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Have you ever tried to use a Google Apps account from a mobile phone with no Java? I've been fighting this over the past few days. The problem is that when you access the normal apps URL you get the fat Javascript interface - now this interface works, but is slow and uses up all my bandwidth. You do have the option of changing this to the HTML interface, but it still doesn't fit on a screen very well.

With the standard (non-apps) gmail account I can go to http://m.gmail.com/ and get a very lean interface designed for small screens. So I tried going to http://m.gmail.com/a/evil.geek.nz. Nope.

The answer, as it turns out, is http://mail.google.com/a/evil.geek.nz/x/

Yay!

An eclectic compilation of gourmet cooking, stainless cookware and South London house music.

"Real programmers can write assembly code in any language."

"It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious."

It all stared easily enough. I sold an item on TradeMe, someone bid and won the auction. I emailed them within a couple of hours of the auction closing, and twice again over 3 days without receiving any contact from the buyer. When he finally does get in touch he's not exactly helpful. He finishes by becoming abusive in a quaint, slightly retarded kind of way, even getting his wife to continue emailing me after I ask him to stop.

RE: Trade Me -- Sold with reserve met. Auction: 95419618 Wooden drawers with cupboard

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Andrew Stephen <email@address>
Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 10:02 PM

To: mark@seismicrestraints.co.nz

Hi there,

The drawers can be picked up from [my address] by
arrangement.  Someone is usually home during the days.  Please call on
[my phone number] before coming around.

Thanks,
--
Andrew Stephen
http://www.evil.geek.nz/

Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person
who doesn't get it.