Dubbed Gmail 2.0 by some people, the new version boasts a needed update to the contact list, coloured labels in the inbox, pre-cached mail and a weath of information when you mouse-over contact names , such as recent conversations. The loading time is increased slightly when entering the inbox, but it is worth it for the joy of pre-cached mail.

If you can see an Older Version button in the top right, you are already trying out the new features. If you cannot see said button, try setting your language on the general tab of the settings to English(US). Mine was set on English(UK), after changing it to US all the new features appeared. The strange thing is now some words are spelt funny.

Sod tiny urls. Who needs them, when you’ve got a huge one. Bigger is better.

Full view for our hugeurl. (more…)

As you can see, I’m updating again, as I’ve promised myself to regularly post in the future. If anyone is interested in our summer Northern Europe trip, it was fantastic, and I’m currently well into writing up and compiling images of what we got up to on the journey.

A charming revelation on ytmnd.

θmg = ωtF

Although, in explaining it the creator stated g (acceleration due to gravity) was measured in meters per second (m/s) which is a velocity. It’s obviously an acceleration (m/s^2). However, the mistake was made on both sides of the equation, so the revelation is basically still correct. (I’ll stop being pedantic now.)

I’m not the best fan of the Harry Potter books, but I couldn’t help but notice the fact that the final book (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) is available on the Pirate Bay. After glancing through it, i’m not sure what amuses me more, the supposed $20 million that Bloomsbury Publishing spent on keeping the final book secret, or the fact that the person who got hold of the book has taken individual photos of 392 pages. In true pirate style, some of the pages also have a few fingers included.

The last word is “well”, not scar. I wasn’t aware that J.K. Rowling changed her mind on it either, not such a big deal I suppose.

The rough planning for the Northern Europe trip is finally finished, the destinations are currently: Dieppe, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Groningen, Odense, Copenhaven, Stockholm, Turku, Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Warsaw, Berlin. All in 22 days. Going to be much fun, although quite a rush, especially when we realise we only have a day left on the ticket to get home.

Still need to book some ferrys and get an interrail ticket yet.
I’m quite glad we decided on travelling through the baltic states. Although they will all be by bus, as the train networks there aren’t fully established, i’m still looking forward to it.