gMail – Useful Features

gMail is my favorite mail application, as I have blogged about here previously:

http://jnthweb.ca/2010/08/gmail-other-email-addresses/ http://jnthweb.ca/2010/08/why-gmail-labels-not-folders/ There are other reasons in other posts, but here is an excellent succinct list of why and how gmail is useful: http://www.thethinkingstick.com/5-gmail-tips-for-teachers [...]

My Samsung Galaxy Tab

My Samsung Galaxy Tab Home Screen

Does it make me disloyal to my love for Apple? I love my MacBook Air, but I bought myself a Samsung Galaxy Tab. My friends say I’m betraying Mac, but here’s what I said to them:

Well I do feel a little disloyal, but [...]

Sending Audio Feedback: Audacity and gMail

Sometimes it quicker and/or more personal to send recorded audio messages. As a teacher, I’ve sent emails using audio apps on my iphone, but it takes a long time to send and it’s a bit tricky to add email addresses. Today I tried using the free, downloadable audio software, Audacity, and the free richly-featured web [...]

Hacking Mail Accounts

I heard a disturbing story today from a friend. She has a Yahoo mail account, or rather, she had one. Someone hacked into it and sent emails to everyone in her contacts list. I can’t remember if she said all her files were destroyed as well; we were both rushing in different directions.

All her [...]

Jott – Another Fun Application

My friend, Bob Collings, sent me a link to Jott a new application still in Beta, that is very interesting. You phone their number, tell them who you want to leave a message for, including yourself, speak, and Jott emails your message to you or any of the contacts you’ve named. It is absolutely simple [...]