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Clean up your Outlook inbox with Speedfiler

SpeedFilerLike many of you, much of my daily work pattern revolves around Microsoft Outlook.  Over the years, I've grown accustomed to Outlook, and have an understanding of its strengths and limitations.  One of the biggest limitations has been the ability quickly file inbox messages.  Outlook lets you build rules to auto fule stuff, but those rules tend to be pretty rigid.  Plus, I'm not a fan of auto filing, at minimum I want to glance at any incoming subject line before I banish it to a sub-folder.  Drag and drop is slow, and the built in filing command isn't powerful enough to give you folder options as you search. 

The last couple of days I've been testing a new, tiny application called SpeedFiler.  SpeedFiler does one thing, and it does it well.  The Outlook Add-in gracefully extends Outlook's filing command (Ctrl Shift v) with a smart window that narrows your folder list as you type.  This means you don't have to go searching for the appropriate folder by scrolling through a huge list of folders. Nice.  Need to get to a folder quickly?  Just begin typing the folder name in the SpeedFiler toolbar and optional folder names begin to autopopulate.  Cool stuff.

SpeedFiler can also be setup to request a folder to file sent mail, every time you send a message.  SpeedFiler has quickly become a part of my routine.  If you want to check it out, you can download a trial copy, valid for 30 days.  To purchase, SpeedFiler will set you back $19.95

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Forumwarz - a potentially offensive time waster

I pwn UAfter spending the better part of an hour on Forumwarz I still can't decide if it's just sick or if it's kind of fun. It's a bit like a car wreck on the highway. I know I shouldn't be looking but I can't quite turn away.

It's sick, it's twisted, it's the internet on it's worst level and darn it, it's kind of fun. At least for a little while.

Forumwarz is a parody role-playing game that takes place on the internet - or at least the Forumwarz version of it. Your goal is to complete missions that are given to you through a mock up of GoogleTalk called Sentrillion.

Your first "friend" is ShallowEsophagus who begins giving you missions to pwn various forums by being a troll. Depending on the character type you are assigned at start up, you have tools like drooling on the keyboard or bashing your head on the keyboard that you can use to destroy forum threads and eventually, pwn a forum.

Future missions involve buying illegal software from the Russians, pwning more difficult forums and other internet oddness.

Completing missions gives you cash, called Flezz in game, and items that you can pawn or use in other missions. The game is NOT for those easily offended. It's crass, coarse and there are frequent f-bombs in the fake chat sessions.

This is also a game for a more mature audience as it requires you to shop at the Drugs R Fun store to get various concoctions to improve your playing, engage in certain cyber activities to get more Flezz and just generally use a more adult perspective.

If you can get past that, here are the more enjoyable and time-wasting aspects.

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