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Making Gmail Play Nice With Mac OS X Mail→

Making Gmail Play Nice With Mac OS X Mail

So, you want to use Mac OS X Mail with Gmail, which is an excellent, free webmail service from Google? While Snow Leopard makes the default setup is very easy, there are some rough edges of Google’s somewhat-wonky IMAP setup that need to be smoothed off for a better experience.

I’ve written out the steps to reach “Gmail IMAP in Mac OS X Mail” nirvana. While that doesn’t roll of the tongue, it does soothe the soul of the Gmail-using Mac lover.

Great guide. Some neat tricks I didn’t know about in there. [via Brooks Review]

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WideMail for Snow Leopard Public Beta Available

This is the news many Mac users were waiting for. WideMail, the popular plugin which brings full-screen capabilities to Mail.app, is finally available as a public beta for Snow Leopard. I’ve been using Letterbox for a while now (since I needed full-screen mode but WM wasn’t available) and I’m quite satisfied with it. However, after a few tests I must admit this WM update seems really interesting and has more features than Letterbox.

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Backup Your Mail Library with MaBuRe

Here’s a great utility for all you Mac users out there who use Mail.app or Mozilla Thunderbird. MaBuRe (ok, let’s not talk about the name..or the icon) is a lightweight, free app for Mac which can backup and restore your mails in a single click.

The main (and only) window is a HUD panel which lets you backup and restore your Mail / Thunderbird database. The messages will be archived in a .zip file in your desktop.

The developer said on MacThemes forum it will soon implement the possibility to schedule backups for the next release.

Nice app!