http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/open-it-forum-what-do-you-think-of-the-new-outlook-com/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:19:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/open-it-forum-what-do-you-think-of-the-new-outlook-com/#comment-117825 sheila72 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:36:40 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/open-it-forum-what-do-you-think-of-the-new-outlook-com/#comment-117825 My hotmail has been changed to Outlook. When it was hotmail if I wanted to send a new email to someone in my contact list I  just typed the name in the box and it automatically came up with the email address. In Outlook, it just comes up with frequently used contacts so I have to go into the contacts list to find the email address.  This is a bit of a pain, unless I’m missing something? 

]]> http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/open-it-forum-what-do-you-think-of-the-new-outlook-com/#comment-111656 azurecrimsonrose Sun, 30 Sep 2012 20:53:01 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/open-it-forum-what-do-you-think-of-the-new-outlook-com/#comment-111656 My Hotmail account was recently upgraded to Outlook.com and while I think that Microsoft has done a good job with the appearance of the interface, it is still lacking some much-needed features such as the option to sign in or not sign in automatically when logging in to check email.  With the way the new interface is set up, Windows Live Messenger 2012 is required if you want to sign out of the web messenger.  The interface is not as user friendly as on Yahoo Mail and it would be nice if Microsoft added their own version of the instant messenger screen names section like what Yahoo Mail has.  With the upgrade to Outlook.com came a decrease in the file storage limit on SkyDrive.  For those that had 25 gigabytes of space, everything has been decreased to just seven gigabytes.  I think this user interface is less user friendly than before the upgrade.

]]> http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/open-it-forum-what-do-you-think-of-the-new-outlook-com/#comment-109760 TomLiotta Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:14:56 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/open-it-forum-what-do-you-think-of-the-new-outlook-com/#comment-109760 I have general agreement with Matt Gervais, though it won’t affect me. I’m pretty sure I’ll never create my own Outlook.com account. I actually dropped my HoTMaiL.com account the day after MS acquired it. I’ve yet to see a single reason to think that wasn’t the best action to take.
 
Now… Outlook.com (O-com)…
 
When I use OWA today, the difference in support for IE and for FF is obvious. I don’t know how well O-com supports FF today. But I have no problem imagining future ‘advanced’ features that somehow work in IE and nowhere else. An OS and app vendor that moves into significant web presence seems to me to create an invitation to trouble.
 
Will O-com succeed or fail? I have no idea. Either way, I’m concerned that the result could bring interesting times. Success brings more chance for MS to create “standards”. Failure brings… what?

]]> http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/open-it-forum-what-do-you-think-of-the-new-outlook-com/#comment-109755 carlosdl Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:35:31 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/open-it-forum-what-do-you-think-of-the-new-outlook-com/#comment-109755 @BigKat: Apparently you will continue to receive all of the e-mails sent to your “hotmail” address. —————I have used it for some minutes only, but I liked the UI, and it feels much faster.  I have not created my “outlook” address yet, though.    

]]> http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/open-it-forum-what-do-you-think-of-the-new-outlook-com/#comment-109754 BigKat Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:03:15 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/open-it-forum-what-do-you-think-of-the-new-outlook-com/#comment-109754 the question I have is will I have to change my email address everywhere I have using the one that ends in hotmail.com right now?

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