Published articles
The following 20 articles by Bill Mann have been published in ZATZ magazines.

What's the difference between Outlook 2007's To-Do's and Tasks?
In Outlook 2007, Microsoft introduced the concept of To-Do's. These are similar to, but distinct from Tasks, and have caused no end of confusion for people. If you're one of the many people who is unsure about the difference between these two aspects of Outlook 2007, stick around. By the end of Bill Mann's helpful article, we'll have the confusion cleared up. [OutlookPower Magazine, May 2008]

My Inbox in the Sky, a hosted Exchange mailbox
Have you ever wanted access to your Outlook data, anywhere, any time, on any device? If you want to learn how to accomplish this, easily, and without running your own servers, read this important article by Bill Mann. [OutlookPower Magazine, April 2008]

Five easy ways to save an hour a day in Outlook
If you're like Contributing Editor Bill Mann, you spend much of your day in Outlook. Wouldn't it be nice to spend less time there, and more time doing other stuff, maybe even spending some time away from the computer? Bill can't guarantee you a specific result (despite the title of this article), but if you take advantage of the five techniques he describes here, you will save significant time in Outlook every day. [OutlookPower Magazine, August 2007]

Outlook Mobile Service: a low-bandwidth connection to your mobile life
We have a problem. Ok, maybe not you personally, but we, the users of Outlook, collectively have a problem. That problem is how to maintain access to our Outlook data when we're mobile. Outlook Mobile Service (OMS) is one possible solution to that problem. It's an inexpensive, low-bandwidth way to get access to crucial Outlook data on virtually any mobile phone that can send and receive text (SMS) messages. [Computing Unplugged Magazine, June 2007]

Outlook Mobile Service: a low-bandwidth connection to your mobile life
We have a problem. Ok, maybe not you personally, but we, the users of Outlook, collectively have a problem. That problem is how to maintain access to our Outlook data when we're mobile. Outlook Mobile Service (OMS) is one possible solution to that problem. It's an inexpensive, low-bandwidth way to get access to crucial Outlook data on virtually any mobile phone that can send and receive text (SMS) messages. [OutlookPower Magazine, June 2007]

Dealing with Outlook 2007's issues
Last month I told you that I love Outlook 2007, and I do. But I love it a little less now than I did last month, thanks to two issues that have surfaced since then. When either of these two problems hits, they make life with Outlook 2007 more difficult than it needs to be. This month I'll tell you about these two issues, and describe some fixes that may work for you. [OutlookPower Magazine, April 2007]

Why I like Outlook 2007 and you will too
There's been a lot of negative talk about Outlook 2007 recently, with potential upgrade problems and the apparent step backwards in the way it renders HTML among them. I know I've had some critical things to say myself. But when all is said and done, Outlook 2007 has a lot going for it. Contributing Editor Bill Mann likes it and he thinks you will too. Here are some of the reasons why. [OutlookPower Magazine, March 2007]

Troublesome changes to watch for in Outlook 2007
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Changes to Daylight Savings Time could cause computer snafus
In 2005, the US Congress passed a bill changing the start and end dates of Daylight Savings Time (DST). Starting this year, DST begins three weeks earlier and ends one week later than previously. This change affects virtually every electronic device and computer program that deals with the time of day. If you use Windows, Windows Mobile, Outlook, Microsoft Exchange, or pretty much any other electronic anything, you are affected to [OutlookPower Magazine, February 2007]

Upgrading to Outlook 2007: It's good. It's bad. It's occasionally ugly!
With Outlook 2007 due to become available to the general public any time now, we thought you might be interested in hearing what it is like to upgrade from Outlook 2003 to Outlook 2007. Most people will find the upgrade to go smoothly, but if you use add-in programs to enhance Outlook, or if you are upgrading from a beta version of Office 2007, things can get difficult. [OutlookPower Magazine, January 2007]

