Outlook Web Access - Worthless

[GigaBuist]

He's using Outlook WEB Access, so most of these tips and tricks won't fly.  It's close to Outlook but not the same.

Fistful, my advice is to only use IE with OWA.  It doesn't play nice with other browsers.  Gives me merry hob with Chrome.

After 10 years with Lotus Notes, I'm very happy to be using Outlook.

10 years of Lotus Notes would make me yearn for anything.  Hell, I'd take Herpes over Notes.

[Tallpine]

Never been to Carl's Jr? Meh, other than it being kind of a late-night drunken greasy cheeseburger kind of SoCal icon hangout there really isn't much that sets it apart from others.

I had never heard of them either before serving a three month sentence of software labor in Santa Clarita earlier this year. 

[41magsnub]

10 years of Lotus Notes would make me yearn for anything.  Hell, I'd take Herpes over Notes.

I thought they were a package deal?

I've been supporting north of 40 exchange servers for over 10 years now and liked the OWA progression.  For OWA (Outlook Web App) now instead of Outlook Web Access, the latest versions are much better.  OWA 2003 was the first one that was actually usable, 2007 was better, now 2010 is pretty danged good.  Not the full outlook 2010 client, but not bad at all.  I do ok with firefox in OWA as long as I don't need to go into public folders which require IE.

We've started reselling the MS hosted Office365 product and have about 35 users on it amongst a few companies.  Depending on the package the folks can use outlook 2007 or 2010 they already own, office 2010 professional plus as a subscription, or web app only which has the web versions of the basic office apps in addition to OWA.  Folks have been pretty happy with it so far in the 2 months it has been live despite the outage for several hours (one of the dangers of "cloud" computing).  We will be moving to it internally as soon as we figure out a couple of things with our CRM package.

[Perd Hapley]

He's using Outlook WEB Access, so most of these tips and tricks won't fly.  It's close to Outlook but not the same.

Fistful, my advice is to only use IE with OWA.  It doesn't play nice with other browsers.  Gives me merry hob with Chrome.

That's a good point. I was using an IE tab in Firefox.

[grislyatoms]

So I'm trying to send an email to a couple of people with my work email account. Naturally, I type the first address into the box, comma, the second address. Since the beginning of time, this has worked with any email system I have used. But it doesn't work here. It, apparently, thinks that I have entered one long, misformatted address. This offends me into a state of low dudgeon, but I remain calm and attempt to cut and paste the second address into the CC box. Oh, no. Outlook Web Access will have none of this. Cut? No. Copy? Not allowed. Backspacing, deleting or otherwise editing the addresses I've entered? It shall not be. All I can do is erase them and type them over again.

This raises me to a state of medium dudgeon, which is a terrible thing to behold.

The computer survived.

Thank you for reading this rant, which has been brought to you by Carl's Jr.

Web client versions of most local apps tend to be crap. It's an industry standard. 

[roo_ster]

OMG! Could I just get a *expletive deleted*ing list of the required viewing materials already?

Hey, who let this joker in?!?!

After 10 years with Lotus Notes, I'm very happy to be using Outlook.  I practically live in Outlook these days. 

Chris

Notus Bloats is a tool of the Devil.

[MrsSmith]

Thanks for the list. Have seen Pulp Fiction, Boondock Saints, Demolition Man and many John Wayne movies. Firefly marathon begins tonight.

Does that count for anything?

[grislyatoms]

Edgar Friendly's monologue in "Demolition Man" definitely counts. And "Firefly" of course.

[grislyatoms]

Edgar Friendly: "You see, according to Cocteau's plan, I'm the enemy, 'cause I like to think; I like to read.
I'm into freedom of speech and freedom of choice. I'm the kind of guy who likes to sit in a greasy spoon and wonder, "Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of barbecued ribs with the side order of gravy fries?"
I WANT high cholesterol. I wanna eat bacon and butter and BUCKETS of cheese, okay?
I want to smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati in the non-smoking section.
I want to run through the streets naked with green Jell-o all over my body reading Playboy magazine.
Why?
Because I suddenly might feel the need to, okay, pal?
 I've SEEN the future. Do you know what it is?
It's a 47-year-old virgin sitting around in his beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing "I'm an Oscar Meyer Wiener".

[grislyatoms]

One of the best rants of all time, right there. Back to your normally scheduled fistfulness.

[wmenorr67]

Thanks for the list. Have seen Pulp Fiction, Boondock Saints, Demolition Man and many John Wayne movies. Firefly marathon begins tonight.

Does that count for anything?

I would add Fight Club to the list also.

[AZRedhawk44]

And Army of Darkness.

[MrsSmith]

Added it.

I would add Fight Club to the list also.

But I thought--
Oh. Never mind.

[Perd Hapley]

To my knowledge, Master Leary has not yet appeared in public wearing only green Jell-o. Until he rescinds his threat to do so, it may be safest to remain indoors, or perhaps to track him by some method, to avoid proximity. Let us look into this matter.

[Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas]

Thanks for the list. Have seen Pulp Fiction, Boondock Saints, Demolition Man and many John Wayne movies. Firefly marathon begins tonight.

Does that count for anything?

A good beginning. See also Falling Down, another great film.

[Angel Eyes]

Sergio Leone's "Dollars" trilogy, of course.