Monthly Archives: November 2011

“Three departments participated in the writing of this message”

Here is a screen shot of the message I got after I upgraded Firefox to v3.6.24 a couple of days ago. This is latest version that runs on this computer and I cannot upgrade to a higher version. This is … Continue reading

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You’re all bitching about something you choose and don’t pay for?

I’ve been trawling the Gmail help forums recently in the vain hope of a sign that Google will not force us all to use “New Look Gmail.” One poster (38manny) made the the following point in a thread about New … Continue reading

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Gbook or FaceMail?

Why does everything have to look like everything else? If I wanted to use Facebook, then I’d register for Facebook. Now I don’t have to, as the “New Look” Gmail conversation view now looks like Facebook (and Linkedin and Skype … Continue reading

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Time to ditch Gmail (in a browser window)

What do you like about the new version? It makes me want to buy an email client, which is probably good for me in the long run, as it will insulate me from unnecessary (web) application UX changes. The New … Continue reading

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