Ginko: Quick note taking with Outlook

I came across this really neat tool for quick note taking. It is called Ginko (after Ginko Biloba which is memory enhancer herb)

I had downloaded it earlier, gave it a try and realized that I am not using it the way it is to be used, so I stopped using it for few months. Then after a while I really need to create a @TODO folder in Outlook so that I can track my action items. I started moving the emails which required some action from my side into this folder. But quickly I realized that there are action items originating outside the emails. I had thought of writing an email and send it to myself,that is when I remembered that I know of a tool which does exactly same thing.

But I couldn’t remember the name of the application, so I searched my machine using X1, trusty desktop search engine. After couple of combination of search terms, I was able to find it in my download folder. Rest was easy. I had used it earlier, so I knew I needed to edit the .hta file to point it to correct Folders. As soon as I was done, I was able to jot down the next TODO item. It was that easy.

More about this tool at the author’s page here.

Originally Published on Jul 18, 2006

HOW TO: Not forget attachment or subject line using Outlook macro

Following VBA code will remind you if you are sending an email with empty subject line, or when you forget the attachment. It checks mail body for word “attach” and then confirms if something is really attached. If you attachment is missing, it will pop-up a dialog box.

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Outlook Macro source code

• This post is created only for the code, so that I can keep updating it.
• The instructions are in the other post.
• I do not take credit for this code. Original code for Attachment reminder available here.
• I merely combined this with Reminder for missing subject. Similar code is available easily just by Googling.

*Update: Outlook counts files used in Signatures as attachments. see here.

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