A while ago I mentioned GmailFS. I still have not had a chance to try it, but now that I use Linux at work there’s even more reason to give it a shot.

A similar tool now exists for Windows users: GMail Drive. Definitely worth a look.

I wonder how much effort Google will put into disabling these tools. I guess it depends on how much they catch on. Apparently they have already modified their login procedures, breaking a previous version of GMail Drive. It certainly would not be wise to rely on Gmail storage for anything other than email, but it could be convenient as a temporary transfer mechanism. Then again, so is CD-R or USB Thumbdrives…