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Hello folks, Google has previously offered an offline version of Google Reader using the Gears browser plugin, now they have came up with offline version of Gmail. For this you must have Google Gears installed. Here’s the video from the gmail blog.
As a person who always have a poor internet connection, i wished if i will be able to access my mails offline. So i just thought of giving it a try. Here are the i did do get my gmail offline…
1) Go go Settings and then Labs in your gmail or click on 
. You will see offline gmail. Select enable and save the settings.
2) Click on the offline link near the Google labs logo.
3)Install offline access for Gmail, Just click Next
4) Create Shortcut for your Offline Gmail…
5) Finished installation, now grab a cup of coffee and wait for your mails and attachments to be downloaded. (It downloads all messages first and then only starts with the attachments…)
6) Wait till it get synchronized, no probs, you can continue work…
7) You’ll see this icon in your desktop if you selected to create it…
For my test I went offline and browsed through my inbox, archived some messages, replied to others, and composed new messages. During all of these tests, Gmail performed as if it was online, but much faster. If I sent a message it would show up in the Outbox, and I received a message telling me so.
When I finally connected Online again, the Outbox counter went down to zero and all of my messages had been sent.
I also tested some searches in Offline mode and everything worked perfectly. In addition, I downloaded and opened a number of attachments effortlessly. Again, it was the same experience as Online Gmail but much faster.
