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

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).

1. It’s free (and I like free)

2. It lets me type in a song or artist I like and instantly find other music that might fit my particular taste

Third–I can add a third reason, right?

3. It’s commercial free!!!

Now that you know what music I prefer when I am busy working on projects like Blue Ridge Rags. What kind of music preference do you have while you work? Sirius, XM, random songs in iTunes, last.fm, or something else?