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Unread Gmail on your OSX Desktop

nick — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:33:00 +0000

1) Install GeekTool
2) Run this script....

#!/bin/bash

USERNAME="me@gmail.com"
PASSWORD="password"

EMAIL=`curl -u $USERNAME:$PASSWORD --silent "https://mail.google.com/mail/feed/atom" | tr -d '\n' | awk -F '<entry>' '{for (i=2; i<=NF; i++) {print $i}}' | sed -n "s/<title>\(.*\)<\/title.*name>\(.*\)<\/name>.*/\2 - \1/p"`

if [ -n "$EMAIL" ]
    then

    echo "INBOX:"
    echo "-----------------------------------------"

    IFS=$'\n'
    for i in $EMAIL
    do
        len=${#i}
        if [ "$len" -gt 40 ]
            then
            echo ${i:0:37} "..."
        else
            echo $i
        fi
    done
fi

3) smile

Bluecoat, Gmail (Google Mail) & Your request is being scanned for security purposes

nick — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:00:00 +0000

This issue wasted an hour of my life :)

Recently users visiting google mail via the bluecoat proxy started complaining of popups which said...

Your request is being scanned for security purposes

Instead of "botching" it on the blue coat I offered my users a work around... something that they should be doing anyway... switch on encryption.... So within gmail -> settings -> general, tick the box...

This did the trick, my users mail is now more confidential than it was before and there were no more pop-ups :cool:

Firefox Add-on: Remember The Milk for Gmail

nick — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:15:00 +0000

I've been playing with Remember the milk for some time now, I thought with my n800 it would be really useful...BUT... Actually I've found that the firefox extension they have released has really upped my usage, as soon as I can get my tasks synced with my n800 I'll definitively be upgrading to their pro version.

I've recommended this plugin to a few friends and they love it, so if you're looking for a new personal task managment solution then this is for you!

Remember The Milk - Services / Remember The Milk for Gmail
Remember The Milk for Gmail is a Firefox extension that allows you to manage your tasks in Gmail (complete, postpone, and edit tasks), add new tasks (and connect them with your emails, contacts, and Google Calendar events), automatically add tasks for starred messages or specific labels, and much more!

My firefox page is now back online, so check it out for a list of other useful plugins/addons.

Fixing Some Life Irritating Bugs....

nick — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:43:00 +0000

As Christmas draws closer, time becomes more of a premium, as a result blog activity suffers... I've thought about using twitter for my blog category, in the mean-time I'm using it with googletalk & facebook, so we'll see if that develops.

I've had a chance to fix some annoying bugs with my laptop/life, and thought I'd share them here, they'll pop-up in delicious when I get a chance to go thought my shared list, but until then here are some links....

Fedora: Java Clobbers/Breaks File Associations in Gnome/Nautilus
Gmail: Can't enable IMAP, because it's not available in UK English.
WMA to MP3: Converted some old tracks I found in a backup.
Gnome: Changed the colour of tooltips as doing it in the theme file didn't work
Eye Candy: Fixed my CPU Temp Gauge (by typing sensors-detect, and following the instructions!)

Enjoy!

GPG For Firefox !

nick — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:51:00 +0100

yay !

FireGPG - use GPG easily in Firefox !
FireGPG is a Firefox extension under GPL which brings an interface to encrypt, decrypt, sign or verify the signature of a text in any web page using GnuPG.

Gmail Notifier - Firefox Extension

nick — Fri, 18 May 2007 17:38:00 +0100

Simple,effective and necessary...

Gmail Notifier :: Firefox Add-ons
A notifier for Gmail...

I've been using this for a while, and most firefox users probably have something in place already, so nothing new here, but I usemy firefox page for prepping new installs, so perhaps this is more of a "post to self" ;)

Gmail File Space Extension (gSpace)

nick — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:44:00 +0100

For those who can't wait for the fabled gdrive, this is worth a look, you get like an FTP style interface to gmail within firefox, I've found it useful for quick backups.

Gmail File Space
his extension allows you to use your Gmail Space (2 GB) for file storage. It acts as a remote machine. You can transfer files between your hard drive and gmail. This is similar to "Gmail Drive" on windows platform. Your gmail account looks like a FTP host and you can upload and download your files. After you install, you get an option called "GSpace" in your "tools" menu clicking on which opens the window for transfer of folders/files. Works great for photos and music files less than 14MB.