“If you’re trying to decide between 32-bit and 64-bit Office, you should ask yourself what your needs are. Are you an Excel power user working with huge amounts of data? Do you need to work with file sizes greater than 2 GB? If so, then you would benefit from 64-bit Office being able to utilize more memory. If not, we’re recommending 32-bit Office 2010 as the default installation on both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows mainly due to compatibility with existing 32-bit controls, add-ins, and VBA.”
Additional detail:
“Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Office are largely indistinguishable, except that 64-bit Office has a much higher memory capacity. As mentioned above, the extra memory capacity comes at the cost of some compatibility with existing extensions to Office, such as 32-bit versions of ActiveX Controls and some 3rd party add-ins, in addition to 32-bit versions of programs that interface directly with Office. New versions of these extensions will need to be obtained, and it will take some time for 64-bit compatible extensions to be made available.
For these reasons, we recommend running 32-bit Office 2010 even on 64-bit Windows operating systems for better compatibility. On 64-bit Windows, more applications and documents may be opened at once, and switching among them will be faster because the machine can have more physical memory for the processes to share. When the 64-bit ecosystem for Office is more mature, you’ll be able to easily migrate to 64-bit Office!”
In the near term, if you want to run ClearContext in Outlook 2010, you should install the 32-bit version of Office 2010. For information on future ClearContext support for 2010 x64, see this forum post.
As we continue to work on our Dashboard redesign, we have a couple of questions:
How often do you use the Outlook To-Do Bar?
Daily (51%, 52 Votes)
Rarely/Never (42%, 43 Votes)
Weekly (7%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 102
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Do you usually leave the Outlook To-Do Bar open or minimized?
Open (51%, 51 Votes)
Minimized/Closed (49%, 49 Votes)
Total Voters: 100
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We’d also like to hear any comments you have about what you find most useful about the To Do Bar, what other information you wish you could see in the To Do Bar, and what other tasks you wish you could accomplish from the To Do Bar. Please post any thoughts you have in the comments section below, thanks!
For those of your running Outlook 2010; the Outlook team has posted a patch to fix a message size bug in Outlook 2010. We haven’t noticed the issue here, but it must be a pretty nasty bug for MSFT to decide to release a patch to pre-release software. Details and a download here.
“What we don’t see clearly is that we do damage to our reputations and to our time management systems when we don’t manage individual habits. A bad habit that becomes a ritual can drag down our productivity, without our knowing it.”
“Taming email means training the senders to put the burden of quality back on themselves. What’s the best way to train everyone around you to better email habits? You guessed it: You go first. Set the example, be the role model. Demonstrate a policy for a month, and if people like it, ask them to start doing the same.”
Posted by brad at 4:43 pm on January 28th, 2010.
Categories: infomania, tips.
“To truly get a handle on your email communication, you need to have a goal of emptying your inbox regularly. When asked why they do it, most people who keep everything in their inbox respond with, “I can’t delete it; what if I need it?”
The problem with this kind of thinking is that it doesn’t scale. If you are only receiving 5 email messages per day, then sure, you can probably keep everything in your inbox and find the items you need when you need them. But if you start receiving 50 email messages per day, that gets a lot harder, very quickly. I would argue that even if you only receive 5 emails per day, you should still empty your inbox as a habit, because your email volume will invariably increase over time. Good habits are just as hard to break as bad ones are, so instill good ones now.
Happy New Year from the ClearContext team! Thanks so much to everyone who has upgraded to v5!
There are a number of big changes in ClearContext v5. This post provides information about these changes, links to relevant forum discussions, and a little bit about what we’re working on now. We hope this will post will answer your questions about v5 and help you get the most out of the software.
We’ve posted a list of changes in v5 on the upgrade page, along with a little more detail in this blog post. We’ve also (mostly) updated the User Guide.
Key changes in v5
Multi-machine support – if you run Outlook on multiple machines, you can now run ClearContext on all of them at the same time!
