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XIII posted:I prefer Gmail to Inbox, but I stay at "inbox zero", so the benefits of Inbox are kinda lost on me. Same but I vastly prefer Inbox.
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Lowen SoDium posted:Both my wife and I tried Inbox for about a week. Neither of us thought it was worth sticking with, with the way we manage our messages. But if it works for you, then use it. I spent the better part of a decade working out how to wrangle my GMail into the way I like it. Overall, I would probably say that Inbox is a better /mobile/ experience than I get with standad GMail, but it has a lot fewer features on the desktop side. I generally have to make a new filter every time one of the people who think they own my GMail address signs up for a new service, or gets someone new sending them contracts or resumes or bank statements, and Inbox doesn't cut the mustard for that.
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Feb 18, 2017 21:38
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maltesh posted:... every time one of the people who think they own my GMail address signs up for a new service, or gets someone new sending them contracts or resumes or bank statements, I'm so happy to see I'm not the only person this happens to.
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Feb 18, 2017 21:42
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It's the dangers of having an early Gmail address I've got a guy who has so far used my address for Netflix, an apple account, a sky (UK sat tv) account, his driving licence application, and even flights to Scotland from Australia I've been invited to two stag do's as well, even carried on the conversation organising it for a bit too till they cottoned on I could have done some awful ID theft if I wanted to
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Feb 18, 2017 22:43
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I'm an iOS person but I prefer Inbox on my phone just for the simple fact that it only notifies me for really important things. On any other device I just use the web site.
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Feb 18, 2017 23:13
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Skarsnik posted:It's the dangers of having an early Gmail address Same, it's pretty funny how much personal info I've found out about this dumb jackass who thinks my email is his. I know where he lives, his hobbies, when he buys something and emails a receipt, when he got into university, bought a house, etc
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Feb 18, 2017 23:20
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Aye, when I frequented the Gmail help forums, it was the cause of one the most common questions there, though typically phrased in the form of "Why did Google give my address to another person?" Most free services will demand that the user confirms that he owns the email address on the account. Most services the user pays for will assume that any address he gives them is one he owns, unless legally required. The most misdirected email I got: About two years ago, I wound up with an email from some major Hong Kong restaurant that was having a two-night-only visit from a world-famous French chef, and required a phone call to confirm the dining reservation that had been made. I didn't keep the email, but If I recall correctly, the pricing was near $1000 per seat. The restaurant sent an email cancelling the reservation about a week later.
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Feb 18, 2017 23:31
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I started off by doing a password reset and then changing address etc to a polite message telling them A few years later and I just leave abuse now
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Feb 18, 2017 23:54
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Finally after years of looking I've found a nice alarm clock app to replace Gentle Alarm and Timely. AMdroid has everything anyone could want with Material Design. My only complaint is with the name but apart from that it's pretty much perfect in every way. As for Inbox v. Gmail, Inbox just looks nicer on the web so that's what I use. I don't really like it much and there are things about it I strongly dislike but it's pretty.
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Feb 19, 2017 00:34
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CLAM DOWN posted:Same but I vastly prefer Inbox. I fought inbox for a long time and gave in. Love it. The snooze feature is awesome. I set stuff to re-appear when I arrive at home, for example (while traveling for work). I know 3rd party apps can snooze but if I recall they add tags and poo poo to the email. Inbox just does it natively.
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Feb 19, 2017 00:42
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LastInLine posted:Finally after years of looking I've found a nice alarm clock app to replace Gentle Alarm and Timely. AMdroid has everything anyone could want with Material Design. My only complaint is with the name but apart from that it's pretty much perfect in every way. It has Off Days  I wish I could make the snooze button even bigger than the large size it offers. Timely's snooze button takes up half the screen. Other than that, this looks perfect.
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Feb 19, 2017 01:53
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Vykk.Draygo posted:It has Off Days There's so much awesome here it's tough to mention it all. The Wear integration is fantastic too.
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Feb 19, 2017 02:21
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Skarsnik posted:It's the dangers of having an early Gmail address Oh god, the guy who keeps trying to use mine is in Christian ministries AND is way into cheerleader porn. It's beyond obnoxious at this point, I tried responding to a group thread he got asking the others to clarify this to him but that didn't work. I hope he enjoyed his trip to San Diego though.
