How You Could Get Locked Out of Your Gmail Account for Weeks [Gmail] (26)
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Amidst all the hype around cloud computing, The New York Times points out that if Google locks down your Gmail login for whatever reason (like someone tried the wrong password too many times), you're basically screwed. If you're worried, set up an automated email backup using POP.
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Jrod said:
yeah, sure, we'll just hire 400 people to answer phones all day. maybe 1% of daily calls would *actually* NEED to talk to someone instead of using our self-help tools. survey says, wrong, suckas. choose a good password, remember it, and set a backup e-mail account just in case. the end.
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Allen said:
shared for the link to the nytimes article
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Praveen Kumar said:
Hmm.. This has been an issue for me once!
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Rick Dillon said:
Meh. Go to Google -> My Account and make sure you set a security question you know, and supply a valid secondary email address. Then you won't have this problem.
Does Your Computer's Operating System Still Matter? [Reader Poll] (24)
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New York Times writer Joe Nocera argues that the Windows operating system doesn't matter any more, because webapps are rendering all operating systems irrelevant. He asks: Do you really care anymore which operating system you use? I don’t. For years, I owned both a PC and a Mac. I could use Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Apple’s Safari or Mozilla’s Firefox, more or less interchangeably, to access the Internet. I could write an article on one computer, ...
Zoho Docs Organizes Your Writer/Sheet/Show Files [Online Documents] (11)
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Robust online office suite Zoho has added a long-overdue file management and landing page for users, making it easier to view and edit word documents, spreadsheets, and slideshows without having to flip between browser tabs. Zoho Docs lets you preview documents in tabs within the page, manage the sharing and edit rights of any file with individuals or groups, and even chat with other people editing your Zoho stuff online. The drag-and-drop-interface, collapsible folders, and ...
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Scott said:
Simply awesome. This was the last piece missing in ZOHO, the best only office suite (sweet)
Glide Web-based Desktop Now Syncs Local Files [Web As Desktop] (3)
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Like all web-based desktops (or "webtops"), Glide OS offers applications and document access on a virtual desktop you log into using only your browser. But today they unveil one very useful feature that sets it apart from previously mentioned EyeOS and its cousins: the Glide OS desktop application, which imports and syncs desktop files to and from your Glide webtop. Install Glide Desktop Applications on multiple desktops for automatic synchronization of all of your files ...
Live Mesh Connects Folders and Desktops Across Windows PCs [Screenshot Tour] (4)
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Windows only (for the moment): Microsoft has thrown open the doors to a "tech preview" of its Live Mesh service, a kind of web-boosted version of Lifehacker favorite folder-syncing tool FolderShare,...
gAttach Fully Integrates Gmail into the Windows Desktop [Featured Windows Download] (1)
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Windows only: Free Windows utility gAttach tightly integrates your web-based Gmail account into your operating system, fixing nearly every "Mail to" or "Send to" button and option to use a small Gmail window instead of Outlook or another desktop mail client. In other words, XP users can say goodbye to accidental Outlook Express pop-ups. The small app works with right-clicks on files, "Email this file" in Windows Explorer, email links in your default web browser, ...
gAttach Fully Integrates Gmail into the Windows Desktop [Featured Windows Download] (4)
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Windows only: Free Windows utility gAttach tightly integrates your web-based Gmail account into your operating system, fixing nearly every "Mail to" or "Send to" button and option to use a small Gmail window instead of Outlook or another desktop mail client. In other words, XP users can say goodbye to accidental Outlook Express pop-ups. The small app works with right-clicks on files, "Email this file" in Windows Explorer, email links in your default web browser, ...
Embed Remember the Milk on Your Windows Desktop [Remember The Milk] (2)
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Weblog Third Error suggests a clever use for your Windows Active Desktop: Embed your Remember the Milk to-do list on your wallpaper. In all it's pretty standard use of the oft-disregarded Active Desktop, but the main trick is that you subscribe to the Remember the Milk iGoogle gadget so you get a nice, clean interface for your to-do list directly on your desktop. We've detailed how to embed your local to-do list before, but if ...
Start Using the New iGoogle Today [Screenshot Tour] (7)
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Last week we told you about iGoogle's new look, which they've rolled out to a few users in June and will continue to roll out to users through July. However, if you're dying to start using the new iGoogle today you can head to the iGoogle Sandbox Sign Up page and enable the new iGoogle right now. The only catch: Google puts you on the honor system that you're a developer. If you're comfortable calling ...
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Tom said:
Anyone try this out yet?
BrowserPlus Offers Drag and Drop Uploads and More [Web As Desktop] (1)
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Yahoo unveils a "sneak peek" of a new product that aims to bridge the gap between your web browser and desktop—BrowserPlus, a desktop utility that enables richer browser interaction, like drag and drop file uploads. The BrowserPlus utility is available for Windows and Mac at the moment and works with Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer 7. There are only three demo applications that use BrowserPlus: a Flickr drap-and-drop image uploader, an IRC chat client, and ...
Photoshop Express Adds Flickr Support [Photoshop] (1)
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Web-based image editor Photoshop Express adds Flickr to its list of importable sources. Now you can grab images from your Flickr account, edit them in PS Express, and put them back all prettified...
MindMeister 2.0 Launches [Mind Map] (4)
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Web-based mind mapping tool MindMeister launches version 2.0, with an impressive roster of new features like node attachments, task tracking fields, and extensive map-sharing. Give it a whirl after you check out our beginner's guide to mind-mapping meetings. [via]
Easily Install Prism-Powered Web Apps in Ubuntu [Web As Desktop] (2)
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If you're already using the Hardy Heron Beta, the next version of the Ubuntu Linux operating system, you've also got a dead-simple means of getting web apps like Google Docs, Google Calendar,...
Set Up a Web-Based Desktop with EyeOS [Feature] (2)
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When you're at a computer that's missing a vital file or application, like an office workstation that's locked down, a friend's system or coffee shop computer, you can still get to a desktop that contains your essentials—on the web. A "webtop" is a virtual desktop that you access using only a browser, and it can include much of the stuff you'd expect on a local computer desktop: like file storage and management, a calendar, RSS ...
Stream Music from Your Home Computer to Any Browser with JukeFly [Featured Windows Download] (3)
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Windows only: Listen to your home music library from anywhere through your browser with web site JukeFly. Similar to previously mentioned streaming application Orb, JukeFly runs a small server on your desktop that scans any music folders you add to it and makes all of that music available through their slick web interface. With its extensive social features, JukeFly is actually a little more reminiscent of Anywhere.fm, the main difference being that Anywhere.FM actually stores ...
Ask Lifehacker: Cross-platform GTD apps? (1)
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Dear Lifehacker, As a Mac user who Gets Things Done™, I use kGTD quite happily right now. With some encouragement from me, my mother is hopping the GTD train. She uses my old Powerbook as her home computer and is forced to use Windows at work. Do you know of some good cross-platform GTD solutions? Thanks for any suggestions, Cross-Platform GTD Dear Cross-Platform, While Getting Things Done doesn't enjoy the popularity it did 2 years ...
