Outlook Connector 12.1 Beta Released (now with free Calendar Sync’ing)

Microsoft Downloads - Microsoft Office Outlook Connector 12.1 Beta

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With Microsoft Office Outlook Connector, you can use Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 or Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to access and manage your Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail or Microsoft Office Live Mail accounts, including e-mail messages, contacts and calendars for free!

Outlook Connector enables you to use your Live Hotmail accounts within Outlook:

• Read and send your Office Live Mail/Windows Live Hotmail e-mail messages.
• Manage your contacts in Windows Live Hotmail.
• Use advanced options for blocking junk e-mail messages.
• Manage multiple e-mail accounts in one place.
• Manage, and synchronize multiple calendars, including shared calendars to Windows Live Calendar from Outlook.

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Microsoft Office Outlook - Use a Windows Live Hotmail account in Outlook

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As of July 2008, calendar synchronization with Windows Live Calendar Beta is also included at no cost for all users. A paid Windows Live Hotmail subscription is no longer required. You must download the latest Outlook Connector to enable calendar synchronization.

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New Version
 

Version I previously had installed

 

And yep, it seems the Calendar syncing is indeed there for free accounts. I have a couple Hotmail accounts (1 paid, the rest free) and now in Outlook I have Calendar items for all of them (plus US Holiday Calendar’s for each account to… lol )

 

But something may be going on with this release and calendar/appointment reminders. I keep getting a reminder dialog for the same recurring appointment, over and over. Even though I’m hitting a 2 day snooze on it. I’m still trying to isolate this… The joy of beta testing.  ;)

 

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