Archive for December, 2008
Calling for Beta Testers
OK, this is it! We are finally ready to start HuntressPro 4.0 2003, 2007, XP and Vista version beta testing! Now all we need are a few more beta testers. If you are interested and can spare 3 hour stretched over a one month period (1 hour initial …
Great Companies Can Overcome a Few Bad Apples
No one panic, but I spent about $5300 at the Apple store last Friday on a plethora of Apple computers and other devices. Thanks to partitioning software I will not be abandoning my beloved Microsoft Outlook so not to worry, Arrow-Tips will not be turning into an Entourage blog. …
New Year Inspiration from Harry & David
OK I admit it, I had a hard time getting into the holiday spirit this year – bah humbug! After all, this has been a year of some pretty harsh lows (along with some pretty heady highs) for me and we are all a little apprehensive these days with …
Help Pick My Next Post Topic
Recently I got a chance to review a lot of back issues of my favorite newsletters while cleaning out my mailbox (see Inbox Overload Series Arrow-Tips #33-37) and in the process had ideas for several new posts. The question is, which ones would Arrow-Tips readers most like to see? …
Arrow-Tip #38 Improving Outlook Performance & Stability
For those of us heavily dependent on Outlook whether for email, calendar or contact management, the idea of Outlook crashing is unthinkable. But as many of you have learned the hard way, it can happen from time to time. My Facebook and Twitter pal Jim Turner recently ran …
Arrow-Tip #37 Managing Inbox Overload Part V
In the first four installments of the Managing Inbox Overload series we talked about ways to clean up your Inbox and by now, you should no longer be feeling overwhelmed by your Inbox. In fact you should feel empowered and what a great feeling that is! So …
Arrow-Tip #36 Managing Inbox Overload Part IV
In Arrow-Tip #35 we discussed tackling emails that require some sort of follow up action on your part such as a quick answer or scheduling a meeting. Now it is time to address the toughest category of emails requiring follow up – emails that require a task. These tasks …
Arrow-Tip #35 Managing Inbox Overload Part III
So now that you have deleted the junk and filed the information only emails, its time to tackle the emails that require action. Yes, this part takes a little more time, but the longer you put it off the more likely you are to miss important deadlines or let …
How to Use SimplyFile to Create an Appointment from an Email
Its pretty straight forward – select the email that you want to create an appointment item for and then click the Schedule It button on the SimplyFile tool bar (see thumbnail below).
The appointment item will then open. Click on the Invite Attendees to transform it into a meeting request …
How to Create a New Outlook Item from an Email
Select the email from your Inbox and then drag it over the folder in your Outlook Navigation Pane that contains items of the type you would like to create. For example, if you want to create a task item, drag the email to your Tasks folder or the Tasks …