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3 Responses to “Does Your Inbox Have Xobni?”

1. Ron says:

   January 13, 2009 at 1:37 pm

   I used it a while ago when it first came out. The statistics were kinda neat to look at but I didn’t find them to be of actual value. And I don’t really use the Contacts area of Outlook that much so I didn’t find those features that helpful. In the end it was buggy and slowed down Outlook, so I eventually uninstalled it.
   So my overall impression was that it didn’t make email any easier or better for me. But I may give it another try to see how it’s evolved.
2. Cameron says:

   January 13, 2009 at 1:50 pm

   You bring up a great discussion point. They have a lot of neat features, but how much value do they actually provide?
   Thanks for the insight Ron.
3. David Catalano says:

   January 22, 2009 at 5:31 am

   xobni adds a great deal of value. Even if you do not use Outlook contacts…
   Xobni organizes contacts by email address and looks to the signatures of emails to pull contact information. You may also enable linkedin to pull additional information including their profile photo.
   Outlook 2007 took a HUGE leap forward with their search feature but I often find Xobni more useful. How often do you find yourself looking for the attachment you know was sent? If you search for a person not only will it pull up emails from all your folders, but it also groups recent attachments.
   Here’s a tip: adding Xobni adds a menu to Outlook. I often turn Xobni off to save space (yes, even though you can collapse it). I don’t know for sure but I think it improves performance on my otherwise old-as-crap laptop.
   Microsoft was in talks to acquire Xobni but the Xobni team weren’t interested in being folded into Microsoft as a feature. But in reality, Xobni is simply a nice feature of Outlook.