Topic of the day for me, my new personal organiser, the To Do bar in Outlook. Previous to the 2007 Beta, my Windows Mobile Smartphone seemed to run my life quite nicely for me. It knew where and when I had to be and who I was supposed to be meeting, it had all my important emails that still required action, and if I had mastered tasks at the time, they would have been there for me to access as well.

But now, the To Do bar is always there, where I’m working, showing me how my next few hours look, where I should be and who with. And now that 2007 has helped me master tasks, they are all there right next to my inbox, so I will never again absent-mindedly forget anything on my To Do list.

This might not seem like a very revolutionary capability, and technically it’s probably not, but I think you really have to try this out to see how much you come to rely on having this information right in front of you whenever you need it (especially with tasks!). If the To Do Bar is not expanded in your Outlook, just click on the expand arrows next to your inbox to discover the wonders of this little box.

I am now very much looking forward to next year when hardware becomes available to make the most of Windows SideShow, and how this can really maximise the effect of things like the To Do bar….