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Here at ARC Design, Gmail is our web-based e-mail client of choice.  I had never used Gmail before I started working here, but it pretty much rocks.  I recently stumbled upon a few Gmail tips on the Web Worker Daily blog.  The tips include using Gmail securely, fast delete, fast search, exclude messages from search, creating workgroups, using shortcut keys and a few more.  Some of them you may already know, I will share a few but you can check out the rest by jumping over to Web Worker Daily through the link below.  Are you a Gmail veteran and know a tip that isn’t listed here?  Share them with me in the comments.

Fast Delete. Did you know that hitting the # key (using the Shift key and the 3 key) will move a message directly to trash? To quickly delete many messages, select several of them and hit the # key.

Create a Workgroup. If you, like many web workers, frequently e-mail the same people, create a group instead of typing individual e-mail addresses in. To do so, click Contacts, open the Groups tab, and select Create Group. Create a name for your group. Type the contacts to add in the Add Contacts field. Click Create Group.

Use the “g” Key for Keyboard Shortcuts. GMail understands the “g” key on your keyboard to mean “go.” Hit g c to go straight to your Contacts list. Hit g d to go straight to your drafts. Hit g i to go back to your Inbox.

Web Worker Daily - Getting the Most Out of Gmail

I have always thought that diving into something is the best way to learn (tutorials also help quite a bit, too). A couple months ago I had some knowledge about WordPress, but I eagerly wanted to learn more. So I installed WordPress on my server and started playing with my two good friends, trial and error. It wasn’t long before I was able to work on blog projects for Blue Ridge Rags and Chef Mei’s Personal Chef Service allowing them to seamlessly mesh with the current design.

On another note, I was pretty impressed at Apple’s release of the new line of iPods. Specifically the new iPod Touch with Wi-Fi and a killer YouTube feature. Much like the rest of the world, most of us in the office are YouTube addicts and this should feed our habit. Apple also released a new iPod Classic which comes in a whopping 160GB (yeah, that’s a lot of music).