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# Saturday, April 16, 2005
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Outlook_MCE_01.jpgStopping over at TGB, I discovered Dr. S.A. Miedema's new My Outlook Client for Windows Media Center Beta.  Overall I was very impressed.  Now if my wife wants to know when I have time during the week to run an errand etc, I can show her myself.  

This is beta software and I cannot confirm how exactly he's accessing the Outlook data.  The UI is overall very good though responsiveness lacked in a few areas.

Outlook_MCE_02.jpgTons of screenshots and the download here. He certainly seems to have taken a holistic approach to design for 10', even including a triple-tap and full on-screen keyboard.  I also noticed I can access multiple Outlook accounts so if you have your Hotmail or POP3 accounts also aggregated you can check them there as well.

Miedema had a large suite of MCE add-ons including Weather and more.  Now if someone would just build an MCE-based Seattle traffic monitor and Skype client I'd be very happy.

posted on Saturday, April 16, 2005 5:02:09 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)  #    Comments [8] Trackback
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Sunday, April 17, 2005 12:55:35 AM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
Sean,
Check out this blog by Chris Lanier.
http://msmvps.com/chrisl/archive/2005/04/15/42461.aspx
Travis Koger
Sunday, April 17, 2005 11:22:43 AM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
If you're looking for a 10' interface to Skype you should check out the Skypee plugin for Meedio at http://www.meedio.com/maid/thelist.php?mode=search&term=skype

You will also find a couple of Outlook plugins there (http://www.meedio.com/maid/thelist.php?mode=search&term=outlook), plus about 200 others.
Monday, April 18, 2005 7:31:23 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
Am I the only one who thinks it isn't really necessary for every My * for MCE to share the same "look and feel"? I'm getting really sick of this blue stuff. I really enjoy, for instance, the change in scheme when I enter the ESPN Motion plug-in - a refreshing dark red.

I know Microsoft loves blue, but something that looks more like Outlook when I want to use, you know, Outlook, would be nice.
Monday, June 20, 2005 6:03:08 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
I had tried installing this plugin but I got an error during the installtion. I wonder if I need certain Outlook version. I have XP version not 2003.
Jatin
Monday, August 01, 2005 10:02:56 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
Try certain Outlook version, it will help you.
Wednesday, August 03, 2005 9:20:28 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
Hello! I was interested in your article. It is rather instructive.
Monday, November 28, 2005 6:50:39 AM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
If you need a reliable Outlook Express backup program to secure your data. While standard OE backup methods are time-consuming and require advanced technical knowledge about the system, we offer a simple solution you can use on a daily basis - Outlook Express Backup.
Sunday, July 30, 2006 7:35:12 AM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
Well, I think you should always have up to date email backups. I used to do it manually by saving the .dbx files, until I found http://www.amicutilities.com/outlook-express-backup/ - Outlook Express Backup Genie that does it automatically at regular times.

I choused it over other because it can work with both MS Outlook and Outlook Express

Alicia
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