When I disable an add-in in Outlook I expect it to stay disabled! I do NOT expect it to completely ignore and override my actions and force my PC to do something I expressly told it NOT to do. (Load Xobni)

You need to rectify this as soon as possible, as at the moment your app is behaving more like malware than the helpful utility it’s supposed to be.

As for the reason I was disabling it? I’m trying to determine which of my add-ins is causing Outlook to crash every single time I exit, forcing a lengthy PST check the next time I load it. Other contenders are Plaxo, Tungle, the Live Maps add-in, and various annoying extras that Microsoft, Adobe, and others insist on adding with their default installs. ClearContext is also installed but it behaved fine before adding Tungle and Xobni, and regardless of who’s causing the problem ClearContext is so important to my email workflow that I wouldn’t consider removing it regardless.

I look forward to you addressing this issue, or I expect an extremely good reason for why software should do the exact opposite of what I’ve told it to do.

Even if it’s for a short Xobni trial period I’m still not comfortable giving up ClearContext and would like to run them both instead. I did a little googling and came across a post from someone else asking the same question. As usual, the ClearContext folks were completely on top of the situation, and responded that it “should” work, giving me the impression I’ve at least got decent odds of Outlook not blowing up in my face.

Probably the most interesting tidbit was when the ClearContext CEO hinted in the comments at some “sexy” new features that were in the pipe. Color me curious! I certainly wouldn’t mind a bit of Xobni’s features offered by ClearContext as well, because those screenshoots look awfully yummy. Regardless, I hope they both do well, as continued innovation and competition benefits me most of all.

(Use this link to get on the list for Xobni and you’ll help me get my invite sooner!)