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Strip Outlook Attachments and Replace with Links

February 22, 2009 - 8:55 pm

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Posted in Productivity | 70 comments

UPDATE OCT 2009: Reader jumpjack has created a Google Code project for this macro. You can download the latest source code on the project page.
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There are many good reasons to strip attachments from your email messages. The main reason for me is that I often embed email messages into my Outlook tasks for [...]

Backup All Outlook Contacts to VCard in 3 Easy Steps

January 18, 2009 - 4:20 pm

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For some reason, the Microsoft Outlook developers never really embraced the vCard format, and did not provide adequate ways to import/export to this format.  The ” File > Import and Export…” menu only has ways to import vCards, and no options to export them.  (That’s at least true in Outlook 2003, I can’t speak for [...]

Handy Outlook Attachment Reminder Macro

September 17, 2008 - 10:44 pm

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Have you ever had one of those “oh shit” moments where two seconds after sending an email you realized something was missing?  And you know, by using the Outlook “Recall Message” feature, you’re just going to draw even more attention to your mistake.  It’s like a highway accident… people will open recalled messages before anything [...]

Discount on ClearContext IMS Pro!

July 21, 2008 - 9:40 pm

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Good news! The folks at ClearContext are offering Manage-This! readers a $15 discount on their ClearContext IMS Pro v4 product that is good through August 31st, 2008. Just enter the “managethis” coupon code when checking out.
Also, rest assured that anyone who purchases IMS Pro v4 will receive a complimentary upgrade to ClearContext Professional [...]

ClearContext and My Quest for an Empty Inbox

July 20, 2008 - 9:02 pm

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In a previous post I talked about my quest for an empty inbox and all the tools I tried along the way. Well, I’m at it again. My previous tool of choice, Taglocity, has taken a turn toward online social/collaborative email in their 2.0 release. I’m afraid that 99% of the email I [...]