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Version 2.0 of the free e-mail client Mozilla Thunderbird raises the bar with back-forward browsing, advanced folder views, and tagging...but can you use it at work?
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and download the tiny program, install it, and then go to Start->Programs->FreePOPs and drag it to your Startup folder (in Start->Programs).
Then go to
http://www.freepops.org/en/tutorial/mozilla.shtml
and follow the great tutorial!
http://www.freepops.org/en/download.shtml
and download the tiny program, install it, and then go to Start->Programs->FreePOPs and drag it to your Startup folder (in Start->Programs).
Then go to
http://www.freepops.org/en/tutorial/mozilla.shtml
and follow the great tutorial!
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/2313
then you can install the awesome extension Provider for Google Calendar--available from
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/4631
and then every change, addition, or deletion made to the online version of the calender or your local version will sync bi-directionally. Now there's no need to login to google every time you want to view or change your calender!
Tips for installing extensions into Thunderbird (it's not that easy for beginners)...
There is a button at the extension site that says Install Now, so you would think to just click on it. But that will not work, because it tries to install it into Firefox (if you are using firefox for your browser that is), which works great if you are trying to install an extension for firefox, but you're not. The instruction at the site say to download it (like to your desktop) by right clicking, Save as, etc... But my way is much easier: Right-click on the Install Now button, then choose "Copy Link Location". Now go to Thunderbird, Tools->Add ons, and under the extension part, click Install. Paste (Ctrl-V) the link you just copied into the File Name bar. That's it, now install it. As a shortcut I include the direct links for the extension installers below:
Lightning:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/downloads/file/8816/lightning-0.3.1-tb-windows.xpi
Provider for Google Calendar:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/downloads/file/15250/provider_for_google_calendar-0.2-tb+sb.xpi
Another difficult thing: Sometimes (like in the case of the Provider extension) the Install Now button on the main extension page is not a direct link to the installer (if it is a direct link it will end in .xpi) but is instead a link to a page with a little licensing info and the direct link. In this case Copying the link location and pasting it in will result in an installation error. So when you paste it in to the File Name bar make sure it ends in .xpi or you didn't go far enough.
SUNBIRD -- one more thing: I much prefer Sunbird (Mozilla's stand-alone calendar) to Lightning at this point, but I don't use it because the Provider extension is not compatible with the stable version of Sunbird out right now. Once the new version is out, though, that link to Provider is good for BOTH Lightning or Sunbird (you can tell by looking at the end of the installer where it says tb+sb). Sunbird is available at
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/
So very soon when they finally release Sunbird 0.5, I will definately switch back to it, unless Lightning improves immensely somehow (enough to catch up with Sunbird).
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/2313
then you can install the awesome extension Provider for Google Calendar--available from
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/4631
and then every change, addition, or deletion made to the online version of the calender or your local version will sync bi-directionally. Now there's no need to login to google every time you want to view or change your calender!
Tips for installing extensions into Thunderbird (it's not that easy for beginners)...
There is a button at the extension site that says Install Now, so you would think to just click on it. But that will not work, because it tries to install it into Firefox (if you are using firefox for your browser that is), which works great if you are trying to install an extension for firefox, but you're not. The instruction at the site say to download it (like to your desktop) by right clicking, Save as, etc... But my way is much easier: Right-click on the Install Now button, then choose "Copy Link Location". Now go to Thunderbird, Tools->Add ons, and under the extension part, click Install. Paste (Ctrl-V) the link you just copied into the File Name bar. That's it, now install it. As a shortcut I include the direct links for the extension installers below:
Lightning:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/downloads/file/8816/lightning-0.3.1-tb-windows.xpi
Provider for Google Calendar:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/downloads/file/15250/provider_for_google_calendar-0.2-tb+sb.xpi
Another difficult thing: Sometimes (like in the case of the Provider extension) the Install Now button on the main extension page is not a direct link to the installer (if it is a direct link it will end in .xpi) but is instead a link to a page with a little licensing info and the direct link. In this case Copying the link location and pasting it in will result in an installation error. So when you paste it in to the File Name bar make sure it ends in .xpi or you didn't go far enough.
SUNBIRD -- one more thing: I much prefer Sunbird (Mozilla's stand-alone calendar) to Lightning at this point, but I don't use it because the Provider extension is not compatible with the stable version of Sunbird out right now. Once the new version is out, though, that link to Provider is good for BOTH Lightning or Sunbird (you can tell by looking at the end of the installer where it says tb+sb). Sunbird is available at
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/
So very soon when they finally release Sunbird 0.5, I will definately switch back to it, unless Lightning improves immensely somehow (enough to catch up with Sunbird).
we are looking to the new future
we are looking to the new future
I've been using Thunderbird for few months now and find it very interesting. Here's a list of pro's and con's of this little program :
Pro's :
- nice look;
- once it's set up, it goes very smoothly;
- like it very much when i open it and it tells me right away how many messages are pending;
- transfer between Outlook Express and Thunderbird was very easy (emails, adresses, directories, etc.); everything followed.
Con's:
- Cannot export neither my adress book nor my files into a "document directory" (outside the program file) just like it was possible for Outlook (as a backup).
But I think it feel so good "flying" out of Microsoft..:)
I've been using Thunderbird for few months now and find it very interesting. Here's a list of pro's and con's of this little program :
Pro's :
- nice look;
- once it's set up, it goes very smoothly;
- like it very much when i open it and it tells me right away how many messages are pending;
- transfer between Outlook Express and Thunderbird was very easy (emails, adresses, directories, etc.); everything followed.
Con's:
- Cannot export neither my adress book nor my files into a "document directory" (outside the program file) just like it was possible for Outlook (as a backup).
But I think it feel so good "flying" out of Microsoft..:)
As far as the calendar feature goes; I have been using Palm Desk Top for so long, I hesitate to change. After all; if "it ain't broke, why change it!"
As far as the calendar feature goes; I have been using Palm Desk Top for so long, I hesitate to change. After all; if "it ain't broke, why change it!"
It was going crazy so I switched back to the evil empire. Boy I wish I could have a consistently wonderful experience with a mail/calendar program other than Outlook.
Perhaps my courage will grow again in the near future to try it again.
k
It was going crazy so I switched back to the evil empire. Boy I wish I could have a consistently wonderful experience with a mail/calendar program other than Outlook.
Perhaps my courage will grow again in the near future to try it again.
k
- Thunderbird 2
- by wa9guu May 1, 2007 2:39 PM PDT
- I really appreciate the competition to uSoft. But this left me with no OE and no way to get my Hotmail. For us computer stupid folks give us an exact example of what to type to get Hotmail in the program.
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- Read Hotmail/Yahoo/Lycos/Mail.com/Gmail/Libero/AOL
- by giessen May 2, 2007 12:59 AM PDT
- The way to download mails from Hotmail/Yahoo/Lycos/Mail.com/Gmail/Libero/AOL into Thunderbird is to install the WebMail extension, in combination with an extension for the specific type of webmail you want to download (e.g. the WebMail-Hotmail extension). See http://webmail.mozdev.org/
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