It seems that most aren't really sure what Lori can do or what I made her for. So I'm going to point you to some sites and programs that use characters like Lori.
The first one is Desktop Wizard which is made by
http://www.e-clips.com.au/
This program will give Lori things like: Checking E-mail, giving reminders, playing MP3s, tell the time in specified intervals, and take voice commands such as "Open Internet Explorer" by microphone. You can also customize Lori with this program such as her voice and her text balloon.
You can download Desktop Wizard
HERE
The next one is DeskBot made by
http://www.bellcraft.com/
DeskBot is a little more basic than Desktop Wizard. It can mainly customize the character and have it tell time, but one thing that Desktop Wizard does not have is document reading. You can have Lori read any document you wish by highlighting the text, right clicking, and pressing Copy.
You can download DeskBot
HERE
Last one is Ultra Hal made by
http://www.zabaware.com/
Ultra Hal is an Artificial Intelligence program that will talk to you. So you can have Lori talk to you as if you two were on an instant messenger. If you purchase the Pro version, you can talk to her with a microphone.
You can get the shareware version
HERE
Keep in mind, you don't have to download all of these programs, just the ones that you like. Here are some more sites you can take a look at:
http://www.msagentring.org/
http://www.microsoft.com/products/msagent/default.asp
If you havent downloaded Lori yet, you can get her
HERE