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[REVIEW] PowerInbox: Interactive Emails!

So you get emails from Facebook or Twitter? Are you tired of not being able to comment or view the content directly from the email?

To download the extension or to run what they call "instant clients", go to http://powerinbox.com/download. The Instant Clients run from any web browser that can't download the extension. The Extension is available for Chrome/RockMelt, Firefox, Safari, IE9, and Outlook (Desktop Version) with Apple Mail coming soon.

So we are using the Chrome Extension but the experience is probably similar on the Instant Clients and other browsers.

After Downloading the Extension a page will pop up showing some examples of what it looks like before and after PowerInbox. It also asks you to enter your email for them to send you a "Showcase" Email with some of the features.

After that you will look at the email and notice something different... There is a YouTube video playing in my Email!!

If you click the "Games" tab, there is a Pac-Man game; The Music tab plays some Music. All inside the Email!!

I didn't have a Facebook or Twitter email to test it out with but I will when I get one. Also there is a Sidebar with some News Feed apps like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Another cool feature is you can compose emails with interactive content such as a Connect4 game. This is still in Beta!

I think this is a cool product and EVERYBODY should use it!

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[HOW-TO] How to Sign Up for Outlook

Ahh... The Good ol' days... Remember when everybody used Hotmail? Then remember when Google came out with Gmail and everybody switched to it?

Now wait a second... Isn't Outlook the paid offline Email client that comes with Microsoft Office? Well, Yes, but it is also now going to become the name of all their email related products!

To get started you either have to have an existing Microsoft account (the new name for the account you use with Hotmail, Messenger, MSN, or Xbox LIVE) or you have to sign up for a new one.

To use an existing account:

Login to Hotmail

Click the Options dropdown at the upper right of the page

Click "Upgrade to Outlook.com"

You should arrive inside Outlook!

To make a new account:

Go to Outlook.com

Click "Sign Up"

Follow the Sign Up Process

You shall be in!

Afterwards click the welcome email and setup the connections to your Facebook account if you want to so you can chat with your friends on Facebook inside Outlook.

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Here, I will be posting Web App Reviews, How-To's, and the occasional news although this is not going to become a news blog. I may also post stuff on Web Browsers or Cloud Enabled Devices and Operating Systems like Google Chrome, Jolicloud, Boot to Gecko, Chromebooks, and Firefox.

If you have any ideas for apps to check or if you are having a problem with an app and want me to try to make an how-to; Send an email to [email protected] with your idea!

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