Xobni plugin for Outlook makes email management a breeze

Posted on July 15, 2009 by OmniSpear

If you’re like me, the size of your Outlook data files are massive. The standard MS Outlook search is slow and not as user friendly as it could be.

My co-worker recently told me about Xobni, a MS Outlook plugin that speeds up search and a whole lot more. Best of all, it’s free for the basic version. Basic version features include:

- Lighting-Fast Search
- Find Attachments with Ease
- Threaded Conversations
- LinkedIn and Facebook integration
- Recent Conversations
- Email Analytics

The plugin interface is well designed and works as advertised and has saved me a ton of time already. Give it a shot.

Clink Here to go to the Free Xobni plugin Download

Xobni Demo Video:

Google releases Chrome for Mac & Linux

Posted on June 5, 2009 by OmniSpear

Google released Chrome for Mac OS X and Linux Thursday–but only in developer preview versions that the company warns are works in progress.

Click here to download the MAC preview version.

Click Here to download the Linux preview version.

Alfresco – Open Source Document Management

Posted on June 3, 2009 by OmniSpear

Are you or your clients looking for a better way to keep track of a large amount of documents? Check out Alfresco, an open source alternative to Microsoft’s SharePoint product. Top 6 features:

Simple document version control that everyone can understand
Integration with Microsoft Office
Access files via the web interface or traditional shared network drive
Create workflows to approve document changes and more
Blog, Wiki and discussion support
Personalized Dashboard that can show recent activity for the specific project / files

This is a great open source project that keeps on getting better each version. It now even supports the Microsoft SharePoint protocol!

Go to www.alfresco.com for more information.

Creating SiteMaps for Google and Bing

Posted on June 2, 2009 by OmniSpear

What the heck is a sitemap?

A sitemap is basically a page or pages that serves as a directory by listing all the links to all documents and files found in a website. It is not merely a random listing of links, but organized in such a way that it gives the web user an idea of how all the information that can be found in the site fits into an outline or framework. It is like viewing the table of contents of a book, or viewing the “concept map” of the site’s content.

Why should I use sitemaps?

No page will be left unturned, all pages of your website will be considered by Google and Bing for listing. This potentially increases exposure which equals higher traffic to your web site.

How do I create a sitemap?

Free online websites are the easiest way to create sitemaps. http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/ – This site creates Google, Yahoo & Bing- formatted site maps on the fly and will even update the pages for you. No programming knowledge needed.

Have an additional question? Send me an e-mail and I will happy to help you out.

Chrome Browser Version 2.0 Released

Posted on May 29, 2009 by OmniSpear

Google released version 2.0 of its Chrome browser today. For those of you not using Chrome you should give it a shot. It’s lightweight – not in lbs terms but in CPU and Memory allocation. The new 2.0 version is faster when browsing than any other browser today.

Chrome for the MAC and Linux is on its way as well!

Download Chrome 2.0 for free