Gmail was down for a while today. The official explanation is over here but we know the truth. The entirety of Google (including GMail) operates off one old HP N3330 notebook computer with a 5GB harddisk and only 64 MB of RAM. It runs Windows 98 and the guy who has it at his apartment sometimes forgets to plug it in so the battery runs out and all of Google goes down. You'd think with all the money that company is making, they're upgrade at least to one of those cheap reconditioned Dell systems they sell at Best Buy…but no. Damn foolish if you ask me.