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Another neat Gmail feature
Jul. 9th, 2008 11:50 amGmail now has this:
In case the above is not obvious, Gmail now has the ability to tell you if you are signed on from any other computers, and what the IP addresses of those computers are.
It's a cool little feature, in case you were to say, sign on at a friend's place and aren't sure if you signed out. Or signed on from an encrypted access point and are worried that someone may have sniffed your session cookie.
Furthermore, you have the ability to sign out those other sessions, which is a great way to ensure that no one else is using your account. (Changing your password regularly helps, too!)
In case the above is not obvious, Gmail now has the ability to tell you if you are signed on from any other computers, and what the IP addresses of those computers are.
It's a cool little feature, in case you were to say, sign on at a friend's place and aren't sure if you signed out. Or signed on from an encrypted access point and are worried that someone may have sniffed your session cookie.
Furthermore, you have the ability to sign out those other sessions, which is a great way to ensure that no one else is using your account. (Changing your password regularly helps, too!)