Gmail seems to be the webmail of choice for college students and colleges are starting to look towards Gmail to replace exisiting mail applications. According to Arstechnica.com 5 colleges have already started the conversion and many over seas have begun as well and Email is just the beginning.
"We found that 25% of the students were already forwarding their e-mails to Gmail, which was more reliable, offered more storage, and had better accessibility than what existed,"
A lot has change since my last post. Rather then just have the blog specifically for GMail from now on I'm going to try to cover everything google has to offer. From it's services on youtube and To googlepages to spreadsheets and myspace. So look out for more updates later on and more tutorials and hacks.
The biggest update so far is Gmail is now available via your mobile phone which makes it easier for guys like myself that have Verizon's Motorola Q and are having trouble connecting to pop with it. It's an application that you download once and then you can receive emails real time, just like at home.
"Get Gmail on your mobile phone
It's new and it's fast. To try it for yourself, point your phone to gmail.com/app
Download it once, and start accessing Gmail on your phone with just a click or two. You'll also like it because:Learn more about Gmail for mobile devices."
- It has the same Gmail interface you know and love
- Your account stays synchronized whether you access it from your computer or the phone
- You can easily view attachments such as photos, documents and .pdf files
Google announced that it is going to be giving virtually unlimated space as it comes available so you'll litterally NEVER have to delete an email because your space will continually keep growing!
They've also added 12 more languages which include; Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, simplified and traditional Chinese. And UK English.
Just to add icing to the cake they finally added formating to emails like Fonts, bullets and highlighting in over 60 different colors
New features! :
wahoo, Just when you thought it couldn't get any better.
Gmail drops a bomb
An easier way to send up to 10MB of photos
Gmail now works with Picasa, Google's free photo organizer. Use Picasa to easily find, edit and preview your photos. Log in to Gmail directly from Picasa and send the photos from your Gmail account. Picasa even automatically resizes your photos so they're easier to receive and open. Your friends without such large email accounts will thank you. Learn more
Not just any old computer. Actually, yes, any old computer!
Basic HTML view lets you access your Gmail messages from almost any computer running almost any web browser, even old ones (not just IE5.5+, Mozilla, and Safari). Especially great for traveling, since you never know what kind of browser that internet café in Siberia is going to have. Learn more
First off sorry I haven't been posting in the last 3 months, I've been really busy with work and school and what have you I'm going to try to update this thing atleast twice a week now so check back sporadically. Yeah alot has changed with gmail since I last left you all.
About a week ago they changed where the invites are. They're also giving some people 50 invite in one gmail account. I can testify to that because i just got my 50 invites 2 days ago in one of my boxes. If any of you still need an invite (which i'm sure no one does but it's worth a shot ;) comment with your email.
Another new feature with gmail is POP/SMTP services which I'm extremely glad to see they're not going to make us pay for! Free is always better.. I should be posting a F.A.Q on that soon because a lot of people still have no idea how to get it to work. For the mean time again.. IF you have any questions regarding the matter feel free to comment and I'll be glad to help you out.
As far as gmail software goes, Everything is pretty much obsolete
since we can do pop/smtp now :P but if you know of any software that still has any use with gmail let me know. Well it's been nice talking to you all. Happy chatting!
next 4 people to post there emails/name/last name in the comments of this post gets an invite
"Yeap I'm giving 2 free gmail invites to the 10th and the 24th person to comment on this post. good luck!
(remember to leave your name and email on the 10th and 24th)"
I come back from work to find people trying to repost and all this bs. So this invite shit has been canceled till i can figure out a more secure way and fair way of handing these invites out..
UPDATE
The 8th person to post in the shout box gets invites remeber leave your name/lastname/email good luck again sorry about the cheats the first time guys
Gmail has released new software to check your gmail box threw an icon in your system tray. It works very much like Gtray and has similar options but has way fancier balloons and lets you see the email msg right there in the balloon its called gmail Notifier and it still is in beta stages along with gmail but I think its a great prog definitely replaced my gtray ;D
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Thats right you herd it here first! it seems vote for kerry in my shout box wasn't lying about the invites coming back.
