5 Meta Hacks of the Week: 9/20/18

In last week's 5 Meta Hacks of the Week, I had some Gmail tips, as well as a couple of recommended products from the community that help to reduce environmental impact. If you have any products that you've come across that you'd love to suggest, please submit them here. If you want to continue to receive the latest and greatest products, news, hacks, and jokes every week, go ahead and sign up here. Enjoy. Daniel, Founder & CEO Metadot / Das Keyboard / Mojo Helpdesk _________ 1. Manage Gmail 10 times faster Improve your Gmail productivity with these keyboard shortcuts: C: compose new email, Shift-C: compose in a new window, J or K move item list selection up and down, O: open current selection, R: reply to current selection, A: reply to all. There are many more, but first enable keyboard shortcuts (cog wheel icon > settings > shortcuts) then explore. 2. Chrome Music Lab Google music software experiment. Not quite as good as Apple's Garageband but we can see the possibilities and it's fun to use. 3. When Concorde was the future 50 years ago planes flew faster than today... and look at the flying comfort in these pictures of the Concorde! 4. Rocketbook Everlast Mini Science has shown that more information is retained when notes are taken with handwriting vs. typing. But how do you reconcile that with an increasingly digital task management world? Try taking notes on this reusable pad, which will allow you to 'scan' your handwritten notes with your phone, automatically translate to text, and save notes to your cloud services. Plus reduce paper use. (Contributed by Jenny W.) 5. Unpaper Towels If you're trying to reduce your impact on the environment, try using these reusable replacements for paper towels. (Contributed by Will T.)