How To Use SeaMonkey To Do More Online
From the developers of Firefox, SeaMonkey promises to provide you with access to all of your online needs - browsing and email primarily, although an IRC client and WYSIWYG web editor is also included. In my quest to consolidate desktop applications that chew up my precious memory as I'm trying to test other apps and blog at the same time, I thought I would give SeaMonkey a full-out