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Using Gmail as a 1GB Virtual Drive!
Google Tutor & Advisor ^
| 03/18/05
| Mark Fleming
Posted on 03/18/2005 11:31:35 AM PST by slomark
Need another reason to get your Gmail account? How about using its generous 1GB storage capacity as a virtual drive to save and retrieve files directly from inside Windows Explorer, accessing it from a new drive you’ll find under My Computer?
http://www.googletutor.com/?p=72
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TOPICS: Technical
KEYWORDS: computer; gmail; google; storage
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posted on
03/18/2005 11:31:36 AM PST
by
slomark
To: Chad Fairbanks; martin_fierro
To: slomark
Hmmm, wonder if it could be used as a backup for CVS.
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posted on
03/18/2005 11:34:43 AM PST
by
Moral Hazard
(I'm an atheist gamer. I don't believe in God Mode.)
To: slomark
Cool. Now something else to do with my GMail acct.
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posted on
03/18/2005 11:42:13 AM PST
by
P8riot
(Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional.)
To: slomark
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posted on
03/18/2005 12:08:48 PM PST
by
Jaxter
("Vivit Post Funera Virtus")
To: slomark
Cool. I just snagged 6 more accounts. :)
Thats 6GB of storage online
To: slomark
nice, how long until some crook starts using it for industrial espionage ?
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posted on
03/18/2005 12:19:04 PM PST
by
Centurion2000
(Nations do not survive by setting examples for others. Nations survive by making examples of others)
To: Jaxter
Hmm.. can you use it for posting graphics on forums? (img src = your gmail acct.)
That'd be pretty handy for all those times I want to post a pic on FR.
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posted on
03/18/2005 12:19:15 PM PST
by
Trampled by Lambs
("Making Al Gore regret inventing the internet, one post at a time")
To: Trampled by Lambs
Not yet, but you can link to the images/files. I just tried it.
9
posted on
03/18/2005 12:23:02 PM PST
by
P8riot
(Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional.)
To: slomark
What a crock.
I got a 2GB USB drive for $110.
And I don't have to rely on anybody else's goodwill to protect the privacy of the data I keep on it.
10
posted on
03/18/2005 12:25:45 PM PST
by
George Smiley
(This tagline deliberately targeted journalists.)
To: P8riot
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posted on
03/18/2005 12:26:47 PM PST
by
P8riot
(Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional.)
To: P8riot
I see a red x in a square. When I try to open your image in a new window I am prompted to log into Gmail. It would be cool if someone could figure out how to remote link or a code for a workaround.
To: octobersky
Yeah, I was testing it and it didn't work. I'm pretty good at coding. I'll take a wack at it.
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posted on
03/18/2005 12:32:03 PM PST
by
P8riot
(Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional.)
To: P8riot
To: slomark
Apparently a Gmail invite is required to sign-up and can be provided to others by current users only.
Is there anyone who would be kind enough to provide me with an invite?
Please respond via Freepmail.
Thanks in advance.
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posted on
03/18/2005 12:57:58 PM PST
by
Hang'emAll
(WE WILL NOT DISARM!!!)
To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet; Chad Fairbanks
What you say!
(thx for the ping)
To: slomark
bump for later, assuming this works
17
posted on
03/18/2005 1:26:45 PM PST
by
Kevin OMalley
(No, not Freeper#95235, Freeper #1165: Charter member, What Was My Login Club.)
To: George Smiley
"And I don't have to rely on anybody else's goodwill to protect the privacy of the data I keep on it."
Unless you loose it!
To: Hang'emAll
I just noticed the same thing.
Let me know how you get signed up, if you would please.
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posted on
03/18/2005 2:07:43 PM PST
by
DarthFuzball
("Life is full of little surprises." - Pandora)
To: slomark
What is the difference between that and my X-Drive account (other than the cost)?
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