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A good friend of mine has just completed the beta version of his new product called Foresight. It's an add-in for MS Outlook that helps you better organize your life (your projects, tasks, goals, etc.) by helping you track the most important things one at a time.

I'm not a master of organization as my wife can attest, but I do track tasks in a list and check them off (for the emotional boost). The advantage of Foresight is that it gives me a way to look at things from a broader perspective and only drill down to the immediate things that I need to do today. This helps me from getting into a mode where I accomplish nothing because I feel overwhelmed by all the little things.

Another thing that blew me away when I first started using Foresight is its deep integration with Outlook. It really ties everything together. Tasks, projects, calendar items are all pulled into one easy-to-manage place so you don't have to learn the details of everything to get started.

Remember that this is a beta version. That means that right now not all of the little quirks are worked out. I ran into a small installation warning that was incorrect, but it caused no problems. I also found a spelling error in one section of the program. Overall, though, it's an impressive addition to Outlook that adds real value.

If you decide to download Foresight, I'd be interested in your comments, but Jeffrey (my friend and the manager of the product) is particularly interested in what you think. Let him know where the product can be improved.

You can learn more about Foresight here.