gHacks technology news » gmail accounts http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:29:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Gmail Login http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/04/gmail-login/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/04/gmail-login/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 08:39:50 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/04/gmail-login/ gmailThere are basically two ways on how to log into Gmail. Either by using the Gmail web interface that is available for most users at gmail.com or by accessing Gmail remotely using desktop or mobile email clients. Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages. A Gmail login at the website is not bound to a specific location, users can be anywhere and access their emails if they have a connection to the Internet there. Remote clients on the other hand offer other advantages. Emails can be accessed even without an Internet connection for one. They are also stored locally and not on a remote server.

One of the main problems users of the Gmail web interface face is that there is not a good way to switch accounts or log into two accounts at the same time. The second problem can easily be fixed with the privacy modes that most web browsers come with (or plan to implement). Privacy mode work independently from the rest of the Internet browser which means that it can be used to log into Gmail separately.

The Greasemonkey script Google Account Multi-Login is another possibility. While it does not offer simultaneous gmail logins it provides an easier way to switch between gmail accounts directly in the web interface.

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