While I was sorting some of my email at work today I came up with quite a useful idea for an Outlook based to-do list based on a search folder.

The setup:

1. Create a new search folder (File > New > Search Folder)
2. Scroll down to “Create a Custom Search folder”
3. Give it a name, and click “Criteria”
4. Got to the advanced tab, select Field > Frequently Used Fields > Follow up flag and set this to match “is not empty”
5. (Optional) You can also set other options here to narrow the list
6. With your search folder created open it and right click on the headings at the top of the message list, select “Field Chooser”
7. Select “All Mail Fields” > “Due By”
8. Click the due by heading to sort into date due

There you have it, a quick to-do list. To extend this a bit you could send yourself emails for other tasks and set the follow up date to when they need to be done by.

(I’ve only had chance to test this in Outlook 2003 (I think) as I use Thunderbird at home, but the same principal may hold for other versions).

I’m very happy to announce the (re)release of my first icon set, titled “Microns”. The full set, which I released a preview selection for some time ago, comprises 72 high quality icons that have a vast range of uses, both online and in applications.

The icons are all 16×16 GIFs on a transparent background and are useful in a wide range of circumstances.

Enjoy (Microns free stock web icon set)

I’m in the process of adding a projects page to the site to give details on a few bits and pieces I’ve worked on in the past. In the meantime, I noticed that he Argumentation Research Group at Dundee University School of Computing have included my MSc project “MAgtALO” on their site.

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