Turning Off Google Buzz in Gmail

        Google Buzz is located below Inbox and takes lil bit of bandwidth because all status updates are real time . So if you want to turn off Google Buzz and stop sharing your updates with your friends , open gmail in HTML mode , as this wont show any buzz option , Similar if you think your privacy is in danger or you are happy with twitter or facebook or both and stop using this service than go to settings in gmail and click on turn off Buzz
However there is quick easy way to enable and disable google Buzz in an instant  rather than enabling by goin in  the settings, account information, labs, labels, buzz links ,
So How to Turn Off Google Buzz? Browse down to the absolute bottom of the page in Gmail

Now there , you can instantly switch on \ off  and its not possible in HTML mode , you havr to open gmail in Standard mode !

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Google Buzz - Social Networking within Gmail

         Google have added a new cool social feature - Google Buzz suggesting that it will help us organize social information and remain connected. This one is built right into Gmail unlike Google wave which had to be opened in another tab making it very accessible in the first place.

          Google Buzz was a trending topic the day it was launched , which is just another Social Media tool integrated right into your Gmail account. Although there were no beta invites like google wave , buzz was made public just 2 days after it was surprisingly announced .
It just appears to be another Twitter + Facebook clone as you can share status updates and reply with fellow contacts on Gmail account just like Twitter , only its aint made public , it was initially but now it have made change to policy right after many companies complained about privacy policy and about being hacker target . Also its possible to share links, photos and media with your friends. Just like Orkut, Facebook , Twitter , Myspace you have a timeline of updates from your friends and you can comment or Like it. As soon as you edit profile and select whether your profile should be made public or private you can even interlink  Blog RSS, Twitter , picasa , and share google reader, Youtube , perhaps even facebook account could be linked up in future just like interlinking in google wave. Buzz!

Here  is how you can use Google Buzz :

         When it is activated , it asks whether you have to automatically follow all your buddies connected on Gmail and other Google services or block some or all of em or cancel google buzz service . As Buzz integrates directly with your Gmail inbox, updates and comments appear along side your e-mails in real time possibly making it smooth one tab check for other social services when you get everything at same place.
Support for @ replies just like twitter which can send buzz to a specific user. It also supports Autocomplete and gives suggestions of the friends connected on Buzz to send reply.
Some other features are layering Google Maps with Buzz. You can also associate pictures with buzz within Google Maps. Posts can be geotagged, and the location-aware features really comes to life when you post from a mobile with GPS inside.
You can add Buzz this button to blog so that people can share your blog  .
Similarly now even it is available on your phone just like google voice , Google Buzz is much more than just a small screen version of the desktop experience. When viewed in aggregate, the posts about a particular location can paint an extremely rich picture of that place. Check out the Mobile Blog for more info about all of the ways to use Buzz on your phone, from a new mobile web app to a Buzz layer in Google Maps for mobile.

Google BUZZ for Mobile :

What more good thing is that its an open source and a hell lot of plug-ins will be available in the future ! and developer's can enjoy creating more such applications :)

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Forward All Mails From One Gmail Account to Another Gmail

         If you have many Gmail accounts , then its hectic to check mails by opening all accounts . Thus logging in and again Logging Out costs much more time and opening on browsers like IE , Safari or Chrome costs efficiency of PC consuming almost whole of CPU memory , sometimes even making it Hang for a long time
A simple solution : Automatically Forward All Mails From One Gmail Account to Another Gmail
Here's how to do it by merging all gmail accounts with one Main gmail account :
Login to your Main Gmail account in which you are mostly online and receive important mails and would like to recieve mails from all accounts to this one
Go on Settings located at the top right corner of Gmail
Select Accounts
You will see :

When I receive a message sent to one of my addresses:

• Reply from the same address the message was sent to.
• Always reply from my default address (currently YourMainID@gmail.com)

(Note: You can change the address at the time of your reply. Learn more)

and below that

Add another email address   (your name and email address will be shown on mail you send)
Before you can send mail as this address, we need to verify that you own this email address.
To perform the verification click "Save Changes".
We will then send an email to the address with instructions on how to verify your address.
Name:
Email Address:
Reply-to address (optional) :

Now on second window enter the email address of your other gmail accounts which you want to recieve mails on this default main account in the Email Address box and click Save Changes
Automatically Forward All Mails From One Gmail Account to Another Gmail
You will see another window, where you have to click on Send Verification button or what you can do is just click on the email regarding verification link present at the bottom to verify that email address

Similarly add all your other email address using the same method. Verify and confirm all the email address
Forward Mails from All Gmail Address to the Primary Address

