Mozilla Thunderbird 2 has been released
Mozilla Thunderbird 2 has just been released and has a features that have improved the way users can organize and label their messages.
Mozilla Thunderbird 2 is reloaded and more powerful than ever. It’s now even easier to organize, secure and customize your mail.
Here's what new in Thunderbird 2:
- Message Tags: Create your own tags for organizing email. Messages can be assigned any number of tags. Tags can be combined with saved searches and mail views to make it easier to organize email.
- Visual Theme: Thunderbird 2's theme and user interface have been updated to improve usability and maximize screen real estate.
- Session History Navigation: Back and Forward buttons allow navigation through message history.
- Advanced Folder Views: Customize the folder pane to show favorite, unread or recent folders.
- Easy Access to Popular Web Mail Services: Gmail and .Mac users can access their accounts Thunderbird by simply providing their user names and passwords.
- Improved Support For Extensions: Extensions can now add custom columns to the message list pane in addition to storing custom message data in the mail database.
- Improved New Mail Notification Alerts: New mail alerts include information such as the subject, sender and message preview text.
- Folder Summary Popups: Mouse over a folder with new messages to see a summary of the new messages in that folder.
- Saved Search Folder Performance: Search results for saved search folders are now cached, improving folder loading performance.
- Find As You Type: Finds and highlights message text as you type.
- Improved Filing Tools: Recent folder menu items for moving and copying messages to recently used folders. Move / Copy again functionality.
- Updates to the Extension System: The extension system has been updated to provide enhanced security and to allow for easier localization of extensions.
- New Windows installer: Based on Nullsoft Scriptable Install System, the new Windows installer resolves many long-standing issues.
- Windows Vista Support: Many enhancements and fixes for Windows Vista.
Aside from those features, some bugs have also been fixed.
The Taskbar Shuffle
I came upon this great tool that I believe should be built in with Microsoft Windows. It's called The Taskbar Shuffle. Well, the name itself is self explanatory.
No hotkey, no extra steps, rearrange the programs on your Windows taskbar by simply... well, dragging and dropping them! Neat concept, huh?No need to get all nervous when a program crashes or if you wanna reboot; you can reorder the programs/buttons on your taskbar exactly how you like.
Neat Right? LOL! Get the program now. It's FREE!! No spyware either.
hey WINDOWS! LINUX has that too…
Many people are hesitant to switch to a Linux OS platform.. They say that the programs are limited and there are no equivalents for the basic everyday programs that are found on the Windows platform..
I agree that the selection of programs is limited. What do you expect? It is open source.. But having no equivalents, I'm afraid that is not true..
There is a project called "The Linux Equivalent Project". Their site gives a long list of programs available for the Linux platform. When you look at the list, you would see two columns.. The left column is the "Windows Software" and the right column is the "Linux Equivalent/Alternative". And the good thing is, they're free!! Some of the software also run on the Windows platform.
You might want to check them out at the The Linux Equivalent Project website.
