Gmail Adds New Shortcuts, Easy Undo

new-shortcuts.pngAs Gmail continues its slow (but sure?) trek towards integrating the keyboard shortcut goodness that is the Gmail Macros script in our very own Better Gmail Firefox extension, they’ve been throwing in lots of handy new shortcuts along the way. We already highlighted Gmail’s best new shortcut, but as it turns out they snuck a couple other shortcuts in under the radar: The undo action (when available) with a keypress of ‘z’ (Ctrl-z anyone) and access to the More Actions drop-down menu with the ‘.’ key. The undo shortcut is particularly useful, since virtually the only time I needed to leave my keyboard in Gmail was to undo a archiving a message. On the other hand, the More Actions shortcut seems like a crippled version of the ‘l’ shortcut in Gmail Macros. Remember you can get a look at all of the default shortcuts at any time in Gmail by typing a question mark (?), or head to the keyboard shortcuts page linked below.

[Via Lifehacker]

Another great tip for the Gmail user in your life. Let them know they can now undo deletes and other stuff like that!!

CompUSA Supplies FAQ About Store Closings

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Now that CompUSA is closing its doors, it has begun the process of tying up loose ends regarding issues like gift cards, rain checks, rebates and returns. In a nutshell, if you purchased anything from the store after December 12th you are pretty much S.O.L.

As for warranties and service, CompUSA has stated that all products currently being serviced in the tech shop will be completed and returned. All outstanding warranties will be a third-party provider, Assurant Solutions. Wow, going out of business during the holidays makes things easy on everyone doesn’t it? Hit the link for the full details. [CompUSA via Crave]

[Via Gizmodo]

Just thought people should be looking for the best deals out there. I am sure they will be even more deals later!!

SPAMfighter 6.2.4

If you are looking for an Outlook or Outlook Express tool to remove spam and phishing emails from your inbox, look no further. SPAMfighter is the tool you are looking for. Simple, reliable and efficient.

A lot of anti-spam products rely on filters and other rule-based technologies, but spammers work every day to get around these filters. What works one day, doesn’t work the next. SPAMfighter uses a very different strategy. SPAMfighter harnesses the power of a very large community of people who instantly report any spam or phishing messages they receive. Once several people have reported the same email, it is automatically filtered for the rest of the community. In this way, very few people in the community will ever see the spam or phishing email.

Download SPAMfighter 6.2.4
[Via MajorGeeks]

This helps you get more out of your email then you used to. You can have it block spam or delete spam. I am trying to help people fight spam! Enjoy

Kindle DRM hacked to allow protected Mobipocket ebooks

We knew the Kindle‘s DRM would be cracked the minute we heard about it, and it looks like the first chink in the armor is here courtesy of Igor Skochinsky: he’s discovered the algorithm the Kindle uses to turn regular Mobipocket books into Amazon’s proprietary .azw format. The hack involves replacing a Mobipocket file’s PID with one generated from your Kindle’s serial number, and then setting a Kindle-specific flag that allows it to be opened. Igor’s posted a couple little Python scripts to handle both of these tasks for you, and it looks like sites like Fictionwise already support the hack. That’s all well and good, but we’re still waiting patiently for the day when we can tether to that free EV-DO.

[Via Engadget]

I’m all about making your life simpler so this will help!! Enjoy!!

Free software from Microsoft are stopped!!

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Remember yesterday when I told you that you could get a boatload of free software from Microsoft, including Vista and Office, for allowing them to track your computer usage for a few months? Well, apparently a lot of you jumped on it, as Microsoft shut down the offer yesterday afternoon. Too slow? Sorry pal, I’d be happy to spy on your computer usage, but I’m not promising any free software for the honor. [ComputerWorld]

[Via Gizmodo]

Goodness, I didn’t think people would jump on the Vista bandwagon. If anything they just want to sell it for some money!!