OR

Go to Gmail which is not your Main account , Click on Settings and then select Forwarding and POP/IMAP

Now you will see another box
Select Forward a copy of incoming mail to and type your Main email address
There are more three options , better go for Keep Gmails Copy in the inbox
Click on Save Changes

Now email will be forwarded automatically From One Gmail Account to your Main account

Similarly , you can check How to open Multiple gtalks , Yahoo messengers as well as MSN  for chatting with multiple accounts

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Nexus one - Google Phone Details

           The newest Android-powered phone running the latest Android 2.1 software. Nexus One comes with all your favorite Google Mobile apps pre-installed: find the classics like Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube and Google Talk, with additional goodies like Maps Navigation and Google Voice. With its 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon™ chipset, these apps are speedier than ever before.
       Additionally, Nexus One has a few cool new features like a voice-enabled keyboard for any text field, you can speak to your phone and it does the text messaging, email writing, or search querying for you. Explore your Picasa Web Albums with the 3D interface of the new Cooliris Gallery application. With Nexus One's 3.7" AMOLED display, your videos, apps, and photos are larger, clearer, and sharper.
Here are more details and technical features of this Google Phone


Buttons, connectors and controls :

Front / Top

• Power
• 3.5mm stereo headphone jack
• Charging and notification indicator
• Illuminated capacitive soft keys:
• Back, Home, Menu, and Search
• Tri-color clickable trackball

Back / Bottom

• Camera
• Camera flash
• Speaker
• Dock pin connectors
• Micro USB port
• Microphone

Left side

• Volume Control

Additional features:

• Haptic feedback
• Teflon™ coated back
• Second microphone for active noise cancellation
• SIM card slot
• Micro SD slot
• Proximity sensor
• Light sensor

Video: Nexus One Disassembled 




            You can also buy it online with or without a service plan. Plus, it runs Android 2.1, which adds a couple of new features to the native Gmail application:

• Quick contact badge: Press the contact status icon within Gmail, and a handy box shows all of the ways you can reply to a contact — including email, chat, SMS, and Facebook.
• Voice input: Swipe the keyboard, then just speak to select contacts or write an email, complete with punctuation. Period!

Nexus One also features the Gmail updates of Android 2.0, including:

• Multiple Gmail accounts: Sync multiple accounts to the same device and switch between them without leaving the app.
• Undo: A handy 'undo' link makes it easier to retrieve messages when you hit archive or delete by mistake. (Note: you can't yet undo send as you can with the desktop version of Gmail).

 Video:Gmail for Nexus One


To learn more about Nexus One, visit google.com/phone
Take 3D Tour

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List of all Gmail Notifiers

            With Gmail notifiers, its always easy and handy to check mails without keeping the Gmail inbox open throughout the day. Here is the list of all gmail notifiers including softwares and widgets for Windows and Mac OS X. Now Customize ‘new mail’ alerts

 1. Gmail Notifier

The Gmail Notifier is an application that alerts you when you have new Gmail messages without opening your browser . It displays an icon in your system tray to let you know if you have unread Gmail messages, and shows you their subjects, senders and snippets, all without your having to open a web browser. Gmail Notifier offers stylish and useful new mail announcements for a Gmail account. It gives a great overview of new messages, but doesn’t allow you to highlight or ignore certain mail with filters.
Note : Gmail Notifier isn't compatible with the Google Toolbar.
Requires Windows 2000 or XP .Google Notifier for Mac users here



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2. GAlert

GAlert (Google Alert) is an easy to use and high performance skinnable Google notifier supports Google News, multiple Gmail accounts, label filters and automatic login. It brings clean, easy and elegant look to the way people check their new message.

• Support Google News instant notification
• Support multiple GMail accounts and GMail Label filters
• Support easy automatic login through context menu and system wide Hot Key
• Support using GMail to send mail from mailto: link
• Support skinnable Desktop Alert Window and customizable virtual effect, bring clean and elegant look to your desktop (How to create skin for GAlert)
• Support playing different audio formats (*.wav, *.mp3) etc when new email arrives
• Protect GMail users' privacy by using HTTPs internet connections and Blowfish account passwords encryption
• High performance
• Easily navigate and browse received message using Mouse Scroll Wheel on Desktop Alert Window
• Support all windows browsers (IE, FireFox, Mozilla, Opera and many more)

System Requirements:
Windows 98/Me/NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista operating systems

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3. Gmail Notifier Firefox Extension

