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 [...]