Google is experiencing issues with Gmail service.

April 17th, 2012
10:00 A.M. Pacific Time

If you’re unable to login to your Gmail this morning, you’re not alone. Numbers of Gmail users were having trouble accessing their Gmail account.

Google is aware of the problem and currently investigating the issue.

www.google.com/appsstatus

4/17/12 9:42 AM
We’re investigating reports of an issue with Google Mail. We will provide more information shortly.

4/17/12 10:18 AM
Our team is continuing to investigate this issue. We will provide an update by 4/17/12 11:18 AM with more information about this problem. Thank you for your patience.
This issue is affecting less than 2% of the Google Mail user base. The affected users are unable to access Google Mail.

4/17/12 10:24 AM
Google Mail service has already been restored for some users, and we expect a resolution for all users in the near future. Please note this time frame is an estimate and may change.

4/17/12 10:46 AM
The problem with Google Mail should be resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support. Please rest assured that system reliability is a top priority at Google, and we are making continuous improvements to make our systems better.

Mystery of the missing kittens.

A few days ago a feral cat named “Chocolate” were looking for her kittens. Her litter of kittens just went missing. On Sunday morning, the kittens, total of four mysteriously reappeared one by one. Chocolate then refused to take care of her kittens.

Apparently another cat which is Chocolate’s offspring “stole” the litter. As pictured below, there’s Chocolate and her two offsprings. The one in black and white named Tux was the one who stole the litter. Then there’s Meatloaf in the back, who is a domesticated cat but got along just fine with the feral cats.

It is not uncommon for cats to steal kittens from another. Feral cats are very communal and they are often nursing each other kittens. In some cases, when a cat left with no surviving kittens might “steal” other cat’s kittens.

 

Boiler Plate

I’m a little bit confused with the instruction:

Your software is being installed. Please connect the power cable and do not turn off your computer.

It is a desktop computer. It already has the power cable plugged in; without it this computer would have not turned on. The instruction makes sense for notebook computer.

Apple releases Flashback malware removal tool for OS X Lion.

From Apple Support:

About Flashback malware removal tool
This Flashback malware removal tool that will remove the most common variants of the Flashback malware.

If the Flashback malware is found, a dialog will be presented notifying the user that malware was removed.

In some cases, the Flashback malware removal tool may need to restart your computer in order to completely remove the Flashback malware.

This update is recommended for all OS X Lion users without Java installed.