I’ve been a huge fan of ClearContext’s IMS system since my days at PimpYourWork.  I keep in touch with them to get the scoop on what’s going on and give them feedback.
Today they’ve stepped up to Xobni’s challenge of a powerful, free Outlook extension with their private beta of ClearContext Personal:
Key ClearContext Personal Features * FolderContext – view contacts and attachments for each folder * MessageContext – see threaded conversation view for each email message * Attachment Explorer – explore and preview attachments just like desktop folders * Unsubscribe – mute conversations you don’t want in your inbox * Notification …read more

You work at home like I do?  How’s that firewall and router?  Opening a lot of email attachments just willy nilly?  Okay that’s not me, but it turns out a lot of remote folks do.  Hmm.  This is a problem isn’t it?  This Business Technology article is heavy on doom and gloom, but light on well what next?  Also the end of the article ends with this great paragraph:
Hypocrisy alert: The Business Technology Blog likes to sound the alarm on tech-security issues, but secretly – or not-so secretly in some cases – we do several of these things ourselves. But …read more