Three of our favorite Gmail Labs features have graduated and moved on to out-of-the-box Gmail. Superstars lets you assign different levels of stars to an email, making a killer to-do list based on priority; nested labels creates labels within labels, so you can organize your mail by sub-categories; and if you use a desktop mail client, you can now adjust which labels show up in your client and which don’t. The Google Search Box lab has been removed altogether, since there’s already a “Search the Web” button in Gmail. All features are available from Gmails’ Settings page. Hit the link to read more. [Official Gmail Blog] More »
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Google Adds Superstars, Nested Labels, and Advanced IMAP Controls to Gmail’s Settings [In Brief]
Sparrow Adds Priority Inbox, IMAP Support to Its Minimalist Email Client [Updates]
Mac only: Sparrow, the super-integrated, minimalist Gmail client for Mac, has just updated to include Priority Inbox support, multitouch gestures, IMAP support (so you can take advantage of its minimalist interface with any email service), and even a free trial version. More »
Find Out Why Gmail’s Priority Inbox Marked That Message as Important [Gmail Tip]
We’ve been fans of Gmail’s Priority Inbox feature ever since it launched, but it was sometimes hard to tell why Gmail marked a message as important. It turns out, you don’t even need to leave the inbox view to find out. More »
Add a Second Priority Inbox to Gmail for Your Most Important Contacts [Gmail Tip]
We’ve shown you a few ways to make the best of Gmail’s priority inbox, but blogger and venture capitalist Fred Wilson reminds us of another lesser-known feature: You can actually add a fourth pane to your inbox view for any extra labels you may want. More »
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Top 10 Gmail Labs You Should Enable [Lifehacker Top 10]
As if Gmail wasn’t powerful enough, you can find all sorts of goodies and extra features in Gmail Labs. The list is pretty massive, so we’ve narrowed down our 10 favorite labs to help increase your email productivity. More »
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Why You Should Use Google Apps with a Personal Domain Instead of Your Gmail Account [Video]
When it launched, millions of us grabbed free Gmail addresses, and associated Calendar, Docs, Voice, and other apps followed. But personal domains are cheap, and claiming an @yourname.com address to use with Google Apps is easier than ever. Here’s why you should. More »
Email Writing Values: Keep it Relevant [Writing]
The more information you stick into one email, the more likely your recipient is going to lose focus on what’s important. Here are a few ways to keep your email relevant to the task at hand. More »
Email Writing Values: Keep it Relevant [Writing]
The more information you stick into one email, the more likely your recipient is going to lose focus on what’s important. Here are a few ways to keep your email relevant to the task at hand. More »
Know When to Stop Automating to Manage Email More Efficiently [Video]
There are a lot of ways to automatically filter your email, but automation can only go so far. After a certain point, you can actually kill productivity by trying to automatically manage your inbox. More »
Five Best Fax Services [Hive Five]
Despite the overall decrease in the popularity of fax machines, faxing is still a common practice in many industries. Here's a look at five of the most popular services for sending and receiving faxes from a computer—without the clunky hardware. More »









