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Lifehacker Pack for Mac: Our List of the Best Free Mac Downloads [Downloads]
Posted on August 1, 2011
Google Adds Superstars, Nested Labels, and Advanced IMAP Controls to Gmail’s Settings [In Brief]
Posted on May 31, 2011
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 »
Sparrow Adds Priority Inbox, IMAP Support to Its Minimalist Email Client [Updates]
Posted on March 22, 2011
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]
Posted on February 28, 2011
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]
Posted on February 17, 2011
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 »
Top 10 Gmail Labs You Should Enable [Lifehacker Top 10]
Posted on January 1, 2011
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 »
Email Writing Values: Keep it Relevant [Writing]
Posted on November 11, 2010
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]
Posted on November 11, 2010
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 »
Two People Cooperate Intuitively; Larger Groups Need to Make a Conscious Effort to Communicate [Communication]
Posted on November 4, 2010
If you’re used to working closely with a partner, it’s easy to forget how complexity in working relationships grows when the size of your group grows. Next time it seems like a co-worker just isn’t getting it, consider this piece of research. More »
Why I Suck at Delegating (and You Might, Too) [Delegating]
Posted on October 26, 2010
Relinquishing control of a task to someone else can be daunting, but if you ever want to get anything done, delegating responsibilities is a must. Blogger and developer Kent Fenwick discusses why it’s not always better when you do it yourself. More »