Tag: gmail

  • Migrate Exchange users to Google Apps Premier

    Many IT/IS administrators for smaller organizations feel that an Exchange environment is still the most cost effective method to meet a firms collaboration needs. The argument for Exchange is often based on very reasonable prices of server hardware bundled with discounted licenses of Microsoft Exchange or SBS. The trouble is that this line or reasoning…

  • Sync Google contacts from iPhone

    One of Apple’s most overpriced products is their MobileMe service for contact, calendar and email synchronization of your iPod or iPhone. $99 bucks per year for synchronization and some web space? What a rip! Thankfully Google has decided to offer a way to sync your Google contacts, calendar and Gmail with your iPhone without using…

  • Why an undo option is better than a confirmation dialog

    Lots of computer activity will trigger a confirmation dialog. It’s usually in the form of a warning intended to give you another chance to reconsider what you’re doing. When deleting a bunch of files, for instance, most systems will ask you if you’re sure this is what you want to do before deleting them. While…

  • Gmailify your Hotmail

    I have an old Hotmail account which I use occasionally (mostly for registering things). The trouble is that it gets lots of spam and the interface is kind of slow and cumbersome to use. I’ve always wanted to have my Hotmail messages in Gmail, but forwarding just didn’t cut it. Now that Hotmail allows POP…