Oct 09
Google Groups Back in Beta
I have only used it briefly so far, but I had to come rave about the new Google Groups Beta! I wont say much, but I will point you to their new beta version and their blog announcment.
Bookmark to:
- Now Reading
Planned books:
- The Millionaire Mind by Thomas J. Stanley
- Spiritual Plateaus by Glenn L. Pace
- Murph by Dale Murphy
- It’s Not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome! RSI Theory by Suparna Damany
- Financial Peace Revisited by Dave Ramsey
Current books:
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Joseph Smith: The Man and the Seer by Hyrum L. Adrus
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America’s Cheapest Family Gets You Right on the Money by Steve Economides
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The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ by Various
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Agile Web Development with Rails, 2nd Edition by Dave Thomas
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The Mormon Way of Doing Business: How Eight Western Boys Reached the Top of Corporate America by Jeff Benedict
Recent books:
- Believing Christ the Parable of the Bicycle and Other Good News by Stephen E. Robinson
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money–That the Poor and Middle Class Do No by Robert T. Kiyosaki
- Winners Never Cheat: Everyday Values We Learned as Children (But May Have Forgotten) by Jon M. Huntsman
- Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
- Think and Grow Rich: The Andrew Carnegie formula for money making by Napoleon Hill
Latter-day Blog- Friends
October 9th, 2006 at 9:27 pm
i recently opened a gmail account and i am sorry to say it has left me a little disappointed. Since it is Google i expected the same kind of ease of use i associate with Apple, unfortunately i found the GUI to be tedious and slow. For examaple the reply control is located at the bottom of the interface - i had to scroll to find it. Even the control for creating a new message is not obvious - its off center to the left. Also IMHO i found it disconcerting to have product ads scrolling down the right side of the interface. I use Thunderbird as my regular mail client and i have to say Google’s effort comes up woefully short in comparison.
October 10th, 2006 at 3:42 am
You are right. There are some things still left to be desired with Gmail. For example, I would like a shortcut key to delete mail. But the issues have mentioned are not really issues in my mind.
the reply control is located at the bottom of the interface - i had to scroll to find it.
Well it seems natural to put the reply at the bottom where you would see it AFTER reading your email. Truth is though that you don’t even need to click reply in Gmail. The text box is there for you to highlight and start typing, or better yet, learn the keyboard controls. I find they map oddly enough, much like vi which I’m sure linux gurus love. Just type ‘r’ for reply.
Even the control for creating a new message is not obvious - its off center to the left.
Type ‘c’ for compose.
Also IMHO i found it disconcerting to have product ads scrolling down the right side of the interface.
I think they are unobtrusive. I rarely even notice them I guess. What do you expect in return for a free email account with 2.5 gigs of storage?
I use Thunderbird as my regular mail client and i have to say Google’s effort comes up woefully short in comparison.
I love Thunderbird also, but since I have more than one computer and like to check my email on other computers, Gmail provides a much better package for me as far as features, speed, consistency, spam control, etc. etc. than my previous Thunderbird/Squirrelmail IMAP solution I was using before.
October 10th, 2006 at 4:08 pm
I’d like to use the keyboard command but just typing r or c does not do anything. I think you left out something critical here.
October 11th, 2006 at 4:51 am
Yes, you’re right. You do need to go in to your settings and turn on the keyboard shortcuts.
You can view a list of all the shortcuts here.