There have been numerous reports of people recieving invites this morning!
So hold on to your seats ladies and gents lets see what google has instore for us now.. is this googles final attempt to hype gmail up before release? Lets hope and I hope I get my invites :D
(toxicaway on #gmail on Ef claims to have gotten 2 invites this morning. That bastard)
1.) Pop Goes the Gmail (pgtg)(Have herd complaints of this not working anymore)
3/5
Pop Goes the Gmail is a program that sits between the http://gmail.com web server and your email client, converting messages from web format into POP3 format that a program such as Outlook Express or Thunderbird can understand.
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2.)GTray (I currently use this)
5/5
Gtray is a program that will automatically check if you have any new mail in your gmail inbox after x amount of time that you set it to check.
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3.) GetMail For Hotmail
*Unrated*
GetMail is a mail forwarding program that started life because of the lack of POP3 availability for Hotmail. From these humble beginnings it has evolved into a flexible Hotmail/MSN/Pop mail directing forwarding
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These are all the GMail beta programs I know of at the moment if you know of anymore please leave a comment on this thread with the name and a link thanks.
Well it seems the word just hasn't hit everyone yet, but just incase you're one of these people living under a rock here it goes. Gmail an email service provided by google which you can only sign up on an invite basis has NOT sent any invites out in well over a month so if you currently have a gmail account and are still waiting for your invites forget about it they are never coming all invites have stopped. hope that cleared some stuff up.
Heres what you guys thought about gmail Beta testing!
Great! 50%
Pretty good. 27.3%
Ok. 4.5%
They could be better. 18.2%
Total: 22 votes
OK here it is actual proof that beta testers get to keep there current gmail address
Quote:
Gmail is still in an early stage of development. If you set up an
account, you'll be able to keep it even after we make Gmail more
widely available and as one of the system's early testers, you will
be helping us improve the service through your feedback. We might ask
for your comments and suggestions periodically and we appreciate your
help in making Gmail even better.
Thanks,
The Gmail Team
No its not a catchy song......
BREAKING NEWS
I have just learned that all invites will expire at some point or another even when not used! It's said that they have a shelf life of 3 weeks till expiration.
(*Update* if you have not sent the email to get the invite link yet, your invite still hasn't started its 3week count down yet *Update*)
Quote:
"The person you invite will be sent a message that includes a link to join Gmail. That registration link will be valid for three weeks and can be used to create only one account."
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ArmyOfYuan: i heard they're almost done beta testing
ArmyOfYuan: i dunno tho
ArmyOfYuan: they stopped giving out invites
Q. What is Gmail?
A. Gmail is a free, search-based webmail service that combines the best features of traditional email with Google's search technology
Q. How can I get Gmail?
A. Currently Gmail is for beta tester users only. You may not signup for Gmail unless somone that currently has Gmail sends you an invite given to them by gmail. (*Update* currently Gmail invites are scarce *Update*)
Q. What's the maximum message size limit for attachments?
A. You can send and receive messages up to 10 megabytes (MB) total
Q. How much space does Gmail have?
A. Gmail is one of currently many 1 gigabyte email services. Altho there currently are many now Gmail was the first to come up with the idea.
Q. When is Gmail going to go public?
A. Good question!
Q. Can I get an invite?
A. HELL NO!
What Gmail site doesn't have a Gmail Logo spoof? :P I figure I needed to be in the incrowed aswell.
If you have anything to say about gmail negative or positive I wanna hear about it. I've been using gmail for sometime now and I think its the greatest thing since sliced bread. Seriously tho it is great. Other email 1gb email providers such as Walla, or Spymac cannot compare with the level of service, speed and potential reliability gmail has to offer. I say potential because remember it is still after all a beta and anything can happen.
Hello everyone and welcome to the gmail blog. Where you can come and participate in polls and random discussion about the famous gmail and how its affected all the other email services. More updates on its way so look out.
