blog.JacobBurke.com » GCal http://blog.jacobburke.com Random thoughts about life, technology and the world around me. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:19:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Gmail Interface I have always wanted! http://blog.jacobburke.com/2008/08/31/the-gmail-interface-i-have-always-wanted/ http://blog.jacobburke.com/2008/08/31/the-gmail-interface-i-have-always-wanted/#comments Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:01:22 +0000 Jacob Burke http://blog.jacobburke.com/?p=251 I have been a Gmail user ever since one of my colleagues gave me an invite back in 2004.  I love the system and all the space that keeps getting added :)  Recently, I decided to setup my domain account with Google Apps so that I am not stuck using 1&1′s horrible web interface.  I am very pleased with the switch over to Google Apps, but the one thing that Gmail lacks is a professional UI.

While always on the hunt for Firefox add-ons, I came across Google Redesigned.  Let me tell you, this add-on is sweet!  I now have a professional looking webmail interface that simply looks AMAZING!

I know, many of you are thinking that I can just setup IMAP and dump this into Thunderbird or Outlook, but I hate desktop mail clients.  I use Outlook for my email with the resort and the only reason is because the webmail interface is junk.

If you are a Gmail user running Firefox, then I encourage you to give the add-on a try.  One day I wish Gmail would look more like the mobileme mail interface, but I doubt that will ever happen.  I can still dream!

In addition to Gmail, the add-on also gives GCal a professional look.  The developer has plans to extend this to Reader and Docs, I’m looking forward to it!

Cheers!

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