Gmail and Google Apps - Finally Offline Ready

This is the day many of us have been waiting for - Google mail (Gmail and Google Apps) can now be accessed offline.  Many of the organizations that we've helped implement Google Apps have retained Outlook for a subset of their users simply because they need to access email offline.  Those users need not wither any longer under the bloated, resource-intensive restraints of Outlook.  In an era where we've heard a lot about choice, we finally have a true choice.   - Aric Bandy

From Google's Blog: We're making offline Gmail available to everyone who uses Gmail in US or UK English over the next couple of days, so if you don't see it under the Labs tab yet, it should be there soon. Once you see it, just follow these steps to get started:

1. Click Settings and click the Labs tab.
2. Select Enable next to Offline Gmail.
3. Click Save Changes.
4. After your browser reloads, you'll see a new "Offline^0.1" link in the upper righthand corner of your account, next to your username. Click this link to start the offline set up process and download Gears if you don't already have it.