The new GMail. Features I want, but don’t get.
GMail has been adding a lot of new features, stuff like permalinks for labels/specific mails, colour-coded labels, group chats and stuff. All features I so dig, and want. But funnily, these features are not active/cannot be turned on in my main GMail account – the chandrachoodan one. I wonder why. Is it because this particular email id is old – from the days when GMail only gave you 3 invites to send to friends? Is this the thanks I get for being one of the longest standing users of GMail? For being an early-adopter of technology?
On the other hand, just when my Inbox was reaching 80% capacity (was 2200 MB), GMail more than doubled the inbox size, and now I am at only 35% capacity. (2110 MB - I deleted some old threads and backed up others to my other gmail accounts)
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December 19th, 2007 - 22:44
Hey CC,
tried changing your gmail language from UK to US?
December 19th, 2007 - 22:59
Oh wow! It works. Thanks.
And, I think this is rather dumb of GMail. Why shouldn’t people in the UK enjoy coloured labels? And group chats?
December 19th, 2007 - 23:11
They test their features with the Englipis of the US and then release it to other Languages, adhu naala dhaan.