         Allows checking for new Gmail messages for multiple Gmail accounts directly from the browser’s UI. A status bar item will show once installed, and a toolbar item can be added by customizing the toolbar. Gmail Notifier informs you about new messages in a Gmail account via icons in either a Mozilla Firefox toolbar or the status bar, and you can learn which Gmail labels have unread messages, too.
Monitor multiple Gmail accounts from within your Mozilla-based browser.
Statusbar item available for all browsers, and Firefox users get a toolbar item as well.
Supports Gmail Hosted accounts. Simply use username@hosteddomain.tld as the username in the notifier.
Supports:

1. Mozilla 1.4+ (all platforms)
2. Firefox 1.0+ (all platforms)
3. Seamonkey 1.0+ (all platforms)
4. Flock 0.7+ (all platforms)

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5. GmailGeiger

GmailGeiger is a lightweight and customizable mail notifier for the Gmail service which is a Yahoo widget , GmailGeiger has these great features:

• Multiple accounts
• Check only one Gmail label
• Black Glass, Colorized and Transparent themes
• Themeable Icon
• Customizable new mail notification sounds
• Hide when there are no messages
• Adjustable check times
• Optional account label

If you don't already have Yahoo! Widgets installed on your computer, please download the required supporting software.
Works for Windows and Mac (111KB)

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5. Gmail Status

GmailStatus is a Gmail notifier for Apple Macintosh users. It installs itself in the OS X menubar and shows the number of unread messages in the inbox.

• User-definable hotkey opens Gmail inbox in browser.
• Choose “Check now” to check for new messages at any time.
• Choose “Open inbox” to open Gmail in your browser.
• Choose “New message” to compose a new message in Gmail.
• See labels and their unread count. Open labels in the browser.
• Move the mouse over the menubar icon to see current account usage.
• Use Gmail as your default application for writing messages.
• Support for Growl.
• Auto-checks for newer version.
• Also works through a proxy (set proxy for http and https in your network settings)
• Supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese.

Requirments:
Mac OS X 10.3 or higher and a Gmail account

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6. Google Notifier for Mac

         Similar to Gmail notifier for Windows,Easy access to new Gmail messages with a quick preview of the message subject, sender, and snippet.Timely reminder for your upcoming Google Calendar events, including date, time, event title, and location.Shows you alerts in your menu bar, so you can see when you have new Gmail messages or upcoming Google Calendar events without having to open a web browser.
The Google Notifier is in beta.

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7. Gmail+Growl

       Growl notifications are small windows showing some text. Out of the box, Google Notifier shows its own pop-up and doesn't sends out those notifications, but Google+Growl helps Google Notifier send Growl notifications instead. Because you can pick between a variety of Growl displays, your notifications can look pretty much however you'd like. And Growl notifications are sent out by other applications as well, so everything can look consistent.

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8. Gee

             Gee! is a notifier for Atom Feeds that sits in your menubar. It was specifically written to read the Atom feed provided by Google for their wonderful Gmail service. Their feed lists the number of new emails a user has in their inbox. The icon in the menubar displays the number of unread messages inside a lovely blue icon. Gee! can be configured to play a sound when new mail arrives and rotate its icon to grab your attention. New email information appears in the drop-down menu. This is all configurable from a preferences window.
Gee! will not only work with Gmail's atom feed but with any atom feed. Gee! will just show the current number of entries in the feed. The menu subject and email listings may not appear depending on the feed.
Gee! will check for new updates every time it starts up to make sure you are up to date. This can be turned off in the Preferences.
System Requirements
Macintosh OS X 10.3 (Panther) or later. Works in Tiger.

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9. KCheckGMail

KCheckGMail is a simple KDE systray application that notifies when new email is received in a Gmail account.
Features:

• Small (around 230KB)
• Available in multiple languages
• eMail snippets + attachments
• More functionality via DCOP
• Customizable search Store password safely, using the KDE Wallet
• Customizable check interval
• Secure login and data retrieval by using https

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10. Notifier2

         Notifier2 is a free windows program that allows you to monitor your multiple email accounts without having to log in. It sits obediently on your task bar and keeps a tab on your accounts. You can monitor multiple GMail, Google Apps Email, Hotmail, Live, Yahoo, Ymail or Rocketmail accounts. Notifier2 also provides a preview for your email accounts. Only log in if you see some important emails come in. You can also send emails in 2 clicks using Notifier2. Weve saved countless number of hours for our users. Imagine all the surfing you can do instead.
        If you are a blogger or web site owner you can also monitor your affiliate accounts such as Adsense, Adjix, Amazon Associates, Cafepress, Amazon Mechanical Turk, Sitemeter. Finally rid yourself off logging into Adsense every 2 minutes. You can even play a chaching sound everytime you make some moolah!

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If you are using any other software / widget for Gmail notifications, dont forget to share it

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