Microsoft Outlook 2010 beta

is a buggy program.
i should have stuck with the 2007 version.

Some common problems that the 2010 Outlook will display are

• Unable to start up on the first time, will crash and give error alert. 
  Solution: Start it the second time after the error alert, seems to work.
• Cannot sync with some email accounts.
  Solution: Have yet to find one, use web browser interface to check mail?
• Slow and laggy. Gives a buggy overall impression.
  Solution: I don’t think it’s my computer, Outlook 2007 was fine.
• Crashes frequently. I’m trying to send a new email and it just crashes.
  Solution: Use web browser interface.
• Crashes when i try to turn off the program. Lags entire computer.
  Solution: None. Don’t use this program?

Maybe the reason for the program to be so buggy is that it’s in the beta stage.
I feel that it has too many rough edges even for a beta program.
There is however, one good point that i have found for the Outlook 2010.
When i shutdown the computer without closing Outlook,
it will not force me to end task for Outlook as in 2007. It will just close.
When i open Outlook again, it will not say that Outlook did not shutdown properly.
No more data check. This is great as it allows for quicker shutdown.

The new user interface of Outlook 2010 will require some getting use to.
I personally prefer the 2007 layout as it seems more organized
and i can find everything that i want on the main tab.

XP? Vista? Win7? Microsoft Money???

It has been a long time since i last posted something noteworthy on this blog.
I guess i’m just too busy.. or i just didn’t really want to blog.
Reviewing my last few posts, i found the last post where i had put some
effort in writing up was on the 28 of September 2009.
It’s 2010 now so i guess it has been more than 3 months.

If i really had to blame something or someone,
then the first thing that comes up will be my laptop.
It has not been functioning at it’s best since i formated it, again.
I regret formatting the stupid shit.
I thought it was slow, but after the format, it’s still as slow.
Now i have to do everything again and i just don’t have
the mood to install all the programs and fix up all the settings.
I’m just waiting to go purchase Windows7 when it is available.
Maybe then i will have the mood.

I always thought that XP would start up faster than Vista.
I never really did a search on it but i just presumed that since XP had a more basic interface,
it would give a faster bootup time. Guess i was wrong.
Turns out Vista is faster than XP and
Windows7 is just 1 second (According to this test) faster than Vista.
http://lifehacker.com/5082336/windows-7-vista-and-xp-bootup-benchmarks-updated

I am now writing up this post on wordpress.com.
It’s not my favorite place to write an entry but i guess it would do for now.
I usually do my blogging on Windows Live Writer ( I’m a Microsoft Fanboy, i guess).
I’m just used to the layout. Not the best but it works.
Tomorrow i will be looking for my Microsoft Money CD.
It’s a great software that helps you manage your finances.
I need that urgently.
If you got any other programs that could help me manage my money,
feel free to post them at the comments.

Sunny Ad.