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Spruce Up Gmail with Gmail Redesigned 2.0 (Firefox)

July 21st, 2008 @ 8:00 am

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Categories: Software, Web Tools

Tags: Google Gmail, Mozilla Firefox, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Rick Broida

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Gmail Redesigned 2.0 gives everyone’s favorite Web-mail service an extreme makeover, transforming it from ugly duckling to sexy starlet (make that applet).

To use this free Gmail “skin,” you’ll need two things: Firefox 3 and the Stylish extension. After installing the latter and restarting Firefox, head to the Gmail Redesigned site and click install. Don’t be alarmed to see a rather stark-looking page of text: Just follow the instructions, which essentially boil down to clicking the Stylish icon in the bottom-right corner of Firefox and then clicking Add Style.

Finally, fire up Gmail and be prepared to say “Wow.” It may be just a skin, but it’s like dropping a Ferrari frame over a Honda Element body. This is how Gmail should look. I can’t wait for the developer’s upcoming skins for Google Calendar and Google Reader — no prize pigs themselves. [via Lifehacker]

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