In a previous post I mentioned that I had already configured my Mac to use some of Google's free services and how I felt that this was a cheap way to get some of the same features offered in MobileMe. Namely, I configured Mail.app for use with Gmail, synced my Address Book to my Gmail Contacts, and connected iCal to my Google Calendar. In this post, I explain how to setup Leopard Mail.app for reading Gmail. IMAP vs POP3 Google…
Researchers at the at a Defcon hackers’ conference revealed a flaw in the way Google's Gmail handles session cookies. According to the Hacking Truths. web site: The problem lies with the fact that every time you access anything on Gmail, even an image, your browser also sends your cookie to the website. This makes it possible for an attacker sniffing traffic on the network to insert an image served from http://mail.google.com and force your browser to send the cookie file,…
I find that I use my iPod Touch as a music/video player only incidentally. With the wireless option and the app store my iPod Touch is more of a PDA/game machine. I carry it around the house and now use my laptop for other things ( editing photos and video, etc. ). At work, we now have a wireless guest network setup ( separate from the corporate LAN ) and when I am near a conference room or sitting neat…
Wow! Pow! This is my favorite all time Firefox extension. I think that the Gmail team should buy the code for this extension and incorporate the design right into Gmail or provide it as a skin. They can use the same mechanism they use for the iGoogle page. Go get it!…
Mail.app had a problem syncing up with Gmail via IMAP. No matter what I tried I could not get deleted messages to stay delete or Junk mail to disappear. I had to delete my Mail.app index and use a Gmail search to find old messages and delete them. Unfortunately Mail.app kept recreating the Drafts folder with older messages and of course sending them out. Aaargh!!!…
