insights on technology » google http://www.elwinwitzke.com My thoughts on technology, business, culture, family and anything else that seems interesting. Brought to you from Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:18:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Gmail VoiceMail label is invalid http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2006/06/gmail-voicemail-label-is-invalid/ http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2006/06/gmail-voicemail-label-is-invalid/#comments Sun, 18 Jun 2006 03:03:00 +0000 admin http://witzke.wordpress.com/2006/06/17/gmail-voicemail-label-is-invalid/ I was trying to create a new label called VoiceMail in Gmail and it was rejected as invalid. This must be a system restricted label.

Could this be a sign that Google has some plans for telephony or a voice mail service? Will it connect with Google Talk?

Update: It looks like several others have found this in the code and have written about it Garett Rogers at ZDNET, Boris MannVancouver who’s also from Vancouver and Mathew Ingram from the Globe and Mail. We all know the Google calendar has arrived, but we are waiting for the some more integration to provide an online alternative to Office.

]]> http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2006/06/gmail-voicemail-label-is-invalid/feed/ 0 Flood maps show impact of rising ocean levels http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2006/05/flood-maps-show-impact-of-rising-ocean-levels/ http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2006/05/flood-maps-show-impact-of-rising-ocean-levels/#comments Fri, 12 May 2006 21:15:00 +0000 admin http://witzke.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/flood-maps-show-impact-of-rising-ocean-levels/ An interesting site is available that shows the impact of various increases in the sea level. Flood Maps is a mashup of Google maps and elevation data from NASA. It lets you adjust the amount of increase in the sea level.

Here’s the view of a 2 meter rise in the Vancouver area.

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