thunderbird

Fri
25
Nov
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How to Fix: Disable Thunderbird Popup Notifications

Infopackets Reader Bryan M. writes: " Dear Dennis, Thanks for your excellent article on how to disable Thunderbird email attachment reminders ! I have somewhat of a related question. When I leave Thunderbird running in the background and if I'm ... surfing the web or perhaps even writing a document, Thunderbird pops up constantly with a new email notification window in the bottom right of my screen (by the clock), and it stays there for about 5 seconds. I imagine this wouldn't be an issue for most people, however I have multiple email accounts set up with Thunderbird and I receive a lot of emails ... (view more)

Mon
21
Nov
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How to Fix: Disable Thunderbird Attachment Reminder

Infopackets Reader Barb S. writes: " Dear Dennis, I just upgraded to Windows 10 and did not like the default email client, so I decided to give Mozilla Thunderbird a try. So far it is an excellent email program; however, one thing that is driving me ... nuts is the way that Thunderbird constantly pops up with a message 'Found an attachment keyboard: attached' every time I type in 'attached' or 'attach', when composing an email. I would prefer not to be reminded of this every time I type those words. Is there any way to disable the Thunderbird attachment reminder messages, or whatever they're ... (view more)

Thu
12
Apr
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'Pinta 1.1', and 'Mozilla Thunderbird 12 Beta'

Pinta 1.1 Pinta is a free, open source drawing and editing program modeled after the simple Windows tool, Paint. Its goal is to provide users with a simple yet convenient way to draw and manipulate images on Linux, Mac, and Windows platforms. It ... works well, and is easy to use. If your drawing and image editing needs are modest, this could be a good program for you. However, as of this writing, the Mac version has not been fully proven to be stable. http://pinta-project.com Mozilla Thunderbird 12.0b4 Beta Download this 'Beta' version of the newest Thunderbird software for email, you can be one ... (view more)

Mon
22
Aug
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'Portable Thunderbird 6.0', and 'NetBalancer 4.1.1'

Portable Thunderbird 6.0 Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition is the popular Mozilla Thunderbird email client bundled with a PortableApps.com launcher as a portable app, so you can take your email, address book and account settings with you. You ... can also add in GPG and Enigmail to encrypt and sign your email. http://www.portableapps.com NetBalancer 4.1.1 NetBalancer is an Internet traffic control and monitoring tool designed for Windows XP/2003/Vista/Win7, both x86 and native x64. You can use NetBalancer to set download/upload transfer rate priority for any applications and monitor their ... (view more)

Mon
20
Sep
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'Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.4 Final', and 'Rainlendar 2.8 Build 95 Beta'

Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.4 Final Need a free alternative to Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express? Try Mozilla Thunderbird: the award-winning email application from Mozilla, makers of the super popular Firefox web browser. With Thunderbird, you can ... import your existing mail and enjoy new features like tabbed email and advanced search. http://www.mozillamessaging.com Rainlendar 2.8 Build 95 Beta Rainlendar is a customizable calendar application which stays out of your way but keeps all your important events and tasks visible on your desktop. The look and feel of the calendar can be changed with ... (view more)

Fri
06
Aug
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'Portable Thunderbird 3.1.2', and 'ID3 Renamer 4.0.1'

Portable Thunderbird 3.1.2 The popular Mozilla Thunderbird email client bundled with a PortableApps.com launcher as a portable app. This release updates Mozilla Thunderbird to the latest release. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can ... easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Suite. And it's open source and completely free. http://portableapps.com ID3 Renamer 4.0.1 Do you have loads of MP3 files in a directory and need to write a single common piece of information into them (e.g. the interpret or the album name)? Do you need to clean some portion of the ID3 tag? Do you need to ... (view more)

Wed
27
Jan
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Win7 Upgrade Guide: From Outlook Express to Thunderbird

Infopackets Reader Bill P. writes: " Dear Dennis, I finally made the plunge to Win7, thanks to your series of articles on upgrading from XP to Windows 7 . I noticed that Outlook Express is no longer part of Windows 7. Question: is there another ... email program similar to Outlook Express, and one that can import all my old Outlook Express emails for use on Windows 7? I've archived many Outlook Express emails over the years that I would still like to keep. " My response: I faced the exact same issue when I upgraded to Windows 7. In short: Microsoft chose not to bundle an email program with ... (view more)

Mon
17
Sep
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Eudora Rises From The Dead

Eudora is back from the dead. Take that news to any English class and they'll likely think you're referring to famed author Eudora Welty. However, in tech circles Eudora is a well-known email program owned by Qualcomm Inc. (Not surprisingly, it was ... actually named after the author) In the mid-'90s, Eudora was one of the most popular and widely used programs on the Internet. However, it soon got overshadowed by the email software Microsoft bundled with Windows. Web-mail sites -- such as Hotmail and Yahoo Mail -- also took a chunk out of Eudora's market. After many rocky years in the marketplace ... (view more)

Fri
27
Apr
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Mozilla Challenges Microsoft Outlook with Thunderbird 2.0

Mozilla, the organization behind the popular Firefox Web browser, launched a new version of its free to download Thunderbird 2 email program, challenging Microsoft's Outlook email program. Scott MacGregor, Lead Engineer for Thunderbird at the ... Mozilla Foundation noted in a written statement that the program "has powerful new features and proven security, delivering an improved email experience to users worldwide." (Source: cbc.ca ) The Mozilla Project, which began in 1998, is dedicated to promoting Web innovation and developing open source Internet client software. Like the organization's ... (view more)

Tue
20
Feb
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'Hidden Utilities Xp', and 'Eight Killer Thunderbird Extensions'

Hidden Utilities Xp Hidden Utilities XP allows access to nearly 100 hidden utilities that are not normally accessible to the average user. System information, diagnostics, repair tools and more in both Windows and Command Line utilities are now ... easily opened.Hidden Utilities XP includes easy access to 53 Windows tools and 43 Command Line utilities. http://camtech2000.net/Pages/hidden_utilities.htm Eight Killer Thunderbird Extensions Like its sibling Firefox, the beauty of the open source Thunderbird email client is its extensibility. File messages in a flash, customize keyboard shortcuts, ... (view more)

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