Having issues keeping Gmail labels properly applied in an IMAP client? Lifehacker reader Bonne shares the script he used to solve the issues. More »
If the black-Sharpie-on-a-box doesn’t help you easily differentiate between boxes when you’re moving, Worldlabel’s free PDF will save you time and energy by letting you just stick on your custom labels, whether for different rooms, fragile items or “this side up” boxes. More »
Android only: The default Gmail client can sync individual labels, but only notifies users about new inbox messages. A tiny little app, Gmail Label Notifier, offers customised notifications of new label messages. More »
Google added two new features to Gmail Labs today: The often-requested Nested Labels – for those of you who like folder-style label nesting – and “Message Sneak Peek”, which provides a quick look at an email when you right-click the message in your inbox. More »
Ed. Note: If you love Gmail but just can’t shake a longing for folder-style organisation this clever hack will help you create pseudo-folders. More »
Party-going is tough when you don’t know anyone. Then there’s those awkward “Crap! I can’t remember your name” moments. Be a good host and print out some customised name tags to hand out to guests at your next bash. More »
The latest Gmail Labs offering does something that Greasemonkey hackers (and our own Better Gmail extension) have long found useful—hide label tags from the inbox, freeing up more screen space for subject lines and message previews. More »
Google’s data-crunching ways found that the majority of Gmail users aren’t actually using the webmail service’s labels. Starting today, those label names get higher placement, and drag-and-drop labelling aims to make Gmail’s labels more like familiar email folders. More »
Firefox only: Gmail’s powerful filters and labels make it great for organizing, but when you have multiple labels assigned to a message the subject barely fits on the screen—unless you auto-hide them with a script. More »
