Google currently has a deal going that offers a free Eye-Fi card when you lease 200GB of storage for them for a year. When I first saw it it seemed like a pretty good deal, and I hate to pass up a good deal. But it’s less of a deal if I don’t really need the space and won’t use the card. So that got me thinking about my options. The space is split between Gmail and Picasa. I’m not even close to my Gmail limit and I’m not currently [...] Read the rest »
Google Adds IMAP to GMail
Google’s rolling out IMAP support to GMail. I’ve always been a fan of IMAP which allows accessing and managing email from multiple clients while keeping all the mail on the server until it’s actually deleted. Move it to a folder on once client and it moves on all. IMAP also supports an offline mode. So it’s great to see IMAP coming to a free e-mail service. Read the rest »
The OS Quest Trail Log #9
I spent the week dabbling in new software. Pixelmator is out of beta and available now so I looked at that. Still reminds me a lot of Photoshop Elements, lots of palettes. The so-called HUDs are really just transparent palettes. Both are nice but Acorn has more than I currently know how to use and the price is great ($40) so I decided to go with Acorn. Pixelmator is $59. I suspect they may keep leapfrogging each other in terms of features and ease of use and I doubt either [...] Read the rest »
Google Apps for My Domain – Part 1
I’ve completed my move to Google Apps and now all my mail goes into my inbox there, one way or the the other. In Part 1 I’ll cover the domain setup and IMAP mail migration using the migration tool, while in part 2 I’ll cover the features that are available to all GMail users. My reasons for moving to Google Apps were: Sometimes they can be a bit creepy but I trust them as much as I trust any other ISP or mail provider. I want to provide email to [...] Read the rest »
