Comments on: Web Services I Use Daily – What Do You Use?

By: Mitch Malone

Mitch Malone — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:14:23 +0000

I use many similar apps to yourself plus a few extra…

Gmail
Google Calendar
Google Docs
Google Maps
Google Finance
Google Reader
Twitter
Facebook
Last.fm
LinkedIn
del.icio.us
reQall
Evernote (sort of web, sort of app)
MobileMe

Right now I am trying to decide what way to go with Google vs. MobileMe. On the one hand I see massive value in having a paid service with technical support and decent push services on my iPod Touch and iPhone. On the other hand I can't help but miss a few key features in MobileMe and wonder if my Apple patriotism is keeping me there.

By: Rene

Rene — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:18:23 +0000

Earliest email I found was novenber 10, 1997 … and yes, only .5 GB :D
And I hardly delete any emails, but I do detach all attachments. The folder structure in Outlook is very similar to the folder structure on my computer, so I can always easily find back any attachments (also, because I copy paste the filename into the email).

By: Mitch Malone

Mitch Malone — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:15:13 +0000

I use many similar apps to yourself plus a few extra…

- Gmail
- Google Calendar
- Google Docs
- Google Maps
- Google Finance
- Google Reader
- Twitter
- Facebook
- Last.fm
- LinkedIn
- del.icio.us
- reQall
- Evernote (sort of web, sort of app)
- MobileMe

By: Scott Jarkoff

Scott Jarkoff — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:05:14 +0000

Wow, 10+ years eh? Nice!

I am surprised that you only have .5GB after so long. Hell, I'm at 3GB on my personal Gmail account, and it's only a few short years old.

I take it you actually delete email unlike me? :D

By: Rene

Rene — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:01:11 +0000

I'm storing my data in PST, so far a little over .5 Gb, 10+ years of email history.

By: Scott Jarkoff

Scott Jarkoff — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:31:13 +0000

Switching to IMAP from POP3 should not affect your Outlook profile. At least in my experience it hasnt. What matters is how you're storing your data – in a PST or otherwise.

By: Rene

Rene — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:26:35 +0000

Ah, that settles it for not using Google Gears then :P
I just checked with my ISP (still in Holland) and they do offer IMAP so I can actually switch over from POP3. But before I do that I need to find out what will actually happen to the Outlook profile that I have and if it can be merged.

By: Scott Jarkoff

Scott Jarkoff — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:03:22 +0000

Google Gears does nothing other than facilitate offline storage use, so the interface will definitely still be Gmail. Although, what about using IMAP to access your data and sync it locally?

I take it you download mail from a service provider via POP3 and keep it stored in a PST of some sort?

By: Rene

Rene — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:58:27 +0000

Don't think I will try that, unless Google Gears looks very differently from gmail. I think the UI for gmail is horrible and the way it displays messages is user unfriendly (although I'm sure you could change settings).
In a way I grew up with Outlook (used it for over 10 years) and I am familiar with its capabilities, so I don't really see a need to switch, moreso since I also use MS Office products.

By: Scott Jarkoff

Scott Jarkoff — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:49:18 +0000

It's funny how we want our data in the cloud but use local tools for accessing that data. I'm completely with you on that as I do much the same.

Too much RSS is definitely a bad thing – information overload is not helpful in any way, shape or form. I try to maintain a good balance, or at least what I think is a good balance, between too much and too little information.

Old school is a good thing too. After all, we like visitors to the site because if you visit then you probably are conversing with us.

By: Scott Jarkoff

Scott Jarkoff — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:47:22 +0000

What are your feelings on using Google Gears to offer offline access to your Gmail account? Would that satisfy your "local access" rule for email? Just wondering as I find that discussion pretty interesting!

By: JoshuaJones

JoshuaJones — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:33:18 +0000

The idea of tools in the cloud is a great idea, but I tend to use those services via desktop tools.

And as a sub-note, I try to avoid using too much RSS as I can get distracted easily. Not a good thing when clients want their order complete! I tend to visit the acual site I enjoy reading more than using RSS.

I know, old school right?

By: Rene

Rene — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:01:50 +0000

On a daily basis I use:
- facebook
- friendfeed
- flickr
- blogger
- storm-artists.net
On an irregular basis I use:
- last.fm
- LinkedIn
- Xing

For mail and calendar and contacts I still rely on Outlook, because local access has always worked best for me. I would never ever keep my email and personal stuff "offsite". Of course I have a hotmail account and a yahoo mail account, but I only use those for possible spam websites.