Skype Voicemail answers phone calls or PC-to-PC calls for you when you are away from your PC, when you are offline, or when you simply don’t want to take a call.
The caller can leave you a message, and you can listen to the message on your PC within the Skype application. You can also […]

These steps show you how you can set up your PC to receive voicemail and automatically forward it to any email address. The steps assume you have Outlook 2000/XP/2003 installed.
1. Set up Skype if you don’t already have it. (This is free).
2. If you want people to be able to leave you voicemail using […]

The following steps show you how you can set up your PC to take phone messages for you. The messages are stored as MP3 and attached to Outlook inbox items, so you can deal with them the same way you deal with incoming emails. (Note: the instructions assume you already have Outlook 2000/XP/2003 installed).
1. Follow […]

Applications like Outlook are great for keeping in control of outstanding tasks. If you receive an email that you aren’t able to deal with right away, you can simply mark it as unread, to remind you to look at it later. You can also flag it, copy it to an “unactioned” folder, or use other […]

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 […]

Most of us don’t want to be available via our phones all the time, but generally we like to be contactable if we are really needed. There are calls we would like to take and others that we know we can deal with later. Which are the calls we want to take? It depends on […]

Many people, particularly at work, file away all of their email in case they need it for future reference. Others don’t keep everything but of these, many keep the important emails, and perhaps categorize them into Outlook folders.
PC-based voice communications and instant messages are just as important as email, and are as worthy of filing […]

It’s easier to stay organized and in control if you only need to check one place for incoming messages and for outstanding action items. If like most people, you already keep a close eye on your email inbox, it makes sense to get other messages, such as voice messages, via your inbox also - this […]