Do you use MS Outlook? Enter XOBNI...
 

if you're using Outlook as your mail reader and you're not using the XOBNI plugin you're missing out

http://xobni.com

i hear they're being bought out by Microsoft... great for searching emails, showing email stats, threads the emails in the search, even shows you per contact, file attachments sent between you'z... shows when your contacts check their emails, etc etc

Interesting.

I use Outlook... did not even realize there were plug-ins. Is there a list of plug-ins anywhere? I'm always thinking of little things that could really help usability, maybe they already exist?

have no idea on plugins.. seth (IEG) turned me onto this, i installed it and it rocks.. thats about the extent of my research onto outlook plugins

Xobni rules

I just set this up... it seems like it is pulling Outlook down though... making it quite slow?

We'll have to see how it plays out.

God, yes, even email needs to look like a goddamned "social network".