Why Not? "Wave-Enabled" Google Email Server

I was thinking that it's a shame that Google didn’t take the Wave, build it into their email server and have just an option that let you “email in real time”, ie: any email on their system could be seen to be edited in real time (as wave showed) but in the gmail editor.

The major work would be in the server, so that it is still an email system, exchange compatible and all, but also makes this new function available. Hopefully, people would use it more and more as rapid email repliers discover they are responding quickly.

Perhaps Google could then market their own email server as “Wave-enabled, MS Exchange-compatible”.

So simple really – read this:

• http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/20/google_wave_lessons_learned/

LifeHacker, Stuff You Didn't Know And Links

The latest from LifeHacker - VLC changes you probably didn't know about and how to stay safe from Google:

• http://lifehacker.com/5261934/break-googles-monopoly-on-your-data-switch-to-yahoo-search
• http://lifehacker.com/5262604/kantaris-remixes-vlc-media-player-with-new-looks-and-features
• http://lifehacker.com/338074/gussy-up-vlc-with-winamp-classic-skins

And the updated front end for VLC:

• http://www.kantaris.org/?page_id=17

Some real thought provoking paranoia about Google up there.

And to round off, a note for email marketers, by an email marketer:

• http://minethatdata.blogspot.com/2009/05/open-letter-to-e-mail-marketers.html

Get Rid Of Spam! Temporary Inbox Heaven!

So, with the demise of Temporary Inbox I went searching for some new site which offer completely dynamically assigned email addresses. These are basically mail servers which accept any email sent to their list of domains, store them for a given period, not always keeping attachments, and then delete them. This means that any address is always valid, for example bubble@mailinator2.com or eriguiegb@mailinator.net are both valid emails. Also, checking their inboxes is as simple as going to the host site and entering the email address you want to check.

I found a massive list by simply entering: http://www.google.co.uk/search?rlz=1C1CHMB_en-GBGB316GB316&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=temporary+email

Of course!

LifeHacker Daily And Recycle Bin On Task Bar

Ok, so I was reading today's LifeHacker articles and here's a thought which never occured to me before: (Windows 7 has) A recycle bin icon on the taskbar for dropping things straight to it without being able to see the desktop:

• http://wigginscurse.blogspot.com/2007/05/recycle-bin-in-your-taskbar.html

Now, if you're like me and put things in the bin by hitting delete, this won't impress you too much. However, there are a lot of people out there, mostly ex-Apple and GUI-obsessed users, who "drop to delete". This is for them. And those who can't be bothered to use the keyboard(?)

I'm also adding a right-nav link to Wiggins' Hacks & Tricks tag page:

• http://wigginscurse.blogspot.com/search/label/Hacks/Tricks

Now the dailies...

• http://lifehacker.com/5249582/four-experimental-extensions-worth-an-extra-click
• http://lifehacker.com/5249512/put-a-recycle-bin-shortcut-on-the-windows-7-taskbar
• http://lifehacker.com/5248961/senders-time-zone-makes-outlook-better
• http://lifehacker.com/5249203/what-kind-of-emailer-are-you
• http://lifehacker.com/5248910/photoshop-speedup-optimizes-photoshop-startup-time
• http://lifehacker.com/5247820/the-keep-clear-desk