Info Worker

I'm not entirely sure how this Outlook 2007 plug-in works, but this Microsoft Research project seems to have the ability to alert you of delayed or lost e-mail that you have sent. I am still trying to figure out how it works, but so far it seems like a pretty cool, and free, add-on for Outlook.

Give it a try here.

It is strange that a few weeks ago, the construction updates for Streets and Trips 2009 showed up on Microsoft's download center, but no mention of Streets and Trips 2009 anywhere else on the site. Now, without much fan fare it seems, they've released 60 day trial versions of Map Point 2009 and Streets and Trips 2009. I am hoping it is an improvement over the 2008 version because the perspective view seemed to be a 'last-minute addition' that was quirky at best, and the forced 'auto-reroute' feature made some people upset.

I ended up going back to Streets and Trips 2007 with the updated database from 2008 due to all the other quirks I had with 2008.

With that said, I have heard rumors that this release has a lot new to it compared to the past few releases, so I'm hoping this is true. If I weren't on an EVDO connection right now, I would download them both and give them a whirl in a VM. Unfortunately, I still can't seem to dig up any "What's New" information.

You can download Streets and Trips 2009 here and Map Point 2009 here.