Comments on: What I Would Like to See in the Next Microsoft Outlook http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/ A personal finance blog dedicated to discussing such topics as budgeting, asset allocation, 401K, IRA, cash flow, insurance, financial planning, portfolio management, and other areas in personal finance. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:56:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Chris Rambles http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/comment-page-1/#comment-8246 Chris Rambles Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:24:11 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/#comment-8246 I've used various email clients (Outlook, Thunderbird, Emacs) but surprisingly Outlook Express gets the job done better than any of them. My biggest issue however is the lack of compatibility/portability as I had to let go of years worth of emails when switching over to another client due to poor importing features, but this is a problem with every single client that I have used so I just leave a copy on the server. Dreamhost can definitely be a pain though--I've yet to get outgoing mail to work properly. I’ve used various email clients (Outlook, Thunderbird, Emacs) but surprisingly Outlook Express gets the job done better than any of them. My biggest issue however is the lack of compatibility/portability as I had to let go of years worth of emails when switching over to another client due to poor importing features, but this is a problem with every single client that I have used so I just leave a copy on the server. Dreamhost can definitely be a pain though–I’ve yet to get outgoing mail to work properly.

]]> By: » MBN Weekly Roundup on Blueprint for Financial Prosperity http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/comment-page-1/#comment-8207 » MBN Weekly Roundup on Blueprint for Financial Prosperity Sun, 18 Jun 2006 14:49:56 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/#comment-8207 [...] JLP has some suggestions as to what he’d like to see in the next MS Outlook. [...] [...] JLP has some suggestions as to what he’d like to see in the next MS Outlook. [...]

]]> By: Mike http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/comment-page-1/#comment-8155 Mike Sun, 18 Jun 2006 01:33:11 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/#comment-8155 Like Dale, I use Thunderbird. I never have problems with it and use it with my Pop3 email account from Dreamhost. I use the "Minimize to Tray" extension and have it check for new messages every few minutes. Like Dale, I use Thunderbird. I never have problems with it and use it with my Pop3 email account from Dreamhost. I use the “Minimize to Tray” extension and have it check for new messages every few minutes.

]]> By: Matt http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/comment-page-1/#comment-8063 Matt Sat, 17 Jun 2006 12:22:44 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/#comment-8063 If you want to see what the next version of Outlook has to offer, you can download the beta version of Office 2007 here: http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/beta/getthebeta.mspx If you want to see what the next version of Outlook has to offer, you can download the beta version of Office 2007 here: http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/beta/getthebeta.mspx

]]> By: JLP http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/comment-page-1/#comment-7791 JLP Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:32:29 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/#comment-7791 Flexo, I know that it supports birthdays, but only one per contact. For contacts that are married, I would prefer to have both birthdays for the husband and wife listed for the same contact. So far, I haven't figured out a way to do it to my satisfaction. Flexo,

I know that it supports birthdays, but only one per contact. For contacts that are married, I would prefer to have both birthdays for the husband and wife listed for the same contact. So far, I haven’t figured out a way to do it to my satisfaction.

]]> By: BD http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/comment-page-1/#comment-7788 BD Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:25:09 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/#comment-7788 Like Flexo says, Outlook 2003 does support birthdays. Click on the Details tab of the contact's vcard and set the birthday...it will automatically get added to your calendar like an all-day appointment Like Flexo says, Outlook 2003 does support birthdays. Click on the Details tab of the contact’s vcard and set the birthday…it will automatically get added to your calendar like an all-day appointment

]]> By: Flexo http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/comment-page-1/#comment-7776 Flexo Fri, 16 Jun 2006 16:19:52 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/#comment-7776 When I enter a birthdate or anniversary in the Contact information form, it is automatically added to my calendar. That works for me on Outlook 2003... perhaps it is just a setting that I switched on if yours doesn't do that. When I enter a birthdate or anniversary in the Contact information form, it is automatically added to my calendar. That works for me on Outlook 2003… perhaps it is just a setting that I switched on if yours doesn’t do that.

]]> By: Dale G. http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/comment-page-1/#comment-7767 Dale G. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:49:04 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/#comment-7767 I'm not sure whether any e-mail client has gotten creation of distribution lists quite perfect yet. I'm using Thunderbird. I've tried KMail, Emacs rmail & Gnus, and I'm considering Evolution. Yes, I'm a Linux user. Thunderbird let's you just keep adding contacts to your distribution (which it calls a List). Since it does auto-completion on what you've typed, I find that I don't have to type more than a couple of letters before I have a pop-up list of a reasonable size to select from. That has some advantages over the approach you suggested, but it has drawbacks too. You have to know who you want to add to your list rather than using all of your contacts to refresh your memory. It does get reading mail from multiple servers right. By default, when you select a particular inbox, it retrieves mail from that server. You can ask it to retrieve new mail for a single server or all servers at any time. Since I use a Palm Pilot as well, I understand the convenience of having birthdays automatically appear on your calendar. Palm got that one right. If you don't have a Palm, drop by a store that will let you test drive one and create a fake contact with a birthday. Entering the year is a pain, but once that's done, you have an annual event on your calendar. Anniversaries still have to be entered manually. I’m not sure whether any e-mail client has gotten creation of distribution lists quite perfect yet. I’m using Thunderbird. I’ve tried KMail, Emacs rmail & Gnus, and I’m considering Evolution. Yes, I’m a Linux user.

Thunderbird let’s you just keep adding contacts to your distribution (which it calls a List). Since it does auto-completion on what you’ve typed, I find that I don’t have to type more than a couple of letters before I have a pop-up list of a reasonable size to select from. That has some advantages over the approach you suggested, but it has drawbacks too. You have to know who you want to add to your list rather than using all of your contacts to refresh your memory.

It does get reading mail from multiple servers right. By default, when you select a particular inbox, it retrieves mail from that server. You can ask it to retrieve new mail for a single server or all servers at any time.

Since I use a Palm Pilot as well, I understand the convenience of having birthdays automatically appear on your calendar. Palm got that one right. If you don’t have a Palm, drop by a store that will let you test drive one and create a fake contact with a birthday. Entering the year is a pain, but once that’s done, you have an annual event on your calendar. Anniversaries still have to be entered manually.

]]> By: Vlad http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/comment-page-1/#comment-7761 Vlad Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:12:57 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/#comment-7761 Here's a #4: I hope the next version is more stable. Outlook 2003 has been the worst in terms of stability, and I've used Outlook versions 97, 98, 2000, XP, and 2003. Often times when there is an IMAP timeout, it freezes. Here’s a #4:

I hope the next version is more stable. Outlook 2003 has been the worst in terms of stability, and I’ve used Outlook versions 97, 98, 2000, XP, and 2003. Often times when there is an IMAP timeout, it freezes.

]]> By: Mike http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/comment-page-1/#comment-7755 Mike Fri, 16 Jun 2006 11:59:35 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/2006/06/16/what-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-next-microsoft-outlook/#comment-7755 Love your website! 1. Did you know that you can hold down the CTRL key and select multiple contacts at the same time when you create your distribution lists? 2. You can edit the properties of your Dreamhost account so that its not included when outlook downloads email every 10 minutes (or whatever you have it set to). Hope this helps. Love your website!

1. Did you know that you can hold down the CTRL key and select multiple contacts at the same time when you create your distribution lists?

2. You can edit the properties of your Dreamhost account so that its not included when outlook downloads email every 10 minutes (or whatever you have it set to).

Hope this helps.

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