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Google Adds Superstars, Nested Labels, and Advanced IMAP Controls to Gmail’s Settings [In Brief]

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 »







Best Job Search Site: Indeed [Hive Five Followup]

The web has changed the way you search when you find yourself in need of a new gig. Last week we asked you to share your favorite job search site, then we rounded up the most popular responses for a vote. Now we’re back with the winner. More »







Best Job Search Site: Indeed [Hive Five Followup]

The web has changed the way you search when you find yourself in need of a new gig. Last week we asked you to share your favorite job search site, then we rounded up the most popular responses for a vote. Now we’re back with the winner. More »







Untethered Jailbreak Available for iOS 4.3.2 [In Brief]

The iOS hackers from the iPhone Dev Team have released an untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.3.2, allowing you to jailbreak your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad running the latest iOS release without plugging it into your computer whenever you reboot. More »







mSpot Ups Its Streaming Music Storage to 5 GB [In Brief]

mSpot, the stream-your-own-music service that covers Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS, has raised the online storage for its free accounts to 5 GB. It is, of course, a challenge to Amazon’s Cloud Drive/Cloud Player debut, but mSpot does have more developed apps, both in uploading and mobile streaming, than Amazon at the moment. [mSpot] More »







Tax Write-Off “Cheats” That You Won’t Feel Too Guilty About [Tax Time]

Write off “business pet” expenses, deduct the costs of volunteering your time, and expense home improvements: a former IRS officer lists at Get Rich Slowly quite a few clever ways to “cheat” on your taxes. [Get Rich Slowly] More »







Fixing Mac App Store’s “Error 100? [In Brief]

After upgrading Mac OS X to version 10.6.6, several users are encountering an “Error 100″ when using the Mac App Store for the first time. If you find yourself running into the same error code, MacStories has a quick fix for you. All you need to do is sign out of the Mac App Store and log out (and back into) your OS X account to get things rolling again. More »







Re-Enable Web Apps in Chrome 8 [Webapps]

Now that Chrome version 8 has hit the standard Stable channels, it's possible for anyone to peek at the early web app style that will come with Chrome's Web Store—once again. Just as before, right-click on a shortcut to Chrome, hit Properties, then edit its shortcut target to add --enable-default-apps on Windows. Mac and Linux users, Google Operating System has the command line switch you’ll need. What Chrome webapps are you most looking forward to seeing made official? [Google Operating System] More »







Plan Your Travel Between October 1 and December 15, April 15 and June 1 to Save [Travel]

It’s no secret that you can get great deals booking your travel in the off-peak travel seasons. So what’s considered off-peak? According to American Express’ Get Currency blog, that’s between October 1 and December 15 or April 15 to June 1. That seems a broad stroke to us, and it’s definitely not the case over Thanksgiving in the U.S. It’s also worth keeping in mind that “off-season” also varies greatly by destination. Our frequent flier’s guide to finding cheap airfare offers a more detailed look into planning travel on-the-cheap, and if you’re really flexible on location and date, we’d highly recommend giving Kayak Explore a spin. More »







How to Turn Off Google Instant Search [Google]

We’re actually kind of excited about the new Google Instant, but if you don’t like the distraction of as-you-type, predictive search results and filtering, it’s extremely easy to turn off. You can either toggle it on or off to the right of the search box, or you can head to your Google search settings, scroll to the Google Instant section, and select Do not use Google Instant. Then simply hit the Save Preferences at the bottom of the page. (Video best watched in 720p.) More »







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