Posts Tagged ‘Gmail’

Gmail Themes now available for Google Apps

Posted on: April 1, 2009 at 7:43 pm | Posted under: Technology
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Upon logging in to my email accounts after dinner, I was greeted with a surprise message:

New! Colors and themes
Check out the Themes tab in Settings to personalize the look and feel of your inbox or return to the classic look.

It is about time Google!  I am thrilled to see that themes are now available for Gmail in Google Apps.

Now many Google Apps users are probably using desktop email programs, but the whole reason I use Gmail for my domain is that I don’t need to have it on my system.  I like having my email in the cloud, so themes make me happy :)

No, this is not a stupid April fools joke, themes are really available!

Cheers!

The Gmail Interface I have always wanted!

Posted on: August 31, 2008 at 3:01 am | Posted under: Technology
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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!