Beta for me, like other poster, means getting access to stuff (usually before the general public) for free. I love this and am willing to put up with the lack of features (or completely new editions) to have access to tools that benefit me.

I don't know if it is only for the paid service or if you can also use it from the free one (I have the paid version), but I can set mail2web to have a default From address (I have set it to my custom domain GAFYD address which I have forwarded to mail2web) and so mail2web is completely transparent to my…

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Vote: Google Reader

@Torley: If you are on a Mac, check out Mailplane.app. Don't use it myself but it seems to be generating a lot of interest and discussion. It does exactly what you want. Desktop client for Gmail (and I believe it has offline capabilities.

@tvjames: Wow thanks! I tested that out and it seems to be working great! This will be an excellent workaround for "unlimited" email addresses since so many sites do not accept the plus sign.

@tvjames: How were you able to use nicknames to generate emails based on a per site basis? Can you use wildcards in nicknames or do you have to create a nickname for every registration?

The real hot ticket would be to use the new formed edition of Split Dollar which is called Capital Split Dollar.

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Another option for Firefox users is the extension CustomizeGoogle which not only allows for blocking of all these spam sites, it can also hide the ads shown in Google searches.

I personally prefer all the freeware/utilities (for Macs) as well as the tips on how to accomplish certain things such as Budget Bot or how to use Gmail better, etc. I find less interest with all the different Roundups. Love you guys! Keep it uppp!

It looks to me like if someone were to create a search engine called Sex, they'd have a much better chance at a mass audience then either Google or "The engine formerly known as Ask."

Ask.com can be a little more helpful though from a blog owner/website owner's perspective though.