Productivity Boost via Plug-ins

I recently installed a couple Outlook file preview handlers that have made my life much better:

• PDF File Handler - From Tim Heuer's blog, Tim worked with Foxit software to create the PDF preview handler
• XPS File Handler - Part of the Microsoft XML Paper Specification Essentials Pack

And, while you may at Foxit's website installing their excellent viewer, it may be worth noting that they also offer a PDF iFilter that works quite well with Windows Desktop Search on XP and on Vista. This iFilter has been a huge hit at home, allowing us to depend on the text in the PDF file, rather than our folder naming practices, when looking for instruction manuals for the reverse osmosis filter (not that this is an actual example from last weekend or anything :) ).