are google profiles and google+ the same thing?
― Once Were Moderators (DG), Wednesday, 29 June 2011 16:50 (twelve years ago) link
do not use google-
― coffeetripperspillerslyricmakeruppers (Latham Green), Wednesday, 29 June 2011 16:51 (twelve years ago) link
No, totally different
― mh, Wednesday, 29 June 2011 17:08 (twelve years ago) link
I dont see the google + yet
― coffeetripperspillerslyricmakeruppers (Latham Green), Wednesday, 29 June 2011 19:11 (twelve years ago) link
many xposts but in case you're wondering what the difference is between 'all mail' and 'inbox', if you use something like Outlook Express to read your gmails they get removed from gmail inbox once they've been retrieved using Outlook. They stay in 'all mail'.
― kinder, Wednesday, 29 June 2011 19:30 (twelve years ago) link
can they just fix reader ffs
― jeff, Wednesday, 29 June 2011 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
are you having the login problem jeff? just click the reader logo again and it'll go to the right screen.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 29 June 2011 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
current problem is that old comments have disappeared for me and many in my circle. we think it might be due to some weird spammers that friended us? but before that there was the disappearance of the comment box, etc etc. reader needs some attention.
― jeff, Wednesday, 29 June 2011 20:30 (twelve years ago) link
Ah, I rarely comment so can't help ya.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 29 June 2011 20:45 (twelve years ago) link
Me neither.
― online pinata store (Nicole), Wednesday, 29 June 2011 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
LEFT BEHIND
― conrad, Wednesday, 29 June 2011 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
it's a new thing but has somehow pushed me over the edge. gmail used to be so slick and now about 30% of the screen is actually taken up by the emails i want to the read and the rest by toolbars, buttons, gadgets and adverts. can barely ever load the site on my netbook. i want to ditch it.
maybe this will placate:http://lifehacker.com/5817272/gmail-rolls-out-its-new-minimal-look
― ledge, Friday, 1 July 2011 10:35 (twelve years ago) link
that looks exactly like what i want - thanks
― tpp, Friday, 1 July 2011 11:11 (twelve years ago) link
Gmail's subtly chaged things recently and I'm vaguely annoyed. A thread used to have a link for "expand all" and now it is a not-very-obvious button of a square with a down arrow in it :/
― Bloompsday (Trayce), Friday, 1 July 2011 11:26 (twelve years ago) link
not got + yet, but i care not.loving the new minimal look.
― mark e, Friday, 1 July 2011 12:38 (twelve years ago) link
Goddamnit. My gmail just got hacked this afternoon, got that big red warning at the top about my account being accessed from the Netherlands. Changed my password as soon as I saw that, how freaked should I be?
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Monday, 22 August 2011 22:15 (twelve years ago) link
it probably wouldn't hurt to change all your important passwords
― iatee, Monday, 22 August 2011 22:21 (twelve years ago) link
Will definitely do that.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Monday, 22 August 2011 22:21 (twelve years ago) link
i have, likely foolishly, not done this, but you may subsequently want to try two-step verification.
― mookieproof, Monday, 22 August 2011 23:20 (twelve years ago) link
lately gmail has been putting more than a few of my non-spam messages in the spam folder and trash. i don't want to have to check three folders every time i log in!
― chavo pendergrass (get bent), Monday, 22 August 2011 23:26 (twelve years ago) link
xp thanks! just set up two-step authentication; that is cool.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 22 August 2011 23:33 (twelve years ago) link
Okay, so I changed my password and set up the two-step authentication, but I have a question. On my work computer, our IT guy has it set up so our IE (yes yes, I know) clears out all saved data every couple of days. Since it says I'll have to do the two-step verification on every unverified computer, will I have to redo it every time IE clears out (so to speak)?
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 23 August 2011 02:54 (twelve years ago) link
i thought it was pretty cool when i got on gmail early on and got a very simple address, but now it is awful. people apparently sign up for all kinds of shit (mailing lists, fantasy football sites, online shopping receipts etc) with a 'fake' email (or maybe they're somehow getting their own email wrong?) that happens to be mine. lately i've been logging into their accounts and deleting them as retribution for using my email (and so i don't get more spam). it is mystifying, especially for sites that require you to verify your email address.
― hardcore oatmeal (Jordan), Tuesday, 23 August 2011 03:10 (twelve years ago) link
haha i thought it was pretty cool too -- you gave me my gmail invite iirc
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 23 August 2011 03:17 (twelve years ago) link
haha
― hardcore oatmeal (Jordan), Tuesday, 23 August 2011 03:29 (twelve years ago) link
Jordan I've started to get the same thing in the last 6 months or so. I can't work out if its a bunch of people dumb enough to think my email address is theirs, or some weirdass new spam sneak mechanism?
But yeah Ive gotten login (w/plain text pwds) for dating sites, and the other day full info on someones financial services shit, which I just replied to all with "this isnt your account, change your password!".
