Here is how to keep a permanent record of all your phone calls in the Outlook Journal.
Following the steps below will allow you to:

Make and receive phone calls using just your PC and a broadband internet connection.
Automatically create a journal entry for each call you make or receive.
Record all calls in the journal or only […]

Here is how you can send Skype Text Chat messages to your Outlook contacts, directly from the Outlook application. (The following instructions assume that you already have MS Office Outlook installed).
1. Download Skype here if you don’t already have it. If you only plan to send text chat messages, the installation is very straightforward. (It’s […]

Here is how you can send SMS messages to your Outlook contacts, directly from the Outlook application. (The following instructions assume that you already have Outlook 2000/XP/2003 installed).
1. Download Skype here if you don’t already have it, or if you are running a Skype version earlier than 2.5. If you only plan to do SMS, […]

One of the great side-benefits of Instant Messaging and VoIP applications like Skype is that they let you see which of your friends and associates are currently online.
The following steps show you how you can make this information more conveniently visible, by showing which of your Skype contacts is currently online, in the Outlook toolbar. […]

The steps below show you how you can store phone calls, PC-to-PC calls, instant messages and SMS together with email in Outlook, and then review all of these together for each individual contact. This in effect gives you a history of communications with each contact. (Note: The following instructions assume that you already have Outlook […]

The steps below show you how to link your Outlook contacts to Skype contacts, and how to keep their details (e.g. phone numbers) synchronized.  You are also shown how to import your Skype contacts into Outlook if you do not already have Outlook contacts set up for them. (The following instructions assume that you already […]

Have you ever wanted to talk to someone urgently but been unable to contact them? If so, when that person finally “surfaced” again, you would probably have appreciated a way of knowing (rather than having to continually try to reach them, or rely on them hearing/reading a message from you and getting back to you).
The […]

Here is how you can talk to your Outlook contacts anywhere in the world for free, directly from your PC. (The following instructions assume that you already have Outlook 2000/XP/2003 installed).
1. Follow these instructions to set up Skype if you don’t already use it.
2. If the person you want to talk to doesn’t already use […]

Here is how you can make phone calls to your Outlook contacts, directly from the Outlook application. (The following instructions assume that you already have Outlook 2000/XP/2003 installed).
1. Follow these instructions to set up Skype if you don’t already use it.
2. If you don’t already have Skylook, download and install it from here.
NOTE: Skype is […]