Another funny thing I notice some days with gmail in mac mail is some days when I open a message I hear empty scroll area and it takes a few seconds to find the content of a message. Other days this doesn't happen at all. Very strange. On Feb 6, 2014, at 8:00 AM, BBS <bbssh...@samobile.net> wrote:
> Hi Alex. I completely agree with you. When I had gmail with an email client > on Windows, I had issues on there too. This is why I switched email accounts, > because Gmail has proven to me that it has become unreliable. I might even > set up an iCloud account because this provider is blocking some emails from > going through. These emails are newsletters from PSX Extreme and NBA Daily. > So yeah, my ultimate goal is to eliminate Gmail altogether. > > Shawn > Sent From My White MacBook > > On Feb 5, 2014, at 3:23 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> While I hate to switch email providers just because Apple can't get their >> act together, I must say it is looking tempting. I've found oddities using >> Mac Mail and Gmail together, of course, but from what I've read in the past, >> it isn't just the Mac. Gmail uses its "labels" system in place of folders, >> as well as the idea of archiving, which never works well with pure IMAP >> accounts. You can jump through hoops to get things set up, but it is not as >> easy as just enabling the account on a new device. >> >> As to Gmail causing your problems, what happens if you run with Mail closed >> for a couple days? Open it when you need it, but as soon as you check mail, >> close the app. If the problems with sluggishness and choppy speech go away, >> you know you've found the culprit. >> >> I don't think Apple lied in this case. They pushed an update to fix major >> bugs, and it turns out there are smaller ones their beta testing missed. It >> happens all the time. Are they above lying? No, they are a huge company with >> a bottom line to protect. Did they lie here? Personally, I don't think so, >> but that's just me. >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex >> mehg...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> On Feb 5, 2014, at 4:10 PM, matthew Dyer <matthew.dy...@icloud.com> wrote: >> >>> i, >>> >>> This is why I am no longer using gmail as my primary email service. I am >>> now using cloud and have no problems and iCloud seems more reliable. HTH. >>> >>> Matthew >>> >>> >>> On Feb 5, 2014, at 12:16 PM, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Every day it is something new with Gmail and MacMail, and no, a clean >>>> install isn't going to fix a thing. At least Apple finally admitted there >>>> is still a problem. What really annoys me is that Apple turns out is like >>>> every other company they lie. I waited to install Mavericks until Apple >>>> claimed they had fixed the problem which they claimed they did in December. >>>> >>>> So everything was working fine yesterday, I didn't turn my computer off or >>>> put it to sleep, and bingo this morning, half my emails are missing from >>>> gmail, and I think the sluggishness and VoiceOver choppiness is caused by >>>> gmail constantly searching making safari unusable at times, and the same >>>> with iTunes. Not sure if there is anything I could do, but this >>>> instability of Mavericks and one day the computer working and the next not >>>> reminds me of Windows. I hope this isn't the future of Apple releasing >>>> buggy updates. 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