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• [Gmail Labs] New Labs feature makes Gmail go Offline with Google Gears
  Posted on Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 in Google – Comments: (1)
  Gmail Labs is definitely an interesting way of making Gmail implement all those cool features which most of the mailing services don’t have yet. The latest in the Gmail labs family is the Offline Gmail feature, earlier, Zoho announced its mailing service with Offline capability using Google Gears. Finally, Gmail too has added the same feature.This feature is currently being rolled out to all those users who use Gmail in US or UK English.
• [Java] 10 Java Packages every Java Developer must know about
  Posted on Sunday, February 1st, 2009 in Java – Comments: (1)
  This article describes 10 Java Packages which ideally every Java Developer must know. Knowledge of these packages can certainly give you an edge over other Java enthusiasts. Infact, most of the Java job interviews can easily be handled with a good knowledge of these Java packages. I must mention that though these Java packages are like the cream of the cream, knowledge of other Java packages is always good.
• Human Error behind the Google Malware bug.
  Posted on Sunday, February 1st, 2009 in Google – Comments: (2)
  During the late India hours yesterday or early morning US time, Google started showing some glitches when for every search, the Google search engine started giving “This site may harm your computer” warnings for any and every site, google included. Reports about this bug started flooding the internet and the world of Twitter too. In the current age, when social media governs the impact and importance of news, a quick fix and explanation from Google was definitely expected.
• Sprint Palm Treo Pro 850 Now Available on BestBuy
  Posted on Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 in Technology – Comments: (1)
  There were already rumors about the Sprint Palm Treo Pro making appearance on Best Buy, but now its official. Palm’s Treo Pro is now on sale on BestBuy. As per the estimates the shipping should happen in a week or two. Also do checkout the financing offers available with BestBuy.Consumers are desperately hoping that the $699.99 off-contract price will still drop,however,those anxious to get in early can pre-order on BestBuy now itself.
• Using Measurement Lab to test your Internet connection
  Posted on Thursday, January 29th, 2009 in Google – Comments: (3)
  In my previous post, you learnt about how to use Ping and TraceRoutes to do some basic level of debugging related to your internet connection. Though tools like Speedtest do help you get information about your internet connection, the complete picture about the insights can only come from a combination of tools.When it comes to performance, one often faces questions like whether there is a problem caused by your broadband ISP, the application, your PC, or something else?

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