My Dear Friend Seth sent me a NY Times Article on a swanky new Outlook tool.. called Xobni (Inbox spelled backwards)...I glanced at the article and knew I wanted a better search.. I used Google Desktop and have that index Outlook.. so I felt well covered.. I never have liked Outlooks own integrated search tool and have always been weary of installing anything "Microsoft Add In".. Microsoft has its own optimized search tool.. but never the less, I am always game to try and one more thing to Outlook...
The download and install took no time... If your familiar with the new version of Outlook (2007) than the vertical Xobni will fit right in.. it "sticks" itself to the right of the screen and immediately starts to index my inbox.. My first impression.... wow.. that thing takes up a lot of screen space and "what exactly does it do for me?"... its been a week and what I have found is that first and foremost is has a simple button to collapse... so that problem was easily solved. The core value is quick and easy historical search of Outlook... for those of us that have been using Outlook for years can appreciate any piece of software that makes that task better.... As a secondary feature it collates and makes accessible key contact information for those people your e-mailing.. so one doesn't have to dig into contacts to grab someones numbers.. lastly is compiles silly statistical information... who, what time, what value.. it even ranks who I send/receive from the most... you think it was my wife.. but nope... someone who works for me.. it did tell me that my friend Jeff sends the most e-mails at 6:00 PM? Go figure...
If you looking for better search for your Outlook, this is a real winner.. the collated contact info and stats are gravy, but these features do make Xobni more valuable by the day...
Jonathon
http://www.xobni.com/
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