(Note: This blog post was originally published under my old domain(codesmiles.com), here. Web Archive link. Update: Google Reader is in the process of discontinuation, I use digg’s feed reader these days. Even though RSS is out there for a long time, there are people(even programmers) who still don’t really know what an RSS feed is, even if they know what it is, most of the them don’t really understand how feeds can be helpful for them. If you ask to some of your friends about..“feed”, “web feed”, “RSS feed” or “ATOM feed”, they may say “I am not sure”, but if you ask them.. “noted an orange icon in the browser’s address bar?” they most probably say “yes”.. everyone notes that. So I thought of writing a post to introduce feeds(for those who don’t yet know) and the benefits I have noted when using them. What is an RSS feed or ATOM feed or web feed? It’s a way a website provides updated content which you can read via your feed reader. It’s generally called web feed. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication, more about RSS here. There is another popular format called ATOM, more here. What is
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More secure gmail?
(Note: This blog post was originally published under my old domain(codesmiles.com), here. Web Archive link. Just a quick tip.. if your gmail url is http://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1# you might be wondering whether it is secure(as it is not https), it isn’t so secure, but recently Gmail changed its default mode to https, most people get the url as https when they login currently. [more]But if you still see only http, then to make gmail more secure, go to your gmail Settings and enable “Always use https” “..If you sign in to Gmail via a non-secure Internet connection, like a public wireless or non-encrypted network, your Google account may be more vulnerable to hijacking. Non-secure networks make it easier for someone to impersonate you and gain full access to your Google account, including any sensitive data it may contain like bank statements or online log-in credentials…” More here..
Gmail ignores dots..a gmail secret..
(Note: This blog post was originally published under my old domain(codesmiles.com), here. Web Archive link. It is bit old but still a surprise for many. What is your gmail id? is it your.name@gmail.com ? so in the login page you will give your.name as your Username, right? But instead try “yourname” as username… Gmail allows you to login.[more] Surprised? Gmail ignores dots in email ids a.b.c@gmail.com is same as abc@gmail.com If you receive an email ignoring dots in your gmail id then it will show as above… More in this link… But there is a small problem in this.. you register in a third party site with “.” in your Gmail id and after some time you decide to ignore dots in your email, now you try to use the third party site’s forgot password option and if you didn’t remember that you have used “.” when you registered, then you may lose your account in the site. This is because for other sites your.name@gmail.com is different from yourname@gmail.com.