Have you ever been frustrated that you'd have to pay $5.95 to access that one email in Gmail while waiting in an airport? Well, I just found one solution to this problem.
I just added a Gmail labs feature called "Offline". I then had to install Google Gears in Firefox. It only took a few minutes. Then I clicked on the "Offline" link on the upper right and after a few minutes of synching, I was configured to access my mail offline.
To try this out, I put Firefox in offline mode (File->Work Offline). This simulates not having access to the internet. The little green check mark icon on the upper right hand side of the screen became a grayed out crossed-out circle. I then deleted a couple of emails and used my iPhone to verify that they were still available. Then, I re-enabled online access in Firefox and saw my 2 emails disappear from my iPhone. Magic! I then tried the opposite, I deleted an email from my iPhone and sure enough, the email only disappeared from my Firefox Gmail browser when I went back online.
This is a great feature that I'm looking forward to using next time I'm on a plane without wireless access.
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