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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Gmail modes and gadgets
A couple alternate ways of connecting with your Gmail account from the unofficial Google Operating System blog:
Safe mode - http://mail.google.com/mail/?labs=0. It disables the experimental features from Gmail Labs, just in case some of them are buggy. You can remove some of the features from Gmail's settings page.
Secure mode - https://mail.google.com/. It encrypts the traffic between your computer and Gmail's servers. Use it from public computers, Wi-Fi networks or to bypass some proxies and web accelerators. There's a Gmail setting that redirects the standard version to the secure mode ("Always use https").
For privacy and security everyone should be using the secure mode as a matter of course. Be sure to check that link for even more ways to get into your Gmail account.
Also from the Google Operating System blog, check out Google Gadgets in Gmail to see how to implement this time-saving tip:
Gmail Labs lets you add two gadgets in the left sidebar: Google Calendar and Google Docs, so you can add events, see your agenda and open recently-edited documents. There's also an experimental feature that lets you add any gadget by entering the address of its XML file, but I couldn't find gadgets that work and look well.
Bonus: If you must put smiley faces in your email messages, it is now possible to use graphical emoticons in Gmail.
• Posted by: Marie Carnes at 7:26 PM
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