Sep

12

Google Mail (Gmail) allows default ‘Reply to All’

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In addition to other features in Gmail labs introduced recently, there is one feautre which I like the best - the default ‘Reply to All’. How many times have we replied to an email only to realize we forgot to reply-all ?

Check out this, and other features on the official Gmail blog

Sep

5

Google Chrome and the Blue Screen of Death - BSOD

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After a couple of days of heavy use of Google Chrome, the annoyances have started.

Having a link in the page’s HTML source ending with a special character causes the while browser to crash. So much for only the tab crashing.

The bigger and more annoying issue is the fact that I have received the blue screen of death (BSOD) on 3 ocassions. The message seemed like there was an IRQ conflict. Something to do with IRQL not equal. The only thing common to all 3 occurances is that I was using IE and Chrome simultaneously. And both had some sort of media being played - either YouTube videos or forced video ads. At least on one ocassipn I was listening to Pandora.

I also noticed that Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer has become slow and sluggish after installing Chrome. Go figure.

This is the first post from my mobile phone.

Sep

2

Google Chrome - Initial Review and Comments

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So, I managed to snag Google Chrome 8 minutes before noon PDT (the official release time). The link was live, and I downloaded it in a flash. Currently, people are reporting that the server is under extreme load and they are not able to download it.

Initial thoughts:

- The installation imported my bookmarks automatically without my permission. It only notified me. I’m disappointed with that. If it was a confirmation, it didn’t follow the usability standards.

- The browser opened up quick, unlike most others which take time.

- The rendering of pages was quick, but the fonts on many pages were not smooth - they had jagged edges and were a strain to read. I checked sites like cnn.com, cnbc.com and even Google’s search engine. I’m using Windows XP SP3, on a Dell Latitude D820 with a resolution of 1280×800

- It was a bit difficult to find the task manager built-in to the browser.

- The Acid 2 test passed. The Acid 3 test failed, with a score of 61/100.
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