C# Auto Properties

I learned a short-cut today for properties.  They're called auto properties.  Properties in C# are simple getters and setters in Java.  auto properties make writing properties even easier.

Several times a day I have typed something similar to:

 public string Country

{

  get { return country; }

  set { country = value; }

}

I've been using Resharper for several months now, but just noticed today that it recommended that I write a property this way:

 public string Country { get; set; }

Linking to a Gmail Message

I have discovered that it is now possible to create a link to a
message in Gmail. Simply click on a message in Firefox or the latest
version of Safari for windows. The URL should change to something
that can be used to recall the current thread or message.

I an not sure if this I'd very practical. However, I did use it in
google notebooks to create a link to one of my e-mails. A while back
I was attempting to do something similiar kn backpackit. I ended ip
having to forward the e-mail directly to backpackit.

I will see if I use this feature at all. Let me know if you find it
at all useful.

Reading Outlook in Gmail

Today I discovered a way to read Outlook e-mails in Gmail. I was reading an article that discussed a method for reading Gmail e-mails in Outlook. The jist of it is to use Gmail's IMAP functionality and setup an IMAP account in Outlook that connects to Gmail. Any labels in Gmail will be visible as folders under the IMAP account in Outlook.

I created an "outlook" label in Gmail. This shows up as a folder in Outlook. I created a rule to copy all mail that lands in my Outlook Inbox to the the "outlook" IMAP folder. As long as the Outlook client is open mail will copied to the new "outlook" folder.

In Gmail the mail bypasses the Inbox and shows up under the "outlook" label.

Enjoy!

Cooler Blogging via the iPhone

They probably did not listen to my rant.  However, google seems to have exactly as I described in my post and made blogging via your mobile much easier.  You can now configure an e-mail address per-blog that will auto-post to that particular blog.  For example I can configure ryan.3tg@blogger.com to post to 3tg and ryan.personal@blogger.com to post to my personal blog.  Here's the link.  Any bets on this leading to more posts on 3tg?  I'd take the under.

Use It!

I think this is the first time I have seen this very informative list of usability heuristics.

Almost cool iPhone blogging

As a follow up to my last post, as near as I can tell you can blog via your iPhone through your gmail account. But you are limited to posting to only one blog. For example, if I have 6 blogs that I have setup, I can only blog to one of them! To create a blog posting I email go@blogger.com. Instead they should give me a unique address for each blog. For example: 3tg@blogger.com would post to the 3tg blog, ryan@blogger.com might post to my personal blog.

Blogging from my iPhone

There are a total of zero blog clients for the iPhone. However it
sounds like google has the answer for me. I can blog via
go@blogger.com and it will supposedly just magically work....

Stylish and Rememberthemilk

I was reading the rmilk forums and came across this post. "it would be nice if the logo could be removed". It sounded like a good idea. I assumed it was a greasemonkey script. It turns out it uses Stylish.

Stylish is to CSS what Greasemonkey is to JavaScript, and unlike other methods of using user styles, most styles take effect immediately.

Does anyone use Stylish for anything or is this the first time you are hearing about it?