U3 means portable software in your pocket
Do you ever wish for the day when you can take your personal computing environment with you wherever you go, without having to physically carry your desktop or notebook computer around? Well, that day still isn't here. However, you can take your key programs and data with you wherever you go, and they'll fit in your pocket. At least you can do this if you carry a U3 smart drive. To learn how well these drive works, read this article by Contributing Editor Bill Mann. [Computing Unplugged Magazine, June 2006]

Outlook 2007: What can you expect?
On May 23, Bill Gates announced the public availability of the 2007 Microsoft Office System beta 2. Naturally, we immediately dived in and started working with Office Outlook 2007. You can download the beta and check it out yourself if you like, or if you just want an idea of what the next version of our favorite application is like, read this article. [OutlookPower Magazine, June 2006]

Getting things done with the Getting Things Done Outlook add-in
Admit it. You have more to do than you can possibly get done. More stuff to track than attention to track it with. We're all this way these days. The flood of work and activities and responsibilities seems to grow by the day. How do you deal with this reality? As an Outlook user, a LOT of the stuff you need to deal with in your life probably flows in and out through Outlook. The Getting Things Done Outlook add-in (GTD add-in) enhances Outlook by adding buttons and views that make it easy to use the GTD approach with Outlook. Should you use this add-in? Read this article by Contributing Editor Bill Mann to find out. [OutlookPower Magazine, March 2006]

Microsoft's free SNARF add-in can make inbox management easier
Email is a wonderful tool, but it can also be a massive distraction. Vast amounts of mail flowing in can use up hours of your day. And for lots of people, there's more email coming in than there is time to deal with it all. Triage (ranking and dealing with things in order of importance) of messages is a necessity. That's where SNARF, the Social Network and Relationship Finder, from Microsoft Research comes into the picture. [OutlookPower Magazine, January 2006]

Create instant photoblogs with splashBlog
Contributing Editor Bill Man think's he's getting lazy. He's got an excellent digital camera, but can never bring himself to carry the thing, preferring instead to snap pictures on the fly with his Treo 650. The trick is getting the pictures online quickly in a form that people can easily view. Enter SplashBlog, an easy-to-use photoblogging application for smartphones and other wireless devices. With SplashBlog on his phone, Bill can shoot, caption, and post pictures almost instantly from anywhere he has a connection. Is it something you should consider? Read this review to find out. [Connected Photographer Magazine, December 2005]

Tablet PC and Outlook 2003 make a great team
While there are plenty of improvements in Outlook 2003 that affect all users, Microsoft didn't forget about Tablet PC users. As Contributing Editor Bill Mann worked with the various Outlook betas on his Acer Travelmate C100 Tablet PC, he's found a number of features to be particularly useful. In this short article, Bill discusses some of his favorites. [Computing Unplugged Magazine, August 2003]

Treo Mail delivers advanced mobile email
While Treo Communicators are great wireless devices, Bill Mann believes their email-handling abilities have lagged behind those of dedicated wireless email devices. However, in this review he'll show you how Handspring's Treo Mail service can turn your Treo Communicator into a wireless email powerhouse. [Computing Unplugged Magazine, July 2003]

Create handwritten email with riteMail
Feel constrained by the limitations of text-based email messages? There's a solution. Bill Mamm review riteMail from Pen&Internet, which brings the flexibility of pen and paper to your Palm handheld. With riteMail, you can draw, doodle, and scribble right on your handheld to create handwritten email messages. [PalmPower Magazine, November 2002]

Handango Office Suite Platinum Edition: an office in your pocket
You can take the time to seek out and assemble all the software you need to turn your Palm handheld into a fully-functional mobile office. Or you can let the folks at Handango do the work for you. Bill Mann reviews the Handango Office Suite Platinum Edition, which combines eight cool applications in one convenient package. [PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition, June 2002]

Visualize and organize your thoughts with MindManager Mobile
Palm OS handhelds are great places to record those random thoughts you have during the day, but how do you organize those thoughts? Bill Mann reviews MindManager Mobile Edition, a Palm OS application that allows you to do basic mind mapping on your handheld. [PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition, May 2002]