Managing Posts in OutTwit
I probably should have posted this one earlier, but how do I manage my Twitter folder itself?
Well, there’s a couple of way. First, I create a search folder (using previous tips), and the only criteria I have is to show my unread posts (found on the More Choices tab):
This search folder is then added to my search folder which shows me all posts I have yet to scan and read. That’s my first tip.
The second tip is to set default Archive properties for this folder. The settings are really up to you. Right-click on the folder storing all your posts (not a search folder):
The AutoArchive lets you choose what you want the posts to do. You can choose not to archive at all, use default settings, or set specific settings for that particular folder. In the example above, I’m instructing Outlook to permanently delete posts after 1 week, but obviously you can set it for any number of days, weeks, or months.
This will keep the overall folder manageable. Using these tips and others I’ve posted, I keep the folder itself manageable while not missing the good stuff. Yes, one of the other benefits of using OutTwit is that it does in fact store locally all posts coming from Twitter allowing me to utilize the full search capabilities of Outlook. I can’t begin to tell you how many times I knew I read a post, couldn’t remember where or when, and searched on keywords:
This quickly pulls up all posts matching my search criteria to quickly find that link or post I’m looking for.