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  • Iran bans Gmail, tells citizens to use homegrown e-mail service

    Iran bans Gmail, tells citizens to use homegrown e-mail service

    Posted on February 11, 2010 | No Comments
    Today may look like February 11 to you and I, but to Iranians it's 22 Bahman, the anniversary of the declaration of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It's sorta analagous to the 4th of July here in the U.S., in that it commemorates the "birth," so to speak, of the country. As such, there's massive pro- and anti-government demonstrations going on in Tehran. Fun stuff to observe from a safe distance away. The country's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who's really more of a figurehead than anything else, declared, among other things, that the country is now a "nuclear state," and that it will treble its production of enriched uranium. The country's telecommunication agency has also used the event to announce the banning of Gmail, while simultaneously encouraging citizens to move to its officially supported e-mail service, mail.ir.

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  • Review: The GBoard keyboard for GMail

    Review: The GBoard keyboard for GMail

    Posted on December 4, 2009 | No Comments
    Short Version: The GBoard costs $19.99. It’s a USB keypad that has nineteen specially labeled keys for specific GMail actions: search, reply, reply all, star, archive, etc. The back of the unit has an adjustable lever so you can change the angle of the keypad. I’m left wondering what problem this accessory solves. Review: Keyboards and [...]

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