What do you do when you're online?

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Sage
Um, what? :p You don’t launch and quit a mail client each time you check your mail; you leave it on all the time, and when you get new mail, it alerts you.

I suspect that 90% of the people who don’t use desktop email clients have never even tried it. Once you use it, you realize how annoying webmail is.
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What about people who have one computer per family? I'd think something like Gmail would be optimum.
 
Sage
Um, what? :p You don’t launch and quit a mail client each time you check your mail; you leave it on all the time, and when you get new mail, it alerts you.

I suspect that 90% of the people who don’t use desktop email clients have never even tried it. Once you use it, you realize how annoying webmail is.
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+1. LISTEN TO TEH MANGO!!1!

Out of all due seriousness, use it, you just can't put a price on convenience.
 
On Most Days:

  • GTPlanet
  • Autoblog
  • GMInside News
  • DIGG
  • Revision3
  • IGN
  • GameSpot
  • Bungie.Net
  • Yahoo (Mail and FantasySports)
  • Gmail (school and home E-mail)
  • Facebook
  • Top Gear (Magazine)
  • Aint It Cool News
  • pr0n

Others that I usually hit several times a week:

  • MySpace
  • Newgrounds
  • DeviantArt
  • YTMND
  • ICANHASCHEEZBURGER?
  • Electronista
  • DL.TV
  • FinalGear
  • BBC Radio
 
Gmail
Facebook
MySpace
Realgm.com
ESPN.com
GTPlanet
Platinum Generation
Torrents
Porn

In that order.
 
I've got a bit of a 'routine' down...

-Check both email accounts
--Facebook if any new email notifications
-CtrlAltDel Comics
-C&H Comics
--Friends blogs if anything new
-Victoria Motorsports Club forum
-West Coast DSM forum
-GTP
-UsedVictoria

That's my everyday thing. GTP is close to the bottom because it takes the longest. That said, I can do everything but GTP in 15-20 minutes if I keep up to it on a daily basis.
 
when im online i go to:

GTP
autblog
engadget
raptors
raptorschat
facebook
youtube(time to time)
deviantart
zedge
heroes fan forum
MSN messenger
finalgear(best topgear and fifthgear site imo;maybe the only one too)
 
GTPlanet
Myspace
Various Other Forums
Wikipedia
Youtube
Ebay
GTR2 forums / race online
etc.
 
Sage
I’m confused as to why so many people check their email using webmail – doesn’t anybody use desktop clients? They’re so much more convenient. (And now that Gmail uses IMAP, there’s almost no excuse to not use a desktop client.)
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I just leave a Gmail tab open all the time. I look up at the number of unread messages in the title every now and then, and if the number has gone up I’ll check out the tab.

I find it much less intrusive than an alert coming up to tell me that I have mail. If something is urgent IM me, because for me e-mail should never be used when you want a response right now.
 
GTP
BATracer
Trukz
Cyberdunk (sometimes)
Cybertennis (sometimes)
Hotmail (occasionally)
Gmail (occasionally)

Yeah.
 
Omnis
Daily routine:
RonPaul2008.com
Daily Paul
Ron Paul Forums
Porn
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Wait… you read about a politician and your next thought is to whack off? I suppose he’s got your vote, then. :crazy:
 
Hotmail
Bebo
Facebook
WWE.com
Supercars.net
Racingsportscars.com
GTPlanet
Wikipedia
YouTube
 
Considering having cable means I am always online that means once I touch the computer I am online :p
Anyway some things I do on the internet are:
Download stuff
Chat (AIM, MSN, mIRC)
Browse several forums (I ain't gonna list them all lol)
Look for random news about any of my main hobbies
Look up random info
 
I'm online ALL the time. Sometimes I literally have nothing to do but I like knowing I'm connected. My main places include... (not in any order)

Gmail
eBay
Craigslist
GTP.net
CAG.com
Mysticriver.net
Archosfan.com
Yahoo! NHL
Yes.net
Pidgin (im client)
 

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