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It's pretty hard to argue that Google's Apps for your Domain service isn't both a genius idea and a powerful option for individuals and small businesses alike to leverage the power of their domain. An unfortunate drawback, however, of these services is that most 3rd party tools, scripts and add-ons built for Google's public apps, like Gmail and Google Calendar, won't work with these same services when they're run on your domain. I remember when I first signed up to poke around with running Gmail on my domain, but then being let down when I realized the Greasemonkey scripts I find so vital to Gmail wouldn't even work.In the first sign I've seen of 3rd parties embracing Apps for your Domain, a developer named Ahmet Tahar Sakar has created a widget for Mac OS X's Dashboard that can check your domain's Gmail account. It even works with Growl, a system-wide notification utility that can allow any apps to hook in to display visual notifications of events like new email, song changes in iTunes and even device disconnections. Since I'm no longer using Google's services I haven't been able to test this out myself, but if you give it a go please share your thoughts with the rest of the class.
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Subscribe to commentsChrisDec 18th 2006 2:45PM
For those not on a mac, this firefox extension handles multiple Gmail accounts as well - including those via Google for your Domain: http://www.longfocus.com/firefox/gmanager/
Charlie WoodDec 18th 2006 3:13PM
"The first sign I've seen of 3rd parties embracing Apps for your Domain"? David, I'm hurt! Spanning Sync has supported Google Apps for Your Domain forever! Well, since November 3rd anyway. :-)
Regards,
Charlie
DerekDec 18th 2006 3:18PM
Don't forget that Google Notifier from Google has supported Gmail for your Domain for several months, and also has Growl integration (via "Gmail+Growl": http://wafflesoftware.net/gmailgrowl/google-notifier).
Danish MunirDec 18th 2006 6:52PM
Can I ask why you have stopped using Google services?
David ChartierJan 4th 2007 2:02AM
#2: Sorry for the mixup Charlie. Did you announce anything on the blog?
#4: I didn't really see a reason to keep using their services separately from the major/public Google apps I'm already using. I was just tinkering with them on my own domain - I'm just a freelancer, I'm not trying to run a business with them, and I don't have any coworkers. I also found that many hacks, like Greasemonkey scripts, didn't work with Google Apps for your Domain. Since I rely on a few key scripts for Gmail, this was possibly the largest deal-breaker for me.