Comments on: Quick trick for pimping Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Docs

By: greghuntoon

greghuntoon — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:21:00 +0000

I’ve still never figured out the issue here with Google Docs and SSBs. Anyone?

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:27:54 +0000

I’m having exactly the same issue! Very, very annoying actually. Anyone else found a workaround??

By: Tommy

Tommy — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:03:08 +0000

I love Fluid and I’ve been using it with Gmail and Google Calendar, but when I try to use it with Google Docs, It constantly tries to open new tabs and windows via Firefox, instead of within the Fluid SSB. “Sites spawning new windows” is checked. I’d love to get the Fluid-Google Trifecta going here, but the popup situation is giving me ADD… anyone else having this issue?

By: Gmail, Fluid, and all things wonderful… - Noel Green.com

Gmail, Fluid, and all things wonderful… - Noel Green.com — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:33:45 +0000

[...] In the last 3 weeks my life — as far as computer life goes —has gotten very, very nice. Why, you ask? There are a few reasons. Much like the fellas at Carsonified (but before I read that article) I have moved my email servers and began using the power of Fluid. [...]

By: I am Matt Thomas » WordPress Icon for Fluid

I am Matt Thomas » WordPress Icon for Fluid — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:30:17 +0000

[...] I’ve just begun using Fluid, the app that lets you create site-specific browsers for your favorite web apps. Carsonified created a great set for Google Apps, which inspired me to create an “official” Fluid app icon for WordPress. You can download it here. I’ve also added it to the Fluid Icons group on Flickr. Tags: Flickr, Fluid, WordPress | Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. [...]

By: Ruben Bakker

Ruben Bakker — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 06:32:29 +0000

Great post. I agree, site specific browser are way to go. Tip: If you like to get even more out of Gmail, try the Mailplane 2.0 SSB: You'll get multiple account support, great new mail notifications, more keyboard shortcuts, drag and drop attachments, an iPhoto plugin, powerful labeling, OmniFocus integration, and much more. 2.0 is currently beta and it contains many improvements.

By: Google Reader Fluid Icon - How to at Wiggler

Google Reader Fluid Icon - How to at Wiggler — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:39:14 +0000

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:25:36 +0000

We’re testing GMail for office use…

On thing I noticed right off the
mailto:(john.doe@gmail.com] On Behalf Of john.doe@xyz.com I’m guessing they do this for spamming/spoofing reasons. Is this removed when you point the mail to your domain or set it up coorectly with your domain?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:49:35 +0000

@Charles – That icon is for an app called Things.

@Todd – Thanks for stopping by. We love Fluid :)

By: The Daily Link - 2008-07-30 | Daan Jansonius

The Daily Link - 2008-07-30 | Daan Jansonius — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:42:20 +0000

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By: Load.Byte[ ] - Flickr Find: the Fluid icons pool

Load.Byte[ ] - Flickr Find: the Fluid icons pool — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:54:07 +0000

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By: Benjamin D.C.

Benjamin D.C. — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:05:49 +0000

@Benjamin D.C.: Check that youâ€™re using the latest version of Fluid, and make sure the relevant checkbox is checked in your SSBâ€™s Preferences. The Dock badge should appear automatically.

I have the latest version of Fluid (0.9.2.4) and I've checked the "Fluid attempts to show Dock badge labels" option. It actually does work with Reader but not with Gmailâ€¦ Weird :/

By: Charles

Charles — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:31:14 +0000

@Benjamin D.C.: Check that you’re using the latest version of Fluid, and make sure the relevant checkbox is checked in your SSB’s Preferences. The Dock badge should appear automatically. (To my knowledge, Prism doesn’t support this.)

@Ryan: Where’d you get that great checklist icon — the leftmost one in your screenshot?

By: Benjamin D.C.

Benjamin D.C. — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:38:37 +0000

Pretty cool, but I don’t have the small badge on my Gmail icon when I’ve got new emails. Any tip to get it?

By: geneius

geneius — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:28:15 +0000

you don’t need to use spanning sync or any of the other apps anymore… google now has CalDAV support which means that google calendar and ical can talk nice to each other… instant updates baby! This is as of yesterday so everyone enjoy!

By: Apple.CooOne.Com » Blog Archive » Flickr Find: the Fluid icons pool

Apple.CooOne.Com » Blog Archive » Flickr Find: the Fluid icons pool — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:07:39 +0000

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Apple.CooOne.Com » Blog Archive » Flickr Find: the Fluid icons pool — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:07:39 +0000

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By: appleforapple.com » Flickr Find: the Fluid icons pool

appleforapple.com » Flickr Find: the Fluid icons pool — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:21:49 +0000

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By: Flickr Find: the Fluid icons pool | Apple,iPhone,Mac,iPod

Flickr Find: the Fluid icons pool | Apple,iPhone,Mac,iPod — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:10:06 +0000

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Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:00:59 +0000

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By: Todd Ditchendorf

Todd Ditchendorf — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:25:54 +0000

Hey Ryan, thanks for telling the world about Fluid (and Chris’ excellent icons)! I’m glad you have found a home for Fluid on your desktop!

By: Chris Ivarson

Chris Ivarson — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:15:38 +0000

Thanks for the shout out :)

By: Allan Henderson

Allan Henderson — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:02:31 +0000

Great idea, thanks Ryan – I knew I should have held off my mailplane licence – Doh! BTW FOWA Miami was great.

By: James Kirkup

James Kirkup — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:10:37 +0000

Great Post!

Been using Fluid for a few weeks now too, great for google apps – saves a hell of a lot of time and looks a whole lot nicer with those icons than the google notifier.

Where’s the Google Reader Icon from!?

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:50:36 +0000

I use spanning sync for syncing iCal and Google Calendar, although I use Google Calendar on the desktop rather than iCal. However by syncing like this it allows me to sync my iPhone with iCal and therefore Google Calendar.

Here is a good Google reader icon too: http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=5&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjvstin.deviantart.com%2Fart%2FGoogle-Reader-icon-80952222&ei=ByCPSOPWFJC41gbswYy5Cw&usg=AFQjCNGG0oGZzVzFtgQMOgJFtUVCAiE42g&sig2=Z07G2uWeCXZqjHBjma4Jbw

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:02:57 +0000

@Matt – The reason I’ve gone for Gmail through a SSB is because I like the power features of the Gmail interface – especially the keyboard shortcuts.

@Chris & @Andrew – Thanks for the tips. Good stuff.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:02:00 +0000

@Matt – The reason I’ve gone for Gmail through a SSB is because I like the power features of the Gmail interface – especially the keyboard shortcuts.

@Chris & @Andrew – Thanks for the tips. Good stuff.

By: Vincent Callut

Vincent Callut — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:03:35 +0000

I can’t use Google Docs (i’m using Gmail for personal purpose) because i received lots of Word or Excel documents from my customers, and the import function of Google is not good. You can’t open Word documents larger than 500 KB (come on !) and you loose all the page-settings. I would love to use Google Docs but it doesn’t work for me.

By: Matt Carey

Matt Carey — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:33:20 +0000

Thanks for posting this Ryan, very interesting.

I wonder why you have gone for a SSB for Google Mail when you can use Mail.app via IMAP?

By: adii

adii — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:36:09 +0000

Fluid – Site-Specific Browsers…

After reading this post by Carsonified, I stumbled onto the Fluid App for the first time (Yes – I’m a noob due to time constraints in exploring & finding cool things like this! ) and I’m mightily impressed (actually downloading it as I…