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31 January 2009

Gmail goes offline (in a good way)

It's been a long time coming, but Google's Gmail now finally allows its users to view, compose, and search through mail when away from an active Internet connection. It only works on a couple of browsers, and will only download a portion of your Web mail in-box, but it's a huge step forward in bringing Web apps closer to some of the functionality we're used to in desktop software.
January 31, 2009
Google's Gmail offers offline option
It's been a long time coming, but Google's Gmail now finally allows its users to view, compose, and search through mail when away from an active Internet connection. It only works on a couple of browsers, and will only download a portion of your Web mail in-box, but it's a huge step forward in bringing Web apps closer to some of the functionality we're used to in desktop software.

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 Gmail offline: A guided tour
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