Postbox gets extensions
Considering that it's based on Mozilla Thunderbird, it was a bit of a surprise that add-ons weren't available for Postbox when it debuted. That's now been remedied in Postbox beta 13 for Windows and Mac. Given Postbox's emphasis on social-networking technology and Mozilla's own success with add-ons, this move puts the e-mail client in an excellent position to attract more users.
The latest Postbox introduces add-ons to its users.
(Credit: Screenshot by Seth Rosenblatt/CNET)A Webware 100 winner, the list of supported extensions isn't long at the moment, and notably it doesn't include Thunderbird's calendaring tool Lightning. Since Postbox doesn't have its own supported calendar, this could prove to be a deal breaker for some. However, the list does include several plug-ins that Thunderbird users should be familiar with, including ReminderFox, QuickText, and MinimizeToTray. MozBackup and Zindus are listed as "coming soon." There's new support for localized dictionaries from Mozilla, too.
Users who wish to install Postbox add-ons while running Firefox can either save the XPI file to their desktop and then install it manually, or drag-and-drop it into Postbox's open Add-ons window.
Other changes include fetching profile pictures from your address books in Postbox, Mac OS X, Twitter, and Facebook for the Inspector Pane. Settings can be imported from Mail.app. Multiple attachments can be dragged to your desktop. Along with a large number of stability and usability fixes, the security improvements made to Firefox 3.0.10 have also been folded in. Full release notes can be read here.
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I have just bought a new e-machine as my last one bit the dust and seized-(that's another issue) -This new one seems to have french accent included...so it may be a Candaian version-not the problem really- the problem is that I use Mozilla/Firefox and can't seem to find a way to accept the download for adobe flash player (tried 10 times-after initiating changes with internet options) to accept the new program...also tried to force feed it by entering the site URL into my "trusted sites" ...nope...nothing seems to work and when I use Mozilla almost every page pops up a a "gold bar" to install flash player...yet it won't accept the download...I need a work around for this...someone must know a quick and easy solution-can't stand to see this gold bar all the time-never had this problem with my old machine---but new is better?...lol not this time!
Help Plelase!!,
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Try downloading the stand alone install file for Flash. http://www.softwarepatch.com/internet/flash.html
That should do it.
-Rob
- by mwstarck July 23, 2009 10:55 PM PDT
- I've been a Postbox user for quite a while (switched from Thunderbird in the early part of the year). I highly recommend it - versatile and powerful client with a nice UI - and as easy to use as webmail. The search features are excellent, and add-ons are a great plus.
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