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Free IMAP On Gmail 440

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday October 23, 2007 @11:29PM from the bout-time dept.

A number of readers are writing in to tell us that Google is rolling out IMAP support for Gmail accounts. Several people say that some of their gmail accounts offer the IMAP option (in Settings, Forwarding and POP/IMAP) and others do not.

Submission + - Free IMAP on GMAIL? (google.com)

Submitted by

Demaratus

on Tuesday October 23, 2007 @10:20PM

Demaratus writes: "It looks like Google is rolling out free IMAP service on select GMAIL accounts. One one of my gmail accounts, IMAP is now available in addition to POP in the settings for the account. I checked several of my other accounts, but it appears that only one of them has this new feature available. I can't find any information on this anywhere else after a few brief search engine queries, so I figured I'd share this great news with other \.ers. How long until Google rolls out free IMAP to all Gmail accounts?"

Submission + - Would you fight your own software patent?

Submitted by ingo23 on Wednesday March 21, 2007 @01:48AM

ingo23 writes: Everybody knows that the Slashdot crowd just loves the software patents. If not the patents, what would you rant about? Now imagine this — at work you are developing a piece of some cool software. And one day your employer decides to file a patent for it naming you as an inventor. Would you gladly accept the honor or would you get on a soap box and stir up a little revolt against software patents?

Submission + - Thumbprint required to buy a car in Southern CA

Submitted by

saccade.com

on Tuesday March 20, 2007 @04:34PM

saccade.com writes: "Here's an insidious use of biometrics: A southern California car dealership actually refuses to sell you a car unless you submit your thumbprint. From the posting:

The dealership claimed that the fingerprinting was for my protection. To make sure I'm really who I say I am, and haven't just stolen someone's social security number.

But I don't get it. How does that work? No one's checking to make sure the fingerprint I leave matches the one on file with the DMV. There's no forensics expert on staff. And I don't have data on this but I feel pretty certain that any car thief worth his salt probably already has more than one set of prints on file.
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Dollar Rent-A-Car tried fingerprinting their customers for a while. They gave up after realizing that it had no effect on fraud or theft. Simply, treating your customers like felons is bad for business.

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Feed Google's Next-Gen of Sneakernet (wired.com)

From feed by wiredfeed on Tuesday March 20, 2007 @04:12PM

For scientists dealing in terabytes of data, Google offers help. There's 'FedExNet" for those times when it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight (or thereabouts). By Cyrus Farivar.

Submission + - Five Steps to a Better Vista Installation

Submitted by

CowboyRobot

on Tuesday February 27, 2007 @05:15PM

CowboyRobot writes: "ACM Queue has an interview with people at Macrovision discussing '>how to guarantee that software designed for previous versions of Windows will install in Vista. Including: Scan old MSIs; Put installation signatures in the MSI, and Test as deployed."

Feed Match.com Expands Your Chances (wired.com)

From feed by wiredfeed on Tuesday February 27, 2007 @05:12PM

Match.com expands to China and France and breaks into the social networking game. Plus: Books get sampled.... Data thieves can't pull it off.... and more.

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