gHacks technology news » gmail login http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:38:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Google Mail Account Security Tips http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/29/google-mail-account-security-tips/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/29/google-mail-account-security-tips/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:02:32 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17862 The official Gmail blog has published five security tips to improve the security of a Gmail account. Email security should be one of the top priorities for a number of reasons but especially because other accounts are usually associated with an email account. Just think of all the websites and services that require users to signup with an email address. If an attacker gets access to an email account it would theoretically be possible to request new passwords for those accounts leaving those accounts wide open to the attacker as well. Other options include sending out spam and phishing emails to the contact list or strangers.

Most email users should already be familiar with the tips offered at the Gmail blog. Here are the five tips posted at the website:

  • Remember to sign out
  • Be careful about sending certain sensitive information via email
  • Enable “Always use HTTPS.”
  • Be wary of unexpected attachments.
  • Make sure your account recovery information is up-to-date

Two of the five tips (being suspicious of attachments and careful about sending out information) are valid for all email accounts no matter where they are hosted and whether they are accessed from a website or desktop email software. These programs on the other hand make the tips one and three unnecessary. The email recovery tip on the other hand makes sense for all Gmail users. Gmail offers an option to add another email address to the account which can be used to retrieve Gmail login information or retake an account after it has been hacked by an attacker.

Do you think those tips are sufficient to protect email accounts or would you add other tips to the list?

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/29/google-mail-account-security-tips/feed/ 4 Gmail Login Page http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/24/gmail-login-page/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/24/gmail-login-page/#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:48:28 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17687 It is usually not that hard to access the Gmail login page. Most users simply need to point their web browser at the standard Gmail address to access their email accounts. But, this address is not working in all countries and some users do regularly experience difficulties when trying to connect to the Gmail web interface. These users have several different options at hand to log into Gmail to read and send emails.

Probably the most popular is the configuration of Gmail in a desktop email software program like Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird. This gets rid of any problems the user might experience in the Gmail web interface and is usually recommended for users who experience Gmail login problems.

Users who want to configure Gmail in a desktop email program can look at the support page at the Gmail website to find instructions for several email clients.

Gmail login problems can also be related to the account, for instance when the user forgot the Gmail password or username. A Gmail help page is available that can aid the user in retrieving this data so that a Gmail login once again is possible with that account.

Users looking for the main Gmail login page can visit this url to log into Gmail right now.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/24/gmail-login-page/feed/ 11 Check Multiple Gmail Accounts With Gmail Notifier http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/22/check-multiple-gmail-accounts-with-gmail-notifier/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/22/check-multiple-gmail-accounts-with-gmail-notifier/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:46:27 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=16577 gmailIt is not that easy to check multiple Gmail accounts regularly. Gmail itself only allows one login per user. There are a handful of ways to circumvent that. Probably the most popular ones are using a desktop email client like Microsoft Outlook or Thunderbird to check multiple Gmail accounts or add-ons or userscripts that allow multiple Gmail logins at the same time.

The free software program Gmail Notifier is technically a desktop program that can check multiple Gmail accounts for new messages. It uses IMAP over SSL for the connection and can monitor up to five Gmail accounts whenever it is running.

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Gmail Notifier furthermore offers the option to read the header and body of new messages unlike many other Gmail notifiers that only notify the user of new emails. The program will display a message count for every Gmail account that has been added and configured in the software program.

Emails can be marked as read or deleted as well and attachments are indicated to the user. Notifications are in place to inform the user when new emails have arrived in one of the accounts that are monitored by Gmail Notifier. It is possible to switch to the Gmail account immediately by holding the Ctrl key and clicking on the account. This will open the Gmail interface of the selected account in the default web browser.

Gmail Notifier should be compatible with most versions of Microsoft Windows. It was tested on a Windows XP SP3 test system.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/22/check-multiple-gmail-accounts-with-gmail-notifier/feed/ 12 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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