And, no, no idea what triggered them to disable my account but they did get it back within an hour of me contracting them on their form.
Yeah, that's disturbing. And I really need to figure out a way to back up my mail.
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'The Message'
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Consuela - Aug 15, 2011 1:02:22 pm PDT #17458 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Amy - Aug 15, 2011 1:54:50 pm PDT #17459 of 25501
Because books.
And I really need to figure out a way to back up my mail.
THIS. I use Gmail for EVERYTHING.
If you use Outlook, and it all loads into there, does that work? I just use it right on the web now.
I guess having a backup account is also necessary, right?
§ ita § - Aug 15, 2011 3:13:50 pm PDT #17460 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Does everyone have a tracker or something installed on their smartphone/tablet in case of loss or theft? I realised that with the way Android Market works, I can install something remotely on mine to do that after if it's been stolen, if I'm fast enough.
What's recommended for the major phone OSes?
Gudanov - Aug 15, 2011 4:57:35 pm PDT #17461 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
And I really need to figure out a way to back up my mail.
I've been meaning to try out Gmail Backup from gmail-backup.com. It looks like they try to make it easy. Setting up a local client like Outlook or Thunderbird to download messages via IMAP would work too, but it can get complicated.
DCJensen - Aug 15, 2011 7:13:45 pm PDT #17462 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
I set my Gmail for pop access, and have Thunderbird making a copy of all my Gmail, leaving a copy on the server. I set it and forget it, as long as I open Thunderbird with regularity, it gets downloaded. And Thunderbird opens a lot when I send links to friends from Firefox.
§ ita § - Aug 15, 2011 7:21:35 pm PDT #17463 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jessica - Aug 16, 2011 3:12:46 am PDT #17464 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I've heard very good things about Backupify, though I haven't tried them personally.
Tom Scola - Aug 16, 2011 5:24:47 am PDT #17465 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Does everyone have a tracker or something installed on their smartphone/tablet in case of loss or theft? I realised that with the way Android Market works, I can install something remotely on mine to do that after if it's been stolen, if I'm fast enough.
How Plan B found the Droid I was looking for
Gris - Aug 16, 2011 5:41:23 am PDT #17466 of 25501
Hey. New board.
I'm using that backup-gmail.com application right now. Seems to be working great. I watched it download my messages until some of the subject lines from when I first got the account (in college) got embarrassing. Then I minimized it. But it seems to be backing up just fine.
ETA: It doesn't seem to come in a mac version, BTW, though the Linux version might work on a mac.
megan walker - Aug 16, 2011 5:51:35 am PDT #17467 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
With the new Yahoo sucking, and the increasing desire to not use Google, anyone have a rec for free email?