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Offline? Google's Gmail will still be available

Now there's one less excuse for not dealing with your e-mail.

Gift guide: Table alternatives to video games

Computer and video games and their ever-greater realism get most of the attention these days. What most people don't realize is that non-computer games, the kind that have you sit down face to face and actually spend some time with other people, have also been getting better. There's no need to suffer through another largely random game of Monopoly or get into another argument over whether you can use the word "qi" in Scrabble. And even people who know about modern classics like Carcassonne or The Settlers of Catan can find something new to be excited about this holiday season. Here are some top contenders:

Young People Bring Politics Online

Facebook face-offs. MySpace mudslinging. As the newbies in this year's presidential throw-down, throngs of young people are finding their political voice and, of course, they're finding it — often with little restraint — online. But that free speech could come at a cost.

Company Brings Offline Data to Web Ads

Information about your online and offline activities, formerly kept separate for marketing purposes, is starting to blend, perhaps without you even realizing it.

New Google Program Opens Offline Door

Google Inc. on Wednesday introduced a way to move its online software applications off the Internet, hoping the flexibility will encourage more people to use the free services and extend the company's clout beyond its ubiquitous search engine.

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Techfuga Is Taking A Couple Of Months Off Delivering Breaking Tech News
Source: TechCrunch

There are a couple of places where you can go to get your fill of tech-related information and keep track of breaking news and events outside of your RSS reader or e-mail inbox.

Why the Next Firefox Upgrade Matters
Source: Technology Review

Last weekend, Mozilla evangelist Christopher Blizzard showed off some of the features that will appear in the next version of Firefox at the Southern California Linux Expo.

Offline Google Calendar Is The Ugly Stepsister of Offline Gmail
Source: TechCrunch

After announcing the offline feature for Gmail last week, Google allowed another feature to be viewed offline: Google Calendar. Unfortunately, the masses will have to wait for access.

when online invades offline
Source: Salon.com

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Thoof Goes Poof!
Source: GigaOM

This past weekend, Michael Arrington reported, Thoof, an Austin-based social news site took a dirt nap. It shouldn't come as a surprise to our readers.

S3 Outage Highlights Fragility of Web Services
Source: GigaOM

Amazon's S3 cloud storage service went offline this morning for an extended period of time — the second big outage at the service this year. In February, Amazon suffered a major outage that knocked many of its customers offline.

Google Docs now available offline too
Source: googledocs.blogspot.com

Google is rolling out office access to Google Docs over next few weeks.

Google Finally Launches Offline Access for Docs
Source: Read/WriteWeb

Google announced today that they would be adding the ability for users to work offline in their popular web office suite Google Docs.

Official Google Docs Blog: Bringing the cloud with you
Source: googledocs.blogspot.com

We know that many of you have been waiting for offline access to Google Docs, and I'm happy to tell you we'll be rolling it out over the next few weeks, starting today with a small percentage of users.

Newsvine and the SuperBowl: Where Were You?

As I was making comments to my friends, I made an interesting observation Sunday evening. The top 25 people on the Leaderboard were all offline at 9:15p.m. east coast time. This is the first time I believe I have ever seen this happen.

A Offline Gmail Client: Sweet
Source: TechCrunch

A report from India's Hindustan Times indicates that Google is prepping an offline version of Gmail.

Windows Live Folder Beta transforms into Live Skydrive Beta
Source: NEOwin.net

Good News! Windows Live Skydrive (formerly Windows Live Folders) is now available in the United States in English and Spanish, Great Britain, and India

Do's and Don'ts for Online Resumes
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..."The content of online and off-line resumes is basically the same," says Hannah Seligson, author of "New Girl on the Job: Advice from the Trenches." "But it's even more important that your online resume stand out.

The Vinemeet Phenomenon: Social networks geared for offline success?
Source: CNET

Online social networking has become a mainstay of the Digital Age, and it's now evident that Internet fads can appear and disappear faster than you can say "Friendster." As a result, some sites are turning to a new strategy to keep their services "sticky" and their users satisfie …

Google takes big step to make Web work offline
Source: Reuters

Google Inc. said on Wednesday it was building Web software that runs online and off to let users work remotely on planes, trains, slow dial-up connections or even the most remote locations in the world.

Google Offline Apps!
Source: gearsblog.blogspot.com

Finally!!!

Digg.com - Offline, HD-DVD's, Rumors and Revolt - Associated Content
Source: Associated Content

Digg.com did go offline last night for a reason. What was it?

The Engine Group - Integrated Marketing Communications
Source: theenginegroup.com

Providing an integrated markeitng service to solve your promotion, creativity, advertising needs and much more. A well placed call could have your company be seen and heard by all

Marketing Challenge: How to Merge an Online and Offline Business
Source: marketingprofs.com

Usually, a business doesn't just abandon one area, in this case online, because another area—bricks-and-mortar stores—is performing better. Think of it this way: In a race, one runner comes in first every time.

SPACE.com -- NASA Scrambling to Compensate for Deep Space Network Breakdown
Source: Space.com

NASA project managers are meeting daily to figure out how to avoid losing mission data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) and the Cassini spacecraft as a result of a longer than planned shutdown of one of the three antennas that comprise Deep Space Network (DSN), agency o …

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