I've used Outlook for many years, and on several occasions I have fallen victim to a corrupted .PST file. In the early days, this was not a massive problem, but now (with several hundred contacts and e-mails (that I can't afford to lose) backing up is absolutely essential.

VOTE: Outlook with Exchange

I installed Textexpander after looking for a Mac version of Lifehacker's very own Texter. Both are great apps and I really like them! My only complaint is that Textexpander does not work with VMFusion on my windows install (grrr)... not a major deal though, as I have simply installed Texter on the virtual machine, and…

I've tried Xobni, and whilst it is undoubtedly a great application, I found it did not work for me (if anything it has too many features, and over delivers against my needs). Like many 'long-term' Outlook users, I prefer to file e-mails in structured folders (e.g I have one folder for clients, and one for suppliers,…

@JonGold

Another useful countdown timer for the mac is 'Alarm Clock 2':-

Mac users mighty be interested in this desktop widget. It has a flexible count down timer, and can be configured to count down seconds, minutes, or hours. Available via:-

Mac owners might be interested a free dashboard widget called 'ScreenShot Plus'.

Sorry, forgot to mention, there's a nice review about the digital notepad to be found here:- [eddie.niese.net]

I recently bought one of these:- [www.waltop.com] Mine is branded 'Medion' (purchased in the UK) but it is also sold under the Aiptek brand in the US:- [www.aiptek.com]

Ditto all of the comments above... I've heard clips of your voice before, but I've never seen you in a video. I thought you came across really well!

I find my the 24" screen on my iMac to be far too bright (even at it's minimum brightness setting). I've recently downloaded a free program called shades. It works really well (especially when working in a dark environment). If you suffer the same problem, then it's definitely worth a look!

The simple ideas are often the best!

I have an exchange account and my handset supports mobile e-mail... but I don't use it... and don't plan to. That's not to say I'm dismissive (I can see the benefits)... but for me it's all about context. I'm seldom far away from a wireless connection and my notebook, so it's often quicker to fire this up and work on…

This all seems a little 'long winded' to me. On a Windows machine, simply launch 'toggle keys' and a beeping noise is made whenever the 'caps lock' or 'num lock' key is pressed.

I've only recently started using 'spaces' (after installing a copy of Windows using VM Fusion). I wasn't a big fan at first, but now I wouldn't want to be without it. I tried 'Warp' and it works just fine... but I still prefer viewing all my windows at the same time in Spaces, rather than 'scrolling' through them one…

CK ...congrats on winning the Lifehacker 'upgrade your life' book. Maybe now you can aim your sights on an'upgrade your Excel from the trial version' disc !!!

I've taken a look at the Dropbox website and signed up for the Beta. It looks great in principle, but since it's not yet available to the public. I can't actually comment on using it. In the meantime, here's my feedback on the apps that I currently use.

This post might be of interest - suggests an alternative (with free basic edition) plus a workaround to use Tweak UI in Vista (see comments section).

I currently use a combination of Paperport (for PDFs) OneNote 2007 (for text) and the Scrapbook 'add on' for Firefox (for annotating web pages). All work well, but it would be preferable to save everything in just one place. I've installed Evernote on both my Mac and PC. It works just fine on the Mac but seems buggy…