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Retrieve A Deleted Distribution List In Outlook

3:00PM Angus Kidman | If you’ve spent time assembling a distribution list in Outlook, then accidentally deleting it with an unplanned keystroke can seem like a major catastrophe. However, fixing the problem is easier than you might think. More »
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Harmony Attaches And Opens Google Docs From Outlook

11:30PM Kevin Purdy | Windows with Outlook: Sharing a Google Docs file for group collaboration can be a lot more useful than emailing individual copies to an entire team. Harmony makes opening, sharing and managing Google Docs from inside Outlook a natural fit. More »
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Drop.io Outlook Plug-In Sends 100MB Attachments

3:00AM Kevin Purdy | Windows: drop.io is a quick way to share up to 100 MB in files, but it’s easy to forget about. With a beta Outlook plug-in, drop.io can become your go-to means of sending really large files without annoying your recipients. More »
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Do Outlook 2010’s Design Changes Make Sense?

2:30PM Angus Kidman | Like most of Office 2010, the new version of Outlook sports a slightly refined look. But do those changes actually serve a purpose? More »
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Outlook Hotmail Connector 14 Beta Plays Nice With Office 2010

1:30PM Angus Kidman | If you’re testing out Office 2010 and still use a Windows Live/Hotmail account, then the release of a new version of Microsoft’s Hotmail Connector is potentially welcome news. More »
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How Microsoft Conspires To Anger Paying Office Customers

4:02PM Angus Kidman | Windows 7 has been widely acclaimed as the best Windows release in years, but Microsoft has still managed to also make it an evil sales tool for Office 2007 upgrades. Here’s what sucks about pre-installed Windows 7 for Office 2003 users not planning to make a shift, and how to fix the dreaded MAPI32.DLL error. More »
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Quick Steps Looks Like Office 2010’s Killer Feature

2:30AM Kevin Purdy | Microsoft’s Office 2010 has rolled out to trusted testers, and among the screenshots coming back, nothing seems so promising as the Quick Steps buttons. They’re like high-powered Send & Archive buttons that can be tweaked to do any multi-step action. More »
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Convert Outlook Emails To Plain Text, One-By-One Or Permanently

1:00AM Kevin Purdy | Wired’s How-To Wiki points out that HTML emails rendered by Outlook are not only occasionally hard to format, they’ll look different (and broken) in many clients. They follow up with tips on turning some or all emails to plain text. More »
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How To Set Up AutoArchive For Outlook

1:00PM Angus Kidman | AutoArchive ensures that your Outlook email file doesn’t get too unwieldy, but the default settings aren’t necessarily very helpful. Here’s how to make sure your email is backed up into archives successfully. More »
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Gist Filters Your Inboxes Contact By Contact

9:30PM Kevin Purdy | Lots of people can get a hold of you in multiple ways, and sometimes it’s all too much. Gist grabs your Gmail or Outlook messages, Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter pings and sorts it by contact and importance. More »