GMail想必很多朋友已经开始用了。昨天也终于得到了自己的GMail帐号。特别要感谢JeseeQing的邀请。
有了1G的GMail，可以用来作什么呢？GMail吸引我的不是它的大容量（毕竟现在有很多邮箱都号称有1G空间了），而是基于其基础之上的应用。
目前可供选择的应用有很多，典型的有下面这些：

Gmail FS : Gmail File System

Gmail lite and Gmailer: Open Source project, PHP based class-library to interact with gmail.

Gallina : Very cool concept of Gmail based blogging

Gmail Helper: A downloadable Windows application that alerts you when you have new Gmail messages.

Email2POP: Interfaces with Gmail to provide POP3 and SMTP access to Gmail accounts.

GSuite: Provides quick access to your account, easy search access, new mail notification, 'mailto:' handling and much more.

GNotify: Gmail utility that runs in your systray and notifies you when you have new Gmail.

GMailerXP: This program, still in development, will offer total control of your GMail account from any Windows computer.

GCount: Lives on your Mac and alerts you to pending GMails.

OSX GMailStatus: Alerts OSX users to unread mail, makes access to GMail easier, and even lets GMail act as your default mail client.

GMail Notifier: For FireFox/Mozilla, adds an icon to your toolbar that keeps you updated on the number of GMails you have waiting.

G-Mailto: Sets Gmail as your default mail program in Windows. So when you click on a mailto:// url, your favourite web browser will open up a page with Gmail's Compose window. Pretty nifty. Mac Version

GTray: Windows system tray notifier for new Gmail mail.

GmailCompose: A Mozilla Firefox extension to open the Gmail compose window with the click of a button.

GMail Loader: This software is made to import mails from an existing account to a Gmail account.

Pop Goes Gmail: A small software which enables you to convert Gmail messages in pop3 standard and to read them with Outlook.

G-Mailto Bookmarklet: Launch a new GMail with a bookmark.

Gmail Drive : Gmail Drive for Windows based on gmail-fs.

好东西这么多，目前我用了GMail Drive，安装后效果如下图： 
 
如果你也感兴趣，不妨访问Gmail Driver 获得更多信息。

当然，这么多应用还不是最让人激动的。
大多数的软件开发者对事物都有强烈的控制欲望（个人看法），那么已经有了这么多应用，而Gmail又提供了这么大的在线空间，我们能够作什么呢？？？
想利用Gmail作些事情，必然需要知道相应的API。好在已经有人release了GMail API（开源的可以访问GMail API查看详细信息，或者通过访问GMail Agent v0.6.1下载Windows安装包）。
如GMail API中所描述的“ an open source Gmail API written for the .NET framework, and a proof of concept Windows application built on top of that API that provides basic remote Gmail functions. ”，通过它就可以在.Net平台上调用Gmail的功能接口，实现你所想达到的目标。

鉴于自己是个记性比较差的人，经常会忘记一些有价值的网站地址。准备利用Gmail的空间写一个在线的记事本，通过Gmail帐号进行身份认证。这样就省的我每天用优盘保存一个文本文件在家和公司之间来回带了（当然这是一个笨办法，如果你有什么更好的方法，请记得给我留言，谢谢）。

明天就是元旦了，祝大家新年快乐，工作顺利，客户少改点需求~~！