Comments on: Mailplane: Gmail out of the Browser http://www.astrobetter.com/mailplane-gmail-out-of-the-browser/ Tips and Tricks for Professional Astronomers Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:32:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: kelle http://www.astrobetter.com/mailplane-gmail-out-of-the-browser/#comment-9 kelle Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:09:51 +0000 http://www.astrobetter.com/?p=13#comment-9 @M-MML, your comment raises several issues: The first is that if you're happy with your current email workflow, by all means, stick with it! Don't fix it if it ain't broke. Second, in my mind, the fundamental difference between Thunderbird (or Mac Mail) and Gmail is web-based email vs. desktop based. I personally access my email from a gazillion (okay, 3) different computers and find the web-based option to work best for me. I've also worked out how to get all my mail transferred weekly to my laptop and then backed up via Time Machine so I'm in possession of my email archive in case Google disappears. Finally, Gmail supports IMAP. There's no reason you can't manage both your institutional and personal email from one Gmail account. @M-MML, your comment raises several issues:

The first is that if you’re happy with your current email workflow, by all means, stick with it! Don’t fix it if it ain’t broke.

Second, in my mind, the fundamental difference between Thunderbird (or Mac Mail) and Gmail is web-based email vs. desktop based. I personally access my email from a gazillion (okay, 3) different computers and find the web-based option to work best for me. I’ve also worked out how to get all my mail transferred weekly to my laptop and then backed up via Time Machine so I’m in possession of my email archive in case Google disappears.

Finally, Gmail supports IMAP. There’s no reason you can’t manage both your institutional and personal email from one Gmail account.

]]> By: M-MML http://www.astrobetter.com/mailplane-gmail-out-of-the-browser/#comment-6 M-MML Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:06:38 +0000 http://www.astrobetter.com/?p=13#comment-6 OK, why do I need this, instead of just using an IMAP feed to Thunderbird, where I can also access my institutional email account at the same time? OK, why do I need this, instead of just using an IMAP feed to Thunderbird, where I can also access my institutional email account at the same time?

]]> By: bjswift http://www.astrobetter.com/mailplane-gmail-out-of-the-browser/#comment-3 bjswift Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:00:53 +0000 http://www.astrobetter.com/?p=13#comment-3 Okay, 18 days left on my trial period. I'm enjoying it so far, but it's been hard to kick the habit of having a browser window open all the time for this and that. My main complaint so far it that I can't interact with *anything* in Mailplane when the network is down. If the wireless cuts out in the middle of composing a message, then I can't type in the textbox any more. I'd like to be able to draft offline as well, but I'm sure those sorts of things will be worked out as it's more developed. Okay, 18 days left on my trial period. I’m enjoying it so far, but it’s been hard to kick the habit of having a browser window open all the time for this and that.

My main complaint so far it that I can’t interact with *anything* in Mailplane when the network is down. If the wireless cuts out in the middle of composing a message, then I can’t type in the textbox any more. I’d like to be able to draft offline as well, but I’m sure those sorts of things will be worked out as it’s more developed.

]]> By: bjswift http://www.astrobetter.com/mailplane-gmail-out-of-the-browser/#comment-2 bjswift Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:57:13 +0000 http://www.astrobetter.com/?p=13#comment-2 Man, I was hooked until I saw that it wasn't free, but since I can try it out for free for a month...I guess I'll give it a shot! Will report back in a month! Man, I was hooked until I saw that it wasn’t free, but since I can try it out for free for a month…I guess I’ll give it a shot! Will report back in a month!

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