Hacking GMail (ExtremeTech)

This is absolutely the ultimate guide to Hacking Google's wildly popular Gmail service. Written by web programming expert, and popular blogger Ben Hammersley.This is serious, down and dirty, under the hood code level hacking - blowing away the default settings, customizing appearance, disabling advertising, and offering readers total control over their Gmail account like never before. Readers will discover and use 3rd party tools that enable them to use their Gmail storage like a hard drive for backing up important files, or photos and music, or even use Gmail as a blogging tool.Programmers and scripters will have a field day creating and using a Gmail API with a variety of languages to creating their own hacks and tools for Gmail.Roll up your sleeves, and dive into these hacks including:\* Customizing Gmail's appearance with CSS\* Checking your Gmail without visiting the site\* Using Gmail APIs in Perl, Python, PHP and other languages, or create your own\* Building your own Gmail tools with APIs\* Disable Gmail's advertising\* Learn to use Gmail's storage space like a hard drive\* Use Gmail as a host for message boards, photo galleries, even your own blogand so much more. No mere "how to use Gmail" book, this hacker's resource is the first volume to unlock the true power behind Gmail. Make no mistake, this is serious, down-and-dirty, under-the-hood, code-level hacking that will have you eliminating the default settings, customizing appearance, disabling advertising, and taking control of your Gmail accounts. The book begins with the basics, explaining Gmail's capabilities and hidden features before moving on to more advanced topics like deconstructing the boot sequence and using Greasemonkey to customize things to your liking. From there, the sky's the limit. You'll see how to access your Gmail without having to check in at the site, create custom Gmail skins with CSS, build your own tools with APIs, get your mail via RSS feeds, use Gmail storage like a spare hard drive, use it as a blogging tool, and more. Gmail is a hacker's dream. Offering more than two gigabytes of storage, an incredibly advanced JavaScript interface, and a series of user interface innovations, it's proving to be one of the flagship applications on the Web. With this book, you can take control of this flagship, trick it out, and use its capabilities in unconventional ways

• The first book to unlock the true power behind Gmail, Hacking Gmail will immediately appeal to Google and Gmail fans
• This is serious, down-and-dirty, under-the-hood, code-level hacking that will have readers eliminating the default settings, customizing appearance, disabling advertising, and taking control over their Gmail accounts
• Covers turning Gmail into an online hard drive for backing up files, using it as a blogging tool, and even creating customized Gmail tools and hacks
• Shows readers how to check their Gmail without visiting the site; use Gmail APIs in Perl, Python, PHP, and other languages, or create their own; and maximize Gmail as a host for message boards, photo galleries, even a blog

The first book to unlock the true power behind Gmail, Hacking Gmail will immediately appeal to Google and Gmail fans This is serious, down-and-dirty, under-the-hood, code-level hacking that will have readers eliminating the default settings, customizing appearance, disabling advertising, and taking control over their Gmail accounts Covers turning Gmail into an online hard drive for backing up files, using it as a blogging tool, and even creating customized Gmail tools and hacks Shows readers how to check their Gmail without visiting the site; use Gmail APIs in Perl, Python, PHP, and other languages, or create their own; and maximize Gmail as a host for message boards, photo galleries, even a blog Ch. 1. Desktop integration -- Ch. 2. Integrating your existing mail -- Ch. 3. Gmail power tips -- Ch. 4. Skinning Gmail -- Ch. 5. How Gmail works -- Ch. 6. Gmail and Greasemonkey -- Ch. 7. Gmail libraries -- Ch. 8. Checking for mail -- Ch. 9. Reading mail -- Ch. 10. Sending mail -- Ch. 11. Dealing with labels -- Ch. 12. Addressing addresses -- Ch. 13. Building an API from the HTML-only version of Gmail -- Ch. 14. Exporting your mail -- Ch. 15. Using Gmail to -- Ch. 16. Using GmailFS. Helps you unlock the true power behind Gmail. This title presents serious, down-and-dirty, under-the-hood, code-level hacking that can have readers eliminating the default settings, customizing appearance, disabling advertising, and taking control over their Gmail accounts.