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Feb 19, 2017 06:53
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If you want to try Inbox just use it. It's just a different view of your Gmail account really, with some hooks into other Google stuff like reminders. You can use the Gmail app at the same time if you want. And when one gets dropped you'll already have a backup plan!
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Feb 19, 2017 07:09
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smr posted:Oh god, the guy who keeps trying to use mine is in Christian ministries AND is way into cheerleader porn. It's beyond obnoxious at this point, I tried responding to a group thread he got asking the others to clarify this to him but that didn't work. All my issues with wrong emails were just annoying or funny until someone tried to sign up for an AshleyMadison account with mine. I didn't think anything of it until a few months later they got hacked and my email ended up in a database of known-users. I got to have a nice awkward conversation with my wife after that.
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Feb 19, 2017 08:45
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maltesh posted:Aye, when I frequented the Gmail help forums, it was the cause of one the most common questions there, though typically phrased in the form of "Why did Google give my address to another person?" I've read the longest one of these threads (6 years and counting) and it's some of the most hilariously dumb arguments I've ever seen on this old internet. They don't understand dots can be in Gmail addresses either.
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Feb 19, 2017 10:35
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What're you guys using? asmith@gmail.com or something?
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Feb 19, 2017 13:32
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Nope, mine is MagnusRagnarok_420_69@gmail.com. It's right there at the top of my résumé.
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Feb 19, 2017 13:56
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Just firstnamelastname, I imagine my guy has a number on his It's not a super common first name but my surname is muck level
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Feb 19, 2017 14:09
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LastInLine posted:There's so much awesome here it's tough to mention it all. The Wear integration is fantastic too. Does it let you flip your phone over to snooze? That's my favorite hidden Timely feature I never knew I needed.
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Feb 19, 2017 15:13
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Wrist Watch posted:Does it let you flip your phone over to snooze? That's my favorite hidden Timely feature I never knew I needed. It's got shake, proximity, and volume key settings. The dev is super responsive, I'm certain they'd implement it if you suggested it (which you can do from within the app). Hell, they reply to EVERY Play Store review. Edit: After a shower I realized I'm an idiot. Yes, they have flip to snooze/dismiss, that's what the proximity sensor is for. ClassActionFursuit fucked around with this message at 16:07 on Feb 19, 2017 |
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Feb 19, 2017 15:42
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azurite posted:What're you guys using? asmith@gmail.com or something? I was super early in the Gmail beta and got firstname.lastinitial so I'm not surprised to get this kind of stuff, it's still annoying though.
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Feb 19, 2017 17:53
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LastInLine posted:It's got shake, proximity, and volume key settings. The dev is super responsive, I'm certain they'd implement it if you suggested it (which you can do from within the app). Hell, they reply to EVERY Play Store review. Yep, found it in the settings. After playing around with it a bit I think I'm sticking with Timely though. I like material design and all but I have no use for like, half the features. I've been noticing my app preferences shifting in this direction for a while now, I used to love apps with tons of customization but I noticed that most of the time I barely use any of them. If I were still using the stock clock app I'd probably be all over this though. It's a hell of an app, just not for me I guess. Also creating a new alarm or timer in Timely feels slick and I like it better than material design.
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Feb 19, 2017 18:03
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Have you figured out where the supposed ads are in AMDroid? I didn't notice any when I was setting up my recurring alarm. Is it going to start blaring Game of War ads at me every time I snooze my alarm?
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Feb 19, 2017 18:19
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Vykk.Draygo posted:Have you figured out where the supposed ads are in AMDroid? I didn't notice any when I was setting up my recurring alarm. Is it going to start blaring Game of War ads at me every time I snooze my alarm? I made a quick 10 second countdown alarm to see what the interface looked like in practice and after I dismissed it there was a full screen ad. I just set up netguard after seeing it recommended in this thread so it appeared as a blank screen with an x in the top left, but yeah. I'd go ahead and pay to remove them if I were going to use it.
