Is it possible that my Macafee Security stuff is preventing gmail from loading properly on my computer?

AFAIK it shouldn't.

Do you have Javascript enabled? (I think you need to, right?)

I think I do.

I mean under tools I have something called the Sun Java Console.

No, that's not it. (Java is different from Javascript. An annoying marketing decision.)

It depends on your browser, but the setting is probably under "security." It's usually on by default, so if you're not sure, it's probably already enabled.

$6.95 a month for web access, Gris? Wow, that's way cheaper than most! I was looking at T-mobile anyway, as they seem to have fairly cheap plans. OTOH, getting an unlocked phone would make it overall rather more expensive.

Of course, the fact that my plan is up in July makes me ever so tempted to get an iPhone, but I don't think even the prettyshiny can make me spend THAT much on a phone...

but I don't think even the prettyshiny can make me spend THAT much on a phone...

Plus, Cingular's data plans SUCK. Which makes the fact that it's basically a tiny GPRS internet tablet seem... dumb. Because you have to pay ridiculous prices to use it.

Definitely, the T-Zones plan is a nifty thing. It's not very publicized how easy it is to make it work with even fancy phones, but it's VERY easy to do with my Treo 680. As in, select the right network in the preferences, then browse. And I can get really fast connections, even running my laptop off it through bluetooth.

An unlocked Treo 680 costs $400 at a Palm store. If you're saving $30 a month on data (like I am) then that price difference doesn't take too long to make up, plus, no long-term slave contract (though you do have to get at least one year if you switch to a new provider, sadly, even phoneless).

Both "scripting" and "java-aplets" are enabled.

I just remember having T-Mobile in LA when I had my Sidekick and the coverage here was miserable.

Yeah, that's definitely something to watch for. I don't have very good coverage when I go back to MS. Its fine in NYC, though - I pretty much have service when I'm not in a subway.

I need help with headphones. I've been using these headphones for about three or four months now, and they've been great. Today I plug them into the iPod, and there's no sound coming from the right earbud. They were working just fine yesterday, and the wires look fine (no cracks or splits in the cords or anything). Does anyone have any ideas, or should I just accept that my headphones have died?

I've had that happen twice to similar pairs of earbuds. (And many times to headphones back in the walkperson days.) I'm pretty sure the copper wires (inside the insulation) have broken due to metal fatigue. This usually happens at or near the stereo plug thingie.

One of my bosses used to work for the phone company. He says the typical phone cord is designed so it can be bent and straightened about 100 times before the wires inside break from fatigue.

I bought a new stereo adapter plug from Radio Shack - I intended to cut off the old connector, shorten the wire and re-solder the wires to the new connector. Haven't gotten around to trying that yet. I really should - the pairs of earbuds that failed cost $150 each.

Anyway, it could be that the earbud itself has failed, but I think the wire breaking is much more likely. You can tell the wire's broken if you wiggle the wire around and the sound cuts in and out on the bad earbud.