Gmail invite

[USSEnterprise]

Anybody have a gmail invite lying around? I had a few, but I lost them when I had to reformat.

[whatisk]

Anybody have a gmail invite lying around? I had a few, but I lost them when I had to reformat.

Have sent one to the e-mail in your profile. If you need more, let me know (only 99 invites left  )

[Q*Bert_OP]

PM sent

[USSEnterprise]

Thanks a lot

[USSEnterprise]

how many did Google actually distribute?

[Santoro]

I'd take one if you hact

If you need more, let me know (only 99 invites left )

If you actually have 99 left - I'd appreciate one.  I have been meaning to check out GMail.  Thx

[Goz]

If anyone needs one and cant reach USS PM me with your email address and I can send ya one as well. have at least a hundred.

[whatisk]

I'd take one if you hact

If you need more, let me know (only 99 invites left )

If you actually have 99 left - I'd appreciate one.

[shmokes]

What??? Gmail went public.  You don't need to be invited anymore.

[quarterback]

What??? Gmail went public.  You don't need to be invited anymore.

You have to be "invited" via a mobile phone text message, so it's not 100% "public"

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?ctx=mobile&answer=22245

[cdbrown]

I also have 100 invites to give out so if you want one PM me your email

[Stingray]

I'm pretty sure that anyone who uses gmail has un unlimited number of invites. Every time I use one it gets replenished the next day. So if you want one, feel free to ask.

-S

[Jabba]

Yep, just checked mine, 100 for anyone who wants one. I think I heard Drew was looking for one a little while ago...

[missioncontrol]

I've gpt plenty anyone need one

mission.control@gmail.com

and I'll send you one

[Q*Bert_OP]

whatatisk: Thanks!!!

[DrewKaree]

Yep, just checked mine, 100 for anyone who wants one. I think I heard Drew was looking for one a little while ago...

You daisy!  I outta kick you right in the nectarines and whistle down your neck!



Let's see what the autocensor does with THAT!

[danny_galaga]

sorry, you know i just have to....

                                           
Dear Gmail user:  Due to privacy considerations, we cannot respond unless you resend your email from a different account. For more information, please visit www.gmail-is-too-creepy.com

[Sephroth57]

whoever made that page has too much free time

[Harry Potter]

What's with all the hype?

Does a Cheesecake come to your door naked when you sign up?

[Sephroth57]

free email with storage in the gigs, what more do you want? you can even use it with a pop server in outlook

[Clonedsheep]

Can I get one too please?

[Sephroth57]

i have invites, whats ur email

[Clonedsheep]

thanx Sephroth57

Now that that's done. I'm going to comment on that Gorilla suit.   

[Q*Bert_OP]

I now have 19 invites left. PM if you want one

[danny_galaga]

What's with all the hype?

Does a Cheesecake come to your door naked when you sign up?

no, but 'the man' gets a lot of useful info some time down the track (",) . he may or may not give you a cheesecake...

[Harry Potter]

What's with all the hype?

Does a Cheesecake come to your door naked when you sign up?

no, but 'the man' gets a lot of useful info some time down the track (",) . he may or may not give you a cheesecake...

'The man' can have it.

free email with storage in the gigs, what more do you want? you can even use it with a pop server in outlook

As for having lots of Gigs for storage, why leave my private e-mails on a server when I just drag them into the local folder, where I have 500 Gig of storage. 

[pointdablame]

As for having lots of Gigs for storage, why leave my private e-mails on a server when I just drag them into the local folder, where I have 500 Gig of storage. 

It's called off-site storage.  Its one of the safest ways to store your important files.  You may have 500gigs of storage at home but one head crash = no more data.  Or what if your computer is stolen or there is a house fire (god forbid).... no more data for you.

It's not important how much space your important data has... its WHERE the data is.

[Harry Potter]

As for having lots of Gigs for storage, why leave my private e-mails on a server when I just drag them into the local folder, where I have 500 Gig of storage. 

It's called off-site storage.  Its one of the safest ways to store your important files.  You may have 500gigs of storage at home but one head crash = no more data.  Or what if your computer is stolen or there is a house fire (god forbid).... no more data for you.

It's not important how much space your important data has... its WHERE the data is.

That's why I back stuff up on CDs or DVDs (which are stored away quite safely) , or an external hard disk which I leave off most of the time.

If my house burns down, data will be the last thing on my mind.

Better than 'the man' having potential access to my important files. 

[pointdablame]

your house burning down is the extreme case, but there is still good reason to have data off site... not stored away on cds somewhere in your home.

And for the record, CD and DVD are not the best types of media for backup... at all.

You could also password protect an archive and send it to your gmail account... "the man" won't have your files then.

[Harry Potter]

your house burning down is the extreme case, but there is still good reason to have data off site... not stored away on cds somewhere in your home.

And for the record, CD and DVD are not the best types of media for backup... at all.

You could also password protect an archive and send it to your gmail account... "the man" won't have your files then.

The company I work for made off-site storage compulsory for all PCs (about 4000 in the building). Ever since this started, there have been nothing but complaints (regarding access speed, missing files) and  people in my department have had data go missing.
My PC, being a pre-press machine escaped this punishment and in the 1 1/2 years I have had it, never had even the smallest problem. Backups are done every week on 2 DVD-RWs, which I've also had for 1 1/2 years.

As for CDs and DVDs not being good for storage? CDs are excellent. I have never had any issues with my backups (I still have all my CD backups from 1996). All you have to remember is that CDs are not invincible.
I'll agree on DVDs with you. I have had troubles with them in the past, but that is why important stuff goes on CDs only (or the back-up hard drive). All my pr0n goes on DVDs  .

As for your password protection suggestion, I have a feeling 'the man' is more than capable of hacking software that is publicly available.

In conclusion (my fellow earth-people), I don't like relying on someone on another continent to store important data for me.

[missioncontrol]

everybody know your supposed to back up to floppies.

[Harry Potter]

everybody know your supposed to back up to floppies.

I do. In fact, I'm still making the August 2003 backup, as we speak.

[Stingray]

If my house burns down, data will be the last thing on my mind.

I speak from experience when I say that this is true. I had a house fire and couldn't have cared less if my computer or any of the data on it survived.

-S