Google has now set the bar a little higher for Internet account security. Now the super-paranoid (like yours truly) can further secure their Gmail through the use of Google's new two factor authentication system. While not as cool as as using YubiKey for LastPass you can now use your phone to generate a one time password to gain access to your Google account. As I've covered before, you shouldn't be using the same password for multiple online accounts, but you really shouldn't be using your main email password for anything else, as it is the go-to place for account recovery. But even if you are, this additional layer of security will make compromising your account nearly impossible.

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Microsoft has begun rolling out a new feature to Hotmail, allowing users to "Send As" another email account. While this is a welcomed feature and one that the lack of contributed to my migration to Gmail, it's not exactly ground breaking new features. In reality it's just another example of Microsoft playing catch up to Google in terms of providing a fully functional web email client. via The Windows Blog