Tag: GMail
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BlackBerry Release OS 5.0 for the Storm on Bell
Just as I was putting my finishing touches on my already overdue Samsung Galaxy review, a little bird told me that Bell and BlackBerry had quietly released the long-awaited OS 5.0 for the BlackBerry Storm 9530. Now other devices also got the 5.0 nod, but since I use a Storm daily for work, this is…
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Three Weeks With an Android: Part ONE
Just before Christmas, I was given the chance to test out the brand new Samsung Galaxy on Bell’s brand spanking new HSPA+ network. This was a really cool demo opportunity too. Basically it went like this: No Strings Attached, I get a Galaxy for my personal use, unlimited local minutes, unlimited SMS and most important…
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Google Contacts Finally Addresses Dupes Bloat Issue
Welcome to The Cloud, where you can sync your address book on your MacBook to your BlackBerry, your iPod Touch and even your work laptop if you feel really adventurous and like to cross your streams. The problem is that while in theory this should work fine, anyone who has even owned a Palm III…
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Is Google Evil? Part 3
Part 1 and part 2 of this ongoing series looked at visual clues that Google didn’t really believe in their mantra of “Do no evil.” In this installment I’m going to investigate some operational evilness on Google’s part. I’m a big, big, really big, fan of Google’s products and services. But what would you call…
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The Skype SPIM/SPAM Has to Stop!
Are you getting tired of these request too? I’ve had just about enough of it and seriously thinking of dropping Skype altogether for good. The problem is not about one occasional spam message. The real problem is what they are not doing to protect it’s users.
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DadCast 4: Let’s Get Googly
Episode 4 Let’s Get Googly Nearly Live form the Wendyhouse Studios… François Fortier is joined by Eric Schultz, Steven McGurn, Ben NotKenobi This week we look into the Google Chrome OS announcement and it’s impact on the everyday user. What will the Google Chrome OS be? http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html Review of the Lifehackers wish list. 6:00 Quick…
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Must Have FireFox Add-Ons – FF3.5 Edition
FireFox 3.5 has just been released and yes it’s pretty damn fast! I’ve been using it since the Release Candidate 3. The only reason I did not get on the Beta Train was the lack of support for my favourite add-ons and extensions. As a web developer and WEB2.0 Junkie, my needs are a little…
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GMail cheat sheet is now on CheatSheets.org
Inspired by the vi/vim graphical cheat sheet I wrote a GMail Keyboard Shortcut graphical cheat sheet for Google’s GMail (using Google Docs off course).
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How do I get my Hotmail access on my BlackBerry?
I get asked this question all the time from freinds and colleagues who have paid for the Windows Live Messenger service on their Blackberry and then are surprised they can’t get their Hotmail without opening the WAP browser. Apart from the fact that Hotmail and MSN Messenger are two separate services that are linked together…