I have been a die hard gMail fan since back when it was invite only. I don’t even remember when that was. Lately I have been playing around with Outlook.com and I am wondering if I should switch, or at least use them both. Ever since I upgraded my laptop to Windows 8 I have been really enjoying the Windows Metro style of interface, and outlook.com emulates that interface. My reasons for considering switching really does come down to the design, I just prefer the Metro style over the gMail style.

Another reason for playing with Outlook.com was trying to find an alternative to Google Apps Free version. I use the Free Google Apps for the companies I work for, and a few clients, and it is simply amazing. One of the best benefits for my clients is the Anti-Spam. The mail service provided with web hosting is just awefull at catching spam.

All of the business that I do computer work for are very small, all less than 10 employees, and they simply do not want to spend the money on Google Apps (I am referring to my clients that are not already one gApps). So I have been looking for an alternative that I can use for them.

So far I have setup my business domain to use Outlook.com, and so far it seems to work very nicely. I even like the Outlook app for Android. I am not sure why people seem to hate on it so much, I think its great!

Here are my pros and cons:

Well I finally updated my old homepage (pintolabs.com). Several months back I was finally able to purchase my name domain. I had tried in the past, but it was unavailable. Since then I have been meaning to migrate the content from my old site over, but just never got around to it. Well I still didn’t really have time, but I did it anyway. Here is my new site! Most of the old site lives here now, there are just a few little things left, then I will redirect my old site here. My goal is to keep this site a bit more updated, like maybe a post every 12 months, instead of 36 months, but we will see how that goes! Take a look around and let me know what you think!