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My dad got sent the risk assessment, travel and security plans for an upcoming CBS News trip to Yemen as part of a mailing to the reporting team and various CBS bigwigs. His email address is one letter different to that of the freelance cameraman on the trip. He replied to the original sender and got a lovely - and somewhat relieved - reply back thanking him. The documents were a fascinating read...
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Feb 19, 2017 18:46
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Vykk.Draygo posted:Have you figured out where the supposed ads are in AMDroid? I didn't notice any when I was setting up my recurring alarm. Is it going to start blaring Game of War ads at me every time I snooze my alarm? Yeah I hadn't seen any either but like Wrist Watch said I was just going to pay anyway. The reviews mention full screen on dismiss so again WW seems to be correct. Also I tend to agree in principle that apps should have as few options as possible (I wrote in the Something app). My only problem with Timely is that Holo has really poorly in my eyes. That and I really like things which work with Wear. Oh yeah and one thing I really missed from Gentle Alarm was the ability to skip the next instance of a recurring alarm. Okay, I guess I had a few problems with Timely...
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Feb 19, 2017 19:48
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Is there a browser that does ad block and syncs with Chrome?
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Feb 19, 2017 20:05
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BeastOfExmoor posted:All my issues with wrong emails were just annoying or funny until someone tried to sign up for an AshleyMadison account with mine. I didn't think anything of it until a few months later they got hacked and my email ended up in a database of known-users. I got to have a nice awkward conversation with my wife after that. And now you have a built in excuse!
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Feb 19, 2017 21:21
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Lowen SoDium posted:Is there a browser that does ad block and syncs with Chrome? Google purposefully broke their third party Chrome sync API a couple months back so even if there was it doesn't work now.
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Feb 20, 2017 03:34
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Yeah, you can get Netguard and put a hosts file in it then just use Chrome like normal. It's how I get my chrome to be ad-free!
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jokes posted:Yeah, you can get Netguard and put a hosts file in it then just use Chrome like normal. It's how I get my chrome to be ad-free! Explain!!!
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Dr. Video Games 0050 posted:Explain!!! If you use the github version of Netguard you can adblock at the DNS level. There's also DNS66 which does the same thing in a smaller, simpler package. I tried out DNS66 for a little bit a while back and while it worked as intended, there was one Android bug that couldn't be worked around (downloads fail to initialize) and it all just felt too much like rooting for me to continue with. At least the github NetGuard app does contain its own updater so it probably feels a bit more ready-to-use from that perspective. I didn't bother to try it though because I was scared off by the number of "Battery killer!" reports I read.
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LastInLine posted:If you use the github version of Netguard you can adblock at the DNS level. There's also DNS66 which does the same thing in a smaller, simpler package. I tried out DNS66 for a little bit a while back and while it worked as intended, there was one Android bug that couldn't be worked around (downloads fail to initialize) and it all just felt too much like rooting for me to continue with. I've found no battery hit from netguard. Also no problems with downloads. But then again I always have over 50% left on my 6P at the end of the day, so I wouldn't really notice a hit.
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Feb 21, 2017 01:30
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Firefox for Android has full extension support, including uBlock Origin. So you can block things that are on the same domains as things you actually want to get.
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Thermopyle posted:I've found no battery hit from netguard. Also no problems with downloads. He explained in the issue in detail someplace I cannot find now (of course) but the gist of it was that it was specific to the way DNS66 did things as opposed to Opera and NetGuard's implementation. I was already getting annoyed with it at that point and will admit to probably not devoting the amount of attention I should have. My reason for including it in the post was to mention my distaste for DNS66 in my use, not to knock NetGuard which seems okay.
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LastInLine posted:My reason for including it in the post was to mention my distaste for DNS66 in my use, not to knock NetGuard which seems okay. No, I didn't think you were knocking it, I was telling you that you may want to try it.
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fishmech posted:Firefox for Android has full extension support, including uBlock Origin. So you can block things that are on the same domains as things you actually want to get. Yes but its scrolling behaviour is odd and off-putting.
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In what sense? I just scrolled chrome and Firefox back to back (but not side to side) and didn't notice anything particularly different, let alone jarring. Though I imagine that it's one of those things that once it bugs you, you just can't stop seeing it.
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