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Finally you can access your gmail account offline

January 30th, 2009 Posted in service

God I’ve waited for this for a LONG time! Finally I can access access my Google Apps account (which means gmail for most of you) offline – without internet access – and without the need for a windows client like Outlook or other inferior yet-another-application-to-contain-the-same-data-that-needs-synchronization application.

All you have to do, apart from flicking the switch to “enable” for the “Offline”  feature in the gmail settings under “labs”, is install Google Gears application. If you use Google Chrome to browse the web, Google Gears is installed by default and this step is unnecessary.

What happens when an unmet need is filled? You create a new one, because the first didn’t make you as happy as you thought you would. Heck, back when I had a company with my friend Jens, we made it a priority to invent artificial needs whenever, wherever and whenever they were filled, we found new ridiculous ones. This worked great for us and we bought a lot of stuff when had no use for then, now or ever – let alone a need! Anyway, gmail offline access leaves we wanting, sooooo…..

• NEW artificial need that must be fulfilled before I can feel truly happy concerning the communication (mail, calendar, etc.) experience: Make my Google Calendar accessible offline! Go Go Google…

This, on top of that other recent great addition to gmail, Google Video Chat – the add on application that allows you to video chat in the browser. It works surprisingly well (think of it as a youtube video of yourself – that’s just about how it looks in the chat window). I’m surprised that most people on my Google Talk contact list doesn’t have the plugin installed (the icon changes to a video recorder-type icon if they have it). Anyway, feel free to install it and contact me for a chat to see how it works. I look forward to it!
I would imagine I especially would love the video chat when I’m away traveling on business, as corporate policy in the company I work for does not allow for Skype to be installed on corporate computers (pending I can install Video Chat on my corporate computer?…)

Anyway, Gmail Offline access and Gmail Video Chat  = YAY for Gmail

…xOxO…

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