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Xobni: The super plugin for Outlook

32 points by brezina 19y ago

joeguilmette 19y ago
i was one of the many invited this morning. i installed outlook and imported my gmail account. unfortunately, my usage of xobni is going to have to wait until they support a client that doesn't make my eyes bleed. :)
martin 19y ago
I was using Xobni for a few months and really liked it, but wound up having to uninstall it a while back. With it installed, Outlook would hang upon launch about half the time. Once in a while, the whole plug-in (menu and side bar) would just disappear, and I'd have no idea how to get it back, and sometimes the search functionality would stop working. Hopefully it is (or is getting) more stable, because I really miss the functionality, and the plug-in I'm now using instead (X1) is horrendous.
- dreadpirateryan 19y ago
  The product is absolutely more stable and reliable now. I'd recommend giving it another go.
  - martin 19y ago
    Good to hear -- I've re-added myself to the mailing list, so hopefully I get a new invite soon.
    - buro9 19y ago
      I've got 5 invites, let me know if you want one: david.kitchen at that there gmail.com.
brezina 19y ago
Hey guys, mind hookin some brothas up? http://digg.com/microsoft/Xobni_inbox_spelled_backwards_The_super_plugin_for_Outook http://digg.com/microsoft/Xobni_inbox_spelled_backwards_The_...
- paulsb 19y ago
  Some people say this isn't working anymore, but I just signed up and downloaded it using the password 'techcrunch'.
  - martin 19y ago
    Yeah, it didn't work for me yesterday, but it worked for me earlier this morning.
- jkush 19y ago
  Hey Matt, I just wanted to pass on to guys a big thumbs up. Yesterday, I invited a bunch of people around the office to download xobni. A few minutes ago, Steve came by my desk. He was using your search to find stuff from 5 years ago. You should've seen the shit eating grin on his face when he started talking about how cool it was that he could find stuff so quickly. Kudos!
jdizzle 19y ago
I used xobni about a month ago after a friend got the invite. I must admit, I didn't find any of the features useful. It looked really nice, but I just didn't care... Sorry guys.
jamescoops 19y ago
i really need this my work outlook is a nightmare - no address book, 3000 emails in the inbox... no folders
- run4yourlives 19y ago
  Screw you, I have to use lotus! :-)
  - jkush 19y ago
    Aha! Now I understand your choice in usernames.
    - run4yourlives 19y ago
      No, if I had used that as my choice in usernames, it would be: Pleaseshootmenowplease! :-)
nextmoveone 19y ago
I personally wish that the analytical bar that shows what time you get the most emails from a person was a little bit more detailed. Please?
- nextmoveone 19y ago
  Oh and what if I know the persons number and I dont want to email them to get their phone number?
  - gduffy 19y ago
    Try right clicking on their picture :) -Greg from Xobni

32 points by brezina 19y ago

i was one of the many invited this morning. i installed outlook and imported my gmail account. unfortunately, my usage of xobni is going to have to wait until they support a client that doesn't make my eyes bleed. :)

martin 19y ago

I was using Xobni for a few months and really liked it, but wound up having to uninstall it a while back. With it installed, Outlook would hang upon launch about half the time. Once in a while, the whole plug-in (menu and side bar) would just disappear, and I'd have no idea how to get it back, and sometimes the search functionality would stop working. Hopefully it is (or is getting) more stable, because I really miss the functionality, and the plug-in I'm now using instead (X1) is horrendous.

dreadpirateryan 19y ago
The product is absolutely more stable and reliable now. I'd recommend giving it another go.
- martin 19y ago
  Good to hear -- I've re-added myself to the mailing list, so hopefully I get a new invite soon.
  - buro9 19y ago
    I've got 5 invites, let me know if you want one: david.kitchen at that there gmail.com.

brezina 19y ago

Hey guys, mind hookin some brothas up? http://digg.com/microsoft/Xobni_inbox_spelled_backwards_The_super_plugin_for_Outook http://digg.com/microsoft/Xobni_inbox_spelled_backwards_The_...

paulsb 19y ago
Some people say this isn't working anymore, but I just signed up and downloaded it using the password 'techcrunch'.
- martin 19y ago
  Yeah, it didn't work for me yesterday, but it worked for me earlier this morning.
jkush 19y ago
Hey Matt, I just wanted to pass on to guys a big thumbs up. Yesterday, I invited a bunch of people around the office to download xobni. A few minutes ago, Steve came by my desk. He was using your search to find stuff from 5 years ago. You should've seen the shit eating grin on his face when he started talking about how cool it was that he could find stuff so quickly. Kudos!

jdizzle 19y ago

I used xobni about a month ago after a friend got the invite. I must admit, I didn't find any of the features useful. It looked really nice, but I just didn't care... Sorry guys.

jamescoops 19y ago

i really need this my work outlook is a nightmare - no address book, 3000 emails in the inbox... no folders

run4yourlives 19y ago
Screw you, I have to use lotus! :-)
- jkush 19y ago
  Aha! Now I understand your choice in usernames.
  - run4yourlives 19y ago
    No, if I had used that as my choice in usernames, it would be: Pleaseshootmenowplease! :-)

nextmoveone 19y ago

I personally wish that the analytical bar that shows what time you get the most emails from a person was a little bit more detailed. Please?

nextmoveone 19y ago
Oh and what if I know the persons number and I dont want to email them to get their phone number?
- gduffy 19y ago
  Try right clicking on their picture :) -Greg from Xobni