Sunday, December 26, 2004
A personal thought on Thunderbird
Thunderbird, just like Firefox, is another product from the Mozilla organization's stable. Just yet another way of telling the world there is an alternative available rather than being forced to use a product that is inferior and far more susceptible to security problems. Yes, I am talking about Outlook Express. Despite Microsoft's best efforts to plug OE's security holes, it still is and will be a security nightmare for anyone who uses it. Thunderbird, on the other hand, has been built from scratch and does not, i repeat, does not have the same problems that plague OE. It is secure, easy to use and has all the right features for a free applications.
I know there are a lot of other free email clients available, however, Thunderbird probably has the cleanest interface and by far the most extensible of all.
The recent news is that Mozilla is already working on a calendar project called Sunbird. This should put it in direct competition with Microsoft Outlook which is no doubt a superb personal information manager as well as a terrific email client. For the moment I am sticking with Thunderbird and waiting for the new calendar application which should be integrated sometime in 2005.
I know there are a lot of other free email clients available, however, Thunderbird probably has the cleanest interface and by far the most extensible of all.
The recent news is that Mozilla is already working on a calendar project called Sunbird. This should put it in direct competition with Microsoft Outlook which is no doubt a superb personal information manager as well as a terrific email client. For the moment I am sticking with Thunderbird and waiting for the new calendar application which should be integrated sometime in 2005.
