Tag: ‘email’ · TangleBones

Just a Small Gmail Notifier Firefox Extension Tip for users of Google Apps for your Domain

For the three of you that:

• Use Firefox, and
• Use Gmail, and
• Use the Gmail Notifier extension, and
• Host your email through Google Apps for your Domain, and
• Can’t get the extension to connect to Gmail anymore

What you need to do is uninstall the app, then find your profile directory and open up the prefs.js and delete all the lines containing “gm-notifier”. When you re-install the notifier extension, just use “username@yourhost.tld” for the login, and everything works.

And all three of you are welcome.

Thursday thoughts

I’m not too thrilled with blog-based self-horn-tooting, but I just wanted to share that I got some recognition at work today. Woot! I’m ecstatic: it’s nice to know that the work I do is appreciated. Plus there was some more direct compensation as well. Yay!
To celebrate (well not really) I’ll give an invite to Vox (a community blogging site like a pretty, well-integrated livejournal) to the first person that asks for it in the comments. Make sure to leave your email address in the form so that I can send you the invite.

Let’s remember the rules

I think it’s time to review the rules of posting on the internet for some of our younger viewers. For those of you who didn’t live through the great Usenet Wars of the early 90’s, this should be very valuable information.

1. Make sure to read each site’s Comment Policy.
2. Be aware that many sites don’t accept HTML in comments, but do allow Textile Formatting. This is one of them. I should probably make a note of that somewhere on the page…
3. Remember that posts that insult the owner of a site or anyone he cares about will probably just be deleted. Posts that insult while making a point will be carefully considered. Then deleted.
4. Keep in mind that the owner of any given site spends far more time maintaining it than you do reading it, and will have far more time to figure out his response. Plus, if it doesn’t come out right, he can always go back and edit it. You can’t. So pick a fight with one of the other commenters: they’re equally defenseless.
5. Comments posted anonymously are taken just as seriously as messages scribbled in pencil on a bathroom stall. Grow a pair and give your name. Hell, grow a big pair, and give your email address or URL. Otherwise, don’t be shocked when your name is listed as Anonymous Coward.
6. Stay on topic. Either address the point or go post on SlashDot. No, really - we’ll all be waiting to hear what you say. That’s where we go when we want to waste time reading off-topic bullshit.
7. Don’t put quotes around something if you aren’t quoting anything. People will look back to see what you were referencing, see that you just felt like throwing some quotes around, and think you’re a dumbass.
8. Never forget that none of these rules apply in the least to the person maintaining the site. Is that unfair? Well, you get what you pay for.
9. Don’t ever think you’re going to win a war of words with me. No, really. Ask around. I’ve been doing this longer than you, and I’ll win. But please keep trying: I need a good laugh. (Note: Except you, Dad.)

Oh, and if you’re some ditto-head conservative, save us all some trouble: you’re wrong. If you really want proof, send me an email about what you’d like to talk about and we can see about giving you a shot at a debate: my name at this URL will work.