemonkey scripts, but such drastic alterations have caused a lot of broken scripts.

Luckily the developers of the Gmail Greasemonkey scripts have been trying their hardest to update their code to work with the new version. Below are 7 scripts that all work with the new Gmail 2.

Note: Gmail 2 is only available for Firefox and Internet Explorer right now, so these scripts have not been tested outside of Firefox.

–Gmail Quota Graph (Homepage)–

If you have a hard time keeping up with all the storage Google is offering Gmail users then what you might need is a graphical representation. This small script plots a graph showing your Gmail account usage (blue) versus the storage that Google is offering (red). Try to keep the blue line from meeting the red one.

–Folders4Gmail (Homepage)–

This is hands down one of my favorite Gmail scripts. With it you can quickly create a folder-like structure for your labels. Google has a feature like this on the horizon for Gmail 2 users, but as it stands right now Folders4Gmail plays a big part in my Label organization.

–Gmail Real Estate (Homepage)–

Want to take back some of the screen space that Gmail occupies? With this script you’re able to condense down the “sidebars” and the header in a single click. On top, left, and right edges of the screen you’ll notice a small arrow which can be used to expand/contract the respective areas. In this screenshot I only have the header condensed:

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–Blue Gmail Skin (Homepage)–

If Gmail isn’t blue enough for you as it is this is a script that you’ll want to install. For me the bright blue buttons take it a bit over the edge, but that could just be me.

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–Enhance Gmail (Homepage)–

As of right now this is the only way for you to view your Google Calendar without leaving Gmail 2. It simply divides the screen up into two different non-resizable frames, with your email located on one side and Google Calendar/Chat located on the other.

I know what you’re thinking…why would I need a link for chatting when there is already Gmail chat built-in? This script opens the Flash version which is a bit more powerful, but it also eats up much more of your Inbox screen space.

Tip: The developer of the script recommends using the Enhance Google Cal script as well to force Google Calendar to fit in such a small area.

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–Gmail Beautifier (Homepage)–

This is a simple way to hide the right column when you’re reading an email. Once installed you’ll see a right/left arrow that corresponds to collapsing/expanding the sidebar.

–Gmail Full Width (Homepage)–

If you feel the need to eliminate the ads all together this is the script for you. It will remove the ads from the right side, and place the buttons that were in that column alongside the subject of the email. It looks so good that you would almost think that this was Gmail’s default layout.

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The man who hacked into Sarah Palin’s Yahoo Webmail account started his year-and-a-day-long prison sentence this week in Ashland, Kentucky. David Kernell, the 23-year-old son of Tennessee Democratic politician, accessed the then Vice Presidential candidate’s inbox by answering a number of security questions.

Kernell’s findings eventually made their way onto WikiLeaks, a site that has come under increased scrutiny in the past year, thanks to the release of thousands of classified documents.

According to the BBC, the judge in the case suggested that Kernell serve out his term in a halfway house. The Bureau of Prisons thought differently, sending the 23-year-old, who goes by the online name “rubico,” to a low-security prison.

This article was written on August 07, 2007 by CyberNet.

If you haven’t ever gotten an email from a scammer, consider yourself lucky. These scams are all over these days and take multiple forms, like the emails explaining that there’s a big chunk of money that you can claim if you pay a fee first. More dangerous and threatening are the phishing emails in which you’re directed to click a link so that you can verify information for a bank account, or other account like PayPal or eBay. The page you’re directed to is a spoof, designed to look just like the company they say that they’re from (like your bank), except it’s not.

A recent survey indicates that consumers in the United States have lost over $7 billion to online scams. That is an insanely high number for a problem that I thought was well exposed by now. According to the survey, around eight percent of people respond to the phishing scams that they receive in their email, giving scammers access to all kinds of sensitive information. There are also those that respond to the bogus offers for money, like the one shown below:

Dear Partner, Good day, Firstly, I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail instead of a Certified mail/Post-mail. This is due to the urgency and importance of the information. I humbly crave your indulgence to read this e-mail with all seriousness of purpose , because this project is based on Trust and Confidentiality in order to have an acceptable meeting of the minds. I am forty five(45)years old American established Lawyer. One of my clients Engr.Michael Keogh (Now deceased) hereinafter shall be referred to as “My Client.”

Four years ago, My Client successfully executed a contract for the Federal Government of Nigeria worth US$14.7 million dollars. A part payment of US$7million dollars was paid to my client, while the balance of US$7.7million Dollars was still unpaid before my client died in a ghastly Car crash. However, all my efforts to locate the possible next of kin proved abortive. Until his sudden demise, He was not married and was 44years old.NOW THE CRUX OF THIS E-LETTER is that the Federal Government is fully paying all Contractors who have successfully executed their contracts. My client is among those due to be paid in this first quarter payment schedule. As his personal attorney before his sudden death, I have been officially notified and instructed to forward particulars of my client’s next of kin so that he/she can be paid the outstanding US$7.7 Million dollars.

I know he did not leave any valid WILL because He died intestate. This funds will therefore be paid to whosoever I present to the government or his bank as the possible next of kin . In a nutshell,I intend to channel this funds to the account of a clever but reliable person who upon successful payment of the money, will earn 40% thereof, while 40% will be for me the remaining 20% will be for charity. Your nationality does not matter as all modalities have been perfected and put in place to pay whoever I present as the next of kin.

Hopefully when you read that, you realized that there was something not quite right with it. The problem is, not everybody realizes that there’s something wrong, and people actually go through the process of trying to retrieve the money. In the process, they end up losing money.

The lesson to be learned here is simply be careful! $7 Billion dollars alone in the United States is a lot of money lost to something that is easily preventable. While we all think that everybody knows by now that emails like the one above are a scam, they don’t. Be sure to tell those who may not be quite as tech savvy as you to take extra precautions when something sounds too good to be true, or when they receive a request through email to verify account information.

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