Friday, October 18, 2002
Microsoft Gives Peek at Outlook 11
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 03:54 AM
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,105924,tk,dn101402X,00.asp
I'm a big fan of Outlook, and find that it does pretty much everything I need, but improvements are always welcome. I'm waiting for Microsoft to release the "Stops Outlook from locking up and crashing when you hit send" patch to be released, but I guess they're still working on that one. :wink:
The thing that concerns me with every new version of Outlook is that the ActiveSync team seems to be a blip on the radar of the Outlook team - some of what is broken in ActiveSync (like those obscure error code messages) is deeply rooted in Outlook. Until Outlook adds the ability to cross-references a long error code (000x0d0ee00x) with a specific appointment or contact entry, you'll never know which one is corrupt. I hope one day the Outlook guys will realize what a huge impact they have on Pocket PC users and alter their plans accordingly. I can dream right?
"Microsoft recently gave the first public preview of its upcoming Outlook 11 e-mail client software, and several technology managers said they liked what they saw. The features that Microsoft showed off would answer some of the most pressing needs of Outlook users, according to attendees at Microsoft's MEC 2002 conference in Anaheim, California. Outlook 11 is to include a redesigned user interface and new capabilities for threading, sorting, and caching messages when it ships next year, likely in the same time frame as Office 11...
...Jensen Harris, lead program manager for the Titanium upgrade, said many of the changes coming in Outlook 11 were designed to simplify the software for users. For example, Microsoft is trying to give the new Outlook user interface a more efficient layout with added space for displaying messages, Harris said."
I'm a big fan of Outlook, and find that it does pretty much everything I need, but improvements are always welcome. I'm waiting for Microsoft to release the "Stops Outlook from locking up and crashing when you hit send" patch to be released, but I guess they're still working on that one. :wink:
The thing that concerns me with every new version of Outlook is that the ActiveSync team seems to be a blip on the radar of the Outlook team - some of what is broken in ActiveSync (like those obscure error code messages) is deeply rooted in Outlook. Until Outlook adds the ability to cross-references a long error code (000x0d0ee00x) with a specific appointment or contact entry, you'll never know which one is corrupt. I hope one day the Outlook guys will realize what a huge impact they have on Pocket PC users and alter their plans accordingly. I can dream right?
"Microsoft recently gave the first public preview of its upcoming Outlook 11 e-mail client software, and several technology managers said they liked what they saw. The features that Microsoft showed off would answer some of the most pressing needs of Outlook users, according to attendees at Microsoft's MEC 2002 conference in Anaheim, California. Outlook 11 is to include a redesigned user interface and new capabilities for threading, sorting, and caching messages when it ships next year, likely in the same time frame as Office 11...
...Jensen Harris, lead program manager for the Titanium upgrade, said many of the changes coming in Outlook 11 were designed to simplify the software for users. For example, Microsoft is trying to give the new Outlook user interface a more efficient layout with added space for displaying messages, Harris said."
