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Problems. There are 6 variants of Android. Most users are on one of the oldest.

via thenextweb.com

This fracturing of the Android OS as well as the problems caused by differing hardware form factors (keyboard or no keyboard; 5 hard button or 6?) only add to the woes of consumers and developers.

As an old Windows Mobile user I can remember applications that required actioning with a hardware button that was either not easily accessible on my device or simply didn't exist.

Apple takes a lot of flak for its closed proprietary iPhone OS, but it does mean that the vast majority of users are always on the latest release and developers can rely on which buttons to program for.

Filed under  //   @google   @phone   @tech  
Posted May 6, 2010
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My Shortcuts - Google Chrome extension gallery

My Shortcuts by Thomas Hunsaker

(269 Ratings) - 44,169 users - Weekly installs: 3,350

A simple extension that allows you to quickly create a new Email, Calendar Event, or Google Doc with minimal clicks.

via chrome.google.com

One extension to rule them all. Brilliant

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Posted May 6, 2010
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Official Gmail Blog: New in Labs: Nested Labels and Message Sneak Peek

Labels are more flexible than folders because a given email can have several labels but can't be in several folders at the same time. A highly requested feature for labels, though, comes from the world of folders: the ability to organize labels hierarchically.

If you think this might be useful to you, go to the Gmail Labs tab under Settings, look for "Nested Labels," enable it and click "Save." You'll then need to name your label with slashes (/) to make it the child of another. For example, let's say you wanted to create a simple hierarchy with a "Home" label, and inside it a "Family" and a "Vacation" label. Just create three labels with the following names:

Home
Home/Family
Home/Vacation

You can then create "Home/Family/Kids," "Home/Pets," etc., to get something like the screenshot on the left. If you had the parent label "Home" before you don't have to create it from scratch.

 

 

via gmailblog.blogspot.com

Hallelujah!!!!!!!!

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Posted April 9, 2010
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Official Gmail Blog: Labels: drag and drop, hiding, and more

via gmailblog.blogspot.com

Rather liking drag'n'drop labels in GMail

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Posted July 1, 2009
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How Googleworks

Marissa Mayer Gives Us An Insight Into How Google Works - The Next Web

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Posted March 1, 2009
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