― sniggers with attitude (Trayce), Tuesday, 23 August 2011 03:29 (twelve years ago) link
same shit happens to me. there's not much to do about it except jordan's aggressive stance of deleting accounts, which i've also taken to. it makes me feel kinda bad sometimes :(
― Clay, Tuesday, 23 August 2011 03:34 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, i usually respond to misdirected emails (lately i've gotten a lot of resumes from indian people for some reason?). but this account shit is weird, and if it's spam then it's next level for sure.
xp
― hardcore oatmeal (Jordan), Tuesday, 23 August 2011 03:34 (twelve years ago) link
One dating site login I had gave me a pwd and userID. I logged into it (eharmony I think) and it worked. I guessed that the eharmony userid was the actual gmail address they meant (rather than "trayce"). lo and behold it let me log into her gmail >_<
It was full of Farmville updates and nothing else, so I just let it be.
― sniggers with attitude (Trayce), Tuesday, 23 August 2011 04:03 (twelve years ago) link
The lesson there is: never use the same password on all yr accounts.
oh most definitely, some *ahem* people I know used that to great effect back in the day
also, do not auto-message your password to a certain nickname on irc.
― unwarranted display names of ilx (mh), Tuesday, 23 August 2011 04:06 (twelve years ago) link
So any thougts on the new gmail? I switched and subsequently lost my nice minimalist theme :(
― sam500, Friday, 4 November 2011 08:42 (twelve years ago) link
I just switched to Gmail after Hotmail, or should I say Hotfail, blocked my decade-old account (presumably for spam/hacking reasons) and won't let me back in unless I give them my mobile number for them to display for all the world to see. Fuck you I won't do what you tell me, &c.
Seems to be working OK thus far but who knows.
― Here he is with the classic "Poème Électronique." Good track (Marcello Carlin), Friday, 4 November 2011 08:57 (twelve years ago) link
There's an ultra-cosy option or something.
― Autumn Almanac, Friday, 4 November 2011 09:12 (twelve years ago) link
Marcello I think you can skip that mobile "extra security" option: its there, but its in very teeny small text on the bottom right of the page/message.
― Trayce, Friday, 4 November 2011 09:42 (twelve years ago) link
Not on mine there isn't.
― Here he is with the classic "Poème Électronique." Good track (Marcello Carlin), Friday, 4 November 2011 10:39 (twelve years ago) link
I annoyingly only see that teeny small text in the bottom right when I log out. It pops up for some milliseconds and I can never get there in time to click it.
― Y Kant Lou Reed (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 4 November 2011 10:51 (twelve years ago) link
that sounds like browser shenanigans :(
― mark s, Friday, 4 November 2011 10:54 (twelve years ago) link
Either that or Larry Page and Sergey Brin are going "LOL he missed it again trololo" every time I try :-(
Probably a FF issue though, you're right.
― Y Kant Lou Reed (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 4 November 2011 10:58 (twelve years ago) link
Still no way to organize email by address alphabetically. >:(
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 4 November 2011 11:56 (twelve years ago) link
hurrah I managed to get my Hotmail account back without having to do all the mobile number business! "There's only one way to beat them - get round the back," as someone once said.
― Here he is with the classic "Poème Électronique." Good track (Marcello Carlin), Tuesday, 8 November 2011 10:56 (twelve years ago) link
hmm, change for change's sake, it seems.
It's OK, not worth changing back.
As long as those "Do you with to view only the webpage content that was delivered securely?" stupidquestion panels go away.(just checked, nope they still ask!)
― Mark G, Tuesday, 8 November 2011 11:24 (twelve years ago) link
this new version is not compatible with my browser at work so I can't email from my home account during the day which kind of sucks
― ban this sick stunt (anagram), Tuesday, 8 November 2011 14:22 (twelve years ago) link
The Gmail blog says that the big change was "responsive design" which will make the page conform to the size of its window. I approve of that, and I'm really glad they made the more diffuse spacing of objects optional bc I don't find the dense spacing crowded, I find it useful.
― the Smurf who'll snatch your money (Je55e), Tuesday, 8 November 2011 14:38 (twelve years ago) link
Does internet work?
Yes.
Let's fix it.
― ███★★★███ (PappaWheelie V), Tuesday, 8 November 2011 15:24 (twelve years ago) link
looks way too spaced out for me, irritating. guess I'll get used to it like I get used to every other dumb internet thing.
― akm, Tuesday, 8 November 2011 18:07 (twelve years ago) link
Even after switching to Compact display density? I hated the look until I figured out you could change that. My only qualm is that starred items don't stand out as much as they used to, but otherwise, it pretty much looks the same as it used to now.
― Vinnie, Tuesday, 8 November 2011 18:29 (twelve years ago) link
xp: Click the lowermost of the two cogwheels in the top-right; there are two less airy settings to choose from.I'm one of the few who thought Google Reader was improved by the redesign, but with gmail I'm sticking with the old look as long as I can. Mostly I dislike that some of the old text-links have been replaced with icons. I'm sure I'll get used to the icons in time, but ugh, not until I have to...
― Øystein, Tuesday, 8 November 2011 18:31 (twelve years ago) link
unread emails don't stand out as much as they used to. my gf leaves lots of unread stuff in her inbox, so this is driving her crazy.
― this is unusual for batman. (Jordan), Tuesday, 8 November 2011 19:57 (twelve years ago) link
I use the Tree theme (shows pictures of what the weather is doing, which is great! e.g., snow piling up on your icons, terrifying electrical storms) and the contrast btwn read and unread might be slightly lower, but it's still pretty clear.
― the Smurf who'll snatch your money (Je55e), Tuesday, 8 November 2011 20:36 (twelve years ago) link