Google’s new experiment: Gmail offline
- E-mail, Google, Internet -
By Anna Valmero
INQUIRER.net
Search engine giant Google has rolled another experiment through its web-based email service Gmail. It’s called “Gmail offline.”
While the announcement comes after Zimbra’s own offline email offering, Gmail users were excited (myself included) with the launch of this offline feature. It means I could read my messages even if I don’t have an Internet connection.
To set up Gmail offline on your PC, follow these steps:
1. Open Gmail account online. Set Language to English.
2. On the upper right hand corner of the account page, click Settings, then click Labs Tab.
3. Tick Enable next to Offline Gmail.
4. Click Save Changes.
5. After reloading the browser, “Offline0.1″ link appears next to the user name (username@gmail.com). Click the new link to start the setup of Gmail offline. (Setup time depends on the number and size of your emails.)
(Reminder: Before starting the setup, make sure to use a browser supported by Gmail Labs and Gears–IE 7, Firefox 2.0 up, Safari 3.0 up or Google Chrome–and have Google Gears, free software, installed in your PC).
