Android mail app and missing Exchange mail folders

It has been very frustrating trying to check work email (Exchange Online / Office365), because I wasn’t getting all of my folders – most importantly my Archive folder where everything goes (Inbox Zero!). I finally found a solution that worked for me and got my folders loading on my Android device, with the stock mail app. Incidentally, I didn’t find a good replacement for the stock mail app, at least for Exchange servers.

Google’s new security

If you used Gmail today, you might have noticed this message:



This is pretty awesome. They have a video describing the service:

Google 2-step verification

Gmail storage increased

Gmail’s rolled out a lot of good changes lately: IMAP, colored labels (previously only available with Greasemonkey scripts), group chat, AIM chat, permalinks, etc. One great thing I just noticed they snuck in: my storage is now 5.5 GB. Bam!

Oh, and it looks like you can hit the ? key for a list of keyboard shortcuts.