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I've finally become a Gmail fan

I've never made a secret of my lack of interest in Google's Gmail service, even though I've made extensive use of the Internet giant's Docs, Groups and search services.

But now that an e-mail account I have with my Internet service provider, DSL Extreme, has been moved from the company's own servers onto Google's Gmail system, I've seen the light.

Along with my home broadband service, DSL Extreme (https: www.dslextreme.com) gives me a whole bunch of e-mail accounts - 10, I think.

I never much liked the DSL Extreme Web mail interface, so the move to Gmail didn't concern me that much.

And once I started using Gmail (www.gmail.com), I very quickly saw how it could make me more productive and organized than Yahoo Mail or any external mail program like Thunderbird or Evolution.

I generally use DSL Extreme to manage my mailing-list traffic. These mailing lists are generated by groups of like-minded geeks who are trying to get various operating systems to work   Read Full Article...