Reviews:
Nelson Organizer
Untangled E-mail
by Charles H. Gajeway
Rating 91
Besides the phone, e-mail
is the most direct means of communication available today. But once a user
develops contacts and signs on to a few news services, an in-box can be flooded
with information. Countless hours are wasted categorizing and purging messages.
Caelo Software's Nelson
Organizer functions as an add-on to Microsoft Outlook 97/98 or 2000 (but not
Express). Outlook need only be installed, not running, during message sorting.
Nelson Organizer uses database technology to categorize messages and includes a
search capability that promises instant access to information. Since the fear
of lost messages is second only to the fear of lost revenue, we installed the
program on a Dell Latitude CPt laptop and checked it out.
The process was painless
and almost immediately rewarding. After testing the tabbed user interface while
browsing through the day's mail, we had enough confidence to turn the program
loose on 18 months of messages. It took under two minutes to process.
As the instructions warned,
the categorizations weren't perfect. But after an hour of defining mailing list
groups, things ran smoothly. We were impressed with Nelson Organizer's speed
and transparency, the clarity of the online help, and the accuracy of the
search. The only problem we found was remembering to return to Outlook to
change communications options.
Anyone who uses Microsoft
Outlook should give Nelson Organizer a try. For $30, you can't go wrong.
Rating: 91 90-100 Must Buy. Get it now.