Multi-mail file support – you can now file to as many different Outlook mail files as you want – see point 7
2010 Support – v5.0 provides provisional support for the Outlook 2010 x86 beta. We’re working on 64-bit support.
Smarter threading – v5 takes advantage of Outlook’s conversation ID where available to more accurately connect related messages
Message Prioritization – Known and important messages are now marked with “CC OK” or “CC VIP” categories. Set ClearContext >Options >Configuration to use icons or flags for prioritization.
Contact Prioritization – Click the Mark Important button on contact records to highlight emails from that person as important.
Views – Outlook color categories now take the place of the old ClearContext inbox views, but we’ve provided 3 color-coded inbox views for people who prefer them. See this forum thread for discussion and to offer suggestions on specific ways you’d like to have v5 organize and display your email.
Options – some options in v5 can be configured to work more like v4 if that’s better suited for your personal workflow. Details here.
Coming in v5.1 and v5.2
Some v4 features are being redesigned for v5 and will be in later 5.x releases.
FolderContext – The Project Dashboard displays all information that was in the v4 FolderContext. This functionality will be redesigned for the 5.1 release.
Delete upon reply – we’re planning to add this feature to v5.1. Please add any thoughts/suggestions about how you’d like it to work in this forum thread.
File topic – we’re planning to add this feature to v5.1. Please add any thoughts/suggestions about how you’d like it to work in this forum thread.
Notification Managers – Existing Notification Managers will still function, but you can’t edit or create new ones in v5.0. This functionality is being redesigned to be more powerful and easier to use along with AutoAssign for v5.2.
Alerts – v5.0 does not include Alerts. This functionality is being redesigned along with Notification Managers and AutoAssign for v5.2.
IMAP – We are currently working on IMAP support and will post an update on progress prior to 5.1 release. We hope to have some level of IMAP support in 5.1, but we won’t know for certain until we get deeper into testing.
Office 2010 x64 – similar to IMAP, we hope to support this in 5.1, but we won’t know for certain until we get deeper into testing.
As we’ve written previously, v5.1 will be focused on improved project management and dashboard capabilities, with a new flexible project dashboard UI integrated even more tightly into Outlook. And v5.2 will focus on comprehensive automated filing to process your newsletters, notifications, and other bulk email with quick setup and reporting capabilities
We’re very excited about v5 and look forward to all your feedback to help make our upcoming releases as close to perfect as possible! Thanks!
We are pleased to announce that ClearContext v5 has been released to production!
ClearContext v5 is about making the things you do in email simpler, faster, and smarter. You’ll fly through your email and project management thanks to advancements including:
Smart one-click filing and suggestions to file messages and create projects faster than ever before
A new prioritization system that highlights email from known senders and VIPs using categories, flags, or color-coded views
Support for simultaneous multiple computer operation
Preliminary support for Outlook 2010 beta users (x86 only – Office 2010 64 bit support pending)
Read more about v5 here. We’ll have new videos and tutorials for v5 coming soon!
New customers can purchase v5 here. Registered ClearContext Pro users can purchase an upgrade to v5 for here. Purchase now and you’ll also receive free upgrades to these upcoming releases:
v5.1 – improved project management and dashboard capabilities, with a new flexible project dashboard UI integrated even more tightly into Outlook
v5.2 – comprehensive automated filing to process your newsletters, notifications, and other bulk email with express setup and reporting capabilities
The release candidate for ClearContext v5.0 is now available for download here. For more info about changes and new features in v5, see this post. We’ve addressed much of the beta feedback; updates have been posted in the beta forum.
Our official 5.0 production release will follow shortly, including updated user guide and other documentation and information on upgrading. We’ll be making more in-depth posts about 5.0 features in the coming weeks, as well as letting you know about the new features planned for the 5.1 and 5.2 releases. Stay tuned to the blog for all the latest info!
ClearContext Connect Members: Installing v5 will start a 30-day v5 Professional trial. You will be emailed your v5 Pro license shortly.
The Office 2010 team has posted comprehensive information regarding the 64-Bit release of Office, including details on who should install Office 2010 x64:
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For those of your running Outlook 2010; the Outlook team has 
