This is just a quick tip to explain how to sync your Mac Address Book (Leopard 10.5.3 only) with Google’s Gmail without needing an iPhone or a .Mac account. If you have an iPhone then you don’t need this tip and can follow these instructions. If you don’t have a Gmail account you’ll […]
How to Enable Mac Address Book to Sync with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac [Mac Guide]
By Franklin on May 29, 2008 within Apple, Featured, Google, Tips |
Ideal Settings for Apple Mail and Gmail IMAP Syncing [Mac Guide]
By Franklin on Apr 22, 2008 within Apple, Featured, Google, Guides |
I am a BIG fan of Google’s Gmail service. It has the best webmail interface by far and offers nearly unlimited storage. Now that Gmail allows IMAP access I am using it as my primary email service via Apple’s Mail.app. I’ve configured Gmail to check all of my other email […]
Customize iGoogle With These Outstanding Gadgets and Themes
By Riley on Feb 14, 2008 within Coffee Break, Google |
If you have read some of my other posts you may realize that I enjoy “decorating” my computer, often by choosing a fun Desktop theme or changing my system icons. In this same vein, I’ve also become a fan of iGoogle (short for interactive Google) which is a customizable homepage that includes lots of different […]
Google 411 Graduates from Labs, Still Free
By Franklin on Oct 15, 2007 within Coffee Break, Google |
Google’s free telephone directory assistance tool has graduated from Google Labs to a full-fledged Google service. If you haven’t tried GOOG-411, simply dial 1-800-GOOG-411 from any phone and follow the automated directions. The voice recognition is actually quite good and FREE sure beats the big telephone companies trying to charge $1.50 […]
Google to Sponsor $30 Million in Lunar X Prizes [News]
By Franklin on Sep 13, 2007 within Coffee Break, Google |
Fresh on the heels of securing a $1.3 million annual parking permit for their corporate jet (Boeing 767) at NASA’s airfield near Mountain View, CA the search giant now appears ready to offer up the largest X Prize to date ($20 million for the first competitor to land a robotic rover on the Moon that […]