There are various articles on the web that compare Microsoft Outlook with Google Gmail. Some think Outlook is better, some are sure Gmail will crush Outlook as time goes by and new versions are released. Although Outlook & Gmail do have lots of things in common (after all, you can use them to read & send emails), I think such a comparison is wrong. Read more: Outlook vs Gmail: Apples vs Oranges?

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For a long time, I used to make backups of my Outlook data and save them to another hard disk… until that disk failed. Then I started to manually create backups of my Outlook PST files by copying the PST files and recording them to DVDs. After a period, I ended up with a pretty large set of dusted DVDs. Sometimes I forgot that I had to do the backup. Sometimes I couldn’t find the latest Outlook backup. So it was becoming a real nuissance. Read more: 4 Effective Outlook Backup Methods | 1 Comment

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For the last couple of months I decided do a simple test related to duplicate emails and mailbox cleanup. To put it simple, I just let my Outlook mailbox to grow ‘natural’, without deleting unwanted messages, duplicate emails or compacting my PST file. The plan was to see how large my mailbox file will get without performing any kind of maintenance on it… Read more: Does It Worth To Remove Duplicate Emails & Cleanup Your Mailbox? | 1 Comment

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A few days ago, Google announced the availability of the OAuth standard for Gmail applications. What does it mean, from an Outlook point of view? Read more: Google OAuth Support Reads as "Better Outlook Add-ins"

Email & Outlook · Gmail · OAuth

Maybe the most common nuissance related to Outlook add-ins is about missing the add-in toolbar (add-in options menu) from the main Outlook window. How can you bring back your add-in toolbar? Read more: Outlook Missing Add-in Toolbar?

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From an Outlook perspective, apart from the usual (minor) interface redesign, I think Outlook 2010 will bring two new, essential features. Read more: Thoughts on Outlook 2010

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