Back in 1837, the first 'modern' computer was conceived (100 years before Turing defined what a computer is). Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine was steam powered, but conceptually remarkably similar to modern computers. It has memory, a programmable processor, and even pipe-lining! Sadly it was never finished.

There's a project getting underway to build the Analytical Engine, which is the size of a truck! http://plan28.org/

They need 50000 pledges of £10 to get the project started. Pledge at http://www.pledgebank.com/babbage

And here's the equivalent from 2007 http://xkcd.com/256/

I'm learning how to use custom search folders, and search in Outlook 2007. It's almost useful now!

I have myself an 'all mail' folder, and a combined inbox.

You can search for hasattachment:true, which is only a bit more painful that gmail's has:attachment 😛

Or from:bob

And the search isn't nearly as dog slow as Outlook 2003's

I might be able to set up rules to file my email now, without that causing me to be unable to spot new emails. Actually, that might be asking too much.