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2/4/2009 10:42:56 PM

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"Maybe the "Move to" name is a bit clunky, but nothing's really changed"

it has changed.
Previously, labels were just labels. You couldn't "move" a message to a label - you could add a message to the label, but it would remain in your Inbox unless you Archived it. Inbox and All Mail were the only real "folders" (plus spam, trash, etc).
But now, the labels can act like labels or folders. Like I said, i understand it, and how to make it work, but they're still mixing metaphors. For example, it doesn't make sense to apply multiple labels to a message, then "move" it to another label.

2/4/2009 10:57:50 PM

http://www.thepixarstory.com/

A lot of that is 10 years old or so.


As for a real innovation. What about setting break points while coding javascript? How's that for fun.

GWT: http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/

2/5/2009 12:53:37 PM

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"Previously, labels were just labels. You couldn't "move" a message to a label - you could add a message to the label, but it would remain in your Inbox unless you Archived it."

Moving a message now is just labeling + archiving it. There's really no difference in functionality.

2/5/2009 2:54:10 PM

^^You've been able to do that in Eclipse and Visual Studio for a long time.

2/5/2009 8:17:17 PM

interesting
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-in-labs-multiple-inboxes.html
It would be nice to have a bit more flexibility in the layout, but it's an interesting concept

2/5/2009 11:41:36 PM

Google Calendar accepts file attachments for events ... and the Calendar is also available through Gears for offline use now same as Mail.
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/02/attach-files-to-google-calendar-events.html
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/02/offline-google-calendar.html

And maybe we'll get extensions in Chrome soon. Possibly by May?
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/02/google-chrome-will-have-extensions-by.html

2/7/2009 12:07:58 PM

http://www.google.com/mobile/winmo/sync.html
calender syncing with exchange protocol

2/9/2009 10:28:14 PM

^^^ i'm really liking the multiple inboxes feature. i've got mine stacked above the main inbox - is:unread, is:starred, is:bills, is:todo. VERY useful for me to see those searches all on one page

2/12/2009 1:58:26 PM

gmail's down.....

anybody else?

2/12/2009 4:12:19 PM

not the thread for that - but it's working

2/12/2009 4:13:55 PM

the integrated Panoramio with Street View now
http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/02/explore-more-with-user-photos-in-street.html

2/26/2009 10:16:09 AM

I just noticed this, maybe it's been around awhile.... but you can now Reply to email by chat using the link to the sender at the bottom of the email if the user is online.

2/26/2009 10:18:42 AM

i did an attachment today in gmail and it showed a progress bar for uploading. that new?

2/26/2009 10:54:13 AM

i also noticed that when you set your gmail status, the edit window is now multi-line

2/26/2009 10:54:55 AM

^ not seeing that here

2/26/2009 10:59:52 AM

yeah, i see that now.
and another addition to gmail, finally
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/updates-to-attachments-multi-select-and.html

2/26/2009 11:05:32 AM

bout f'in time

2/26/2009 11:16:36 AM

Its in beta man, so stop comlpaining.

2/26/2009 12:23:23 PM

haha

2/26/2009 12:49:26 PM

haha

longest beta evar

2/26/2009 1:11:50 PM

So for the last couple of days I've noticed that when I get a new email in gmail the subject line is bolded like normal, but the sender's name isn't. I checked and it looks like this is just a firefox thing. But it happens on my PC and macbook. Safari and IE still bold the sender's name like normal. Is this happening to anyone else? Anyone know why?

3/4/2009 4:09:46 PM

somebody designed a 9 square foot house in sketchup...lol

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/03/03/design-for-ninesquar.html

3/4/2009 5:14:12 PM

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"bolded like normal, but the sender's name isn't"

this is driving me fucking insane.

3/4/2009 5:17:56 PM

doesn't do that for me

3/4/2009 5:19:19 PM

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"bolded like normal, but the sender's name isn't"

yeah, i noticed that too. I did a double-take because it looked strange, then i convinced myself that it must have been like that all along, because..... why the hell would you change it to be like that.

Guess my initial reaction was right.

3/4/2009 5:25:01 PM

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"doesn't do that for me"

You still using Chrome? I think it's a firefox only thing.

I googled to try and find a fix and all I could find was a couple of people twittering (is that the right verb?) about the same problem, but no fix.

3/4/2009 5:35:00 PM

And Safari 4 Mac too

[Edited on March 4, 2009 at 5:48 PM. Reason : .]

3/4/2009 5:39:29 PM

It worked fine in Safari for me. But that was Mac version 3.x. Dunno about 4.0 or the windows version.

3/4/2009 5:45:05 PM

^ no chrome here, i'm on FF3 on a mac

3/4/2009 6:00:37 PM

tis fixed now

3/5/2009 3:35:11 PM

Yes indeed.

3/5/2009 3:43:01 PM

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"Google releases App Status page to track service downtime In an effort to inform Google Apps business customers (and perhaps even consumers as well) on the status of its services, Google has introduced a new "Apps Status" page. The site features downtime warnings and information on what the problem was, and soon will even offer an RSS feed. http://www.google.com/appsstatus#"

3/11/2009 11:48:28 AM

"Can you hear me now?"

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/here-comes-google-voice.html

http://google.com/voice

3/12/2009 12:32:18 PM

So if you pay for a Text package, you can get rid of it and use this instead?

3/12/2009 12:56:15 PM

Sorta looks like it ... but I'm not sure exactly how it passes the texts to your phone for free.

3/12/2009 1:10:38 PM

Looks like you can get them in email? And just look at email from your phone? As long as you don't open the text message on the phone it doesn't charge per use right?

[Edited on March 12, 2009 at 1:15 PM. Reason : /]

3/12/2009 1:12:30 PM

I'm glad I'm not the only one guessing at how the fuck that will work.

3/12/2009 1:15:53 PM

Yeah, it looks like it can be free with a bit of work. As long as you don't open the text on the phone then you should be good, in theory, But of course they could charge for you text-forwarding I guess.

3/12/2009 1:16:58 PM

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"As long as you don't open the text on the phone then you should be good"

if by text you mean regular SMS text messages then your logic is very very wrong.. you're charged for texts when you receive them. whether you open them or not has nothing to do with it.

3/12/2009 1:34:19 PM

I was asking not saying. I just know on pre-paid they don't charge unless you open it. And anyway, suppose some crazy girls decides to text you 10000 times, why should you have to pay for that unless you read them?

3/12/2009 1:43:08 PM

^In that event, just call your cell phone provider and explain it to them, they'll generally work with you.

3/12/2009 1:48:43 PM

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"suppose some crazy girls decides to text you 10000 times, why should you have to pay for that unless you read them?"

agreed..but that's just not how it works. i remember my ex-gf's mom figuring that out the hard way a few years ago. "i keep getting these messages about the weather report for today but don't even open them and they keep charging me for them, blah blah blah"

3/12/2009 2:31:02 PM

apparently google has removed the public calendar search from google calendar. pretty stupid if you ask me:

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"We've decided to discontinue public calendar search and the public calendar gallery. These were specialized U.S. English-only features that weren't used as extensively as we would have liked, and proved difficult to maintain over time. We're looking at ways to make it easier to search and browse public calendars, but for now we've removed the gallery and public calendar search function. Here's what's not changing: * Public calendars are sticking around. o You can still create public calendars, and there are a number of ways to spread the word about public calendars you create or you subscribe to. o You can still add a public calendar to your list of calendars. o If you have public calendars in your list of calendars, they'll stay there. o We'll still list the most sought-after public calendars on a static page, just as we've been doing in other Calendar languages. You can access these calendars by clicking the Add down-arrow button (at the bottom of the calendar list on the left) and selecting Add a public calendar. * Calendar search is sticking around. o You'll still be able to search the contents of any of the calendars on your list -- including any public calendars you add. "

http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?answer=139970

long story short: you can still use your public calendars, but we've crippled any ability to actually add new ones easily. THANKS GOOGLE.

3/17/2009 10:20:03 AM

my grandcentral account still hasn't been upgraded to google voice..

3/17/2009 10:39:25 AM

^

3/17/2009 10:40:26 AM

The new beta Chrome browser is super fast.
Check it out.

3/18/2009 1:26:21 PM

The new Chrome beta is showing initial signs of extensions support ... good stuff.

http://lifehacker.com/5173811/google-chrome-extensions-are-happening-in-the-latest-beta

3/18/2009 2:36:27 PM

Heh, look what JavaScript can do when it runs REALLY fast on the new beta of Chrome 2.0

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/18/google-launches-chrome-experiments-touts-javascript-processing-power/

3/18/2009 6:50:35 PM

they're enabling youtube, picasa, flickr and yelp integration directly in gmail messages, but it's in Labs and you have to enable it.
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-in-labs-youtube-picasa-flickr-and.html

The Labs section is cool, but it's getting a bit ridiculous how much they have in there. If they're serious, they need to start picking some of the good experiments (like this one) and just add them as a normal option, or go ahead and enable them by default.

of course, they they wanted to get serious with Gmail, they could pull it out of Beta. The 5-year Gmail Beta countdown is down to 11 days now.....

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they've integrated Picasa photos into Maps Street View. When using Street View, there is a thumbnail in the upper-right that will bring up user photos stored in Picasa Albums of that location

[Edited on March 19, 2009 at 9:02 PM. Reason : .]

3/19/2009 8:59:07 PM