Outlook

SyncFriend is an Outlook plugin that lets you back up your contact list online for safe-keeping. After registering for an account with the service, you can back up your contacts lists to the SyncFriend server while also keeping that list updated on your mobile phone, too. The SyncFriend plugin…

Tripp Parker is the Program Manager for the Microsoft Outlook client within Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. He discusses the significant re-design that went into the new Outlook client, including adoption of the Fluent user interface and re-building the CRM client as a native Outlook application,…

The Microsoft Outlook Hotmail Connector, which allows Outlook users to access their Hotmail within the desktop software, has been updated again to a new version. Depending on what operating system you have, you should select the appropriate download from the ones listed below:Outlook Hotmail…

The Outlook add-in for fighting information overload, ClearContext, has just been upgraded to a new version, v5.1, a release that comes with several new features for inbox management. In the latest version, the ClearContext Dashboard has now been replaced with a sidebar that sits inside the inbox…

As great as the ribbon is in Outlook 2010, often some of the functions you want to use from it can be on different tabs and slow you down a bit. There's a very easy way to customize your messages for the functions you use the most. If you look at the top of your email message you'll see a drop…

Xobni is doing something interesting with regards to their developer platform: they’re letting developers who create gadgets for Gmail’s new Gadget Platform to port those same gadgets over to Microsoft Outlook. “Deploy Once. Deploy Twice. Nice,” reads the Xobni website where details about the new…

If you’ve ever had a desperate need to share your thoughts on Twitter while at work but are stuck behind a firewall or web filter where Twitter.com is blocked or your web access is tracked, you’ll like this Twitter application I just came across: TweetByMail. Once you register an account with the…

SenderOK is a new Outlook plugin that helps you better organize, filter, and generally deal with the sometimes overwhelming amounts of email we all receive. Touted as a “productivity booster” on the application’s homepage, the plugin aims to intelligently rank your email and group messages into…

Gist, the company behind the email mashup service of the same name, just updated their Outlook plugin. The new plugin now lets you see a contact’s profile information prior to sending them an email. To use this feature, you simply start creating a new message, and the profile info will display next…

Microsoft Outlook is one of the top email software programs in the world, but there’s no email program out there that can protect you from the information overload of a busy inbox. Although Outlook has several great built-in features for managing your messages, appointments, contacts and tasks,…