Gmail is down

… and Twitter is speaking about it. More than 400 messages per minute about the fact that Gmail is down!

Later update: The Google Group called Gmail is down is full of pr0n.

Reading your gmails without an internet connection

3 days ago, GMail Team started to roll out an experimental feature that should help you work even harder. Offline GMail :-).

The functionality is very simple. Once activated, GMail uses Google Gears to build a local cache of your emails.

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View PDF files directly in your browser

I have taught you (hehe) how to create a PDF file using a free Office-like application named Open Office. Now I will tell you how to read one directly in your browser.

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Gmail goes color adding 30 themes!

Gmail fans have been building unofficial extensions to spice up their inboxes for a while, but up til now themes haven’t been an integral part of Gmail. We wanted to go beyond simple color customization, so out of the 30 odd themes we’re launching today, there’s a shiny theme with chrome styling, another one that turns your inbox into a retro notepad, nature themes that change scenery over time, weather driven themes that can rain on your mailbox, and fun characters to keep you in good company.
Source GMail blog.

Gmail Themes

Gmail voice and video chat

“Say hello to Gmail voice and video chat” is the latest article on Gmail Official Blog posted next to the Google Software Engineer Justin Uberti’s foto, testing the new GMail plugin.

Gmail voice and video chat

Download GMail voice and video chat.

This is an interesting but normal move for Gmail. It’s interesting because they integrate this plugin with the small Gmail chat window instead of (the dead) GTalk application as every internet person could think, but in the end it’s normal because, hey!, the video-era begun couple of years ago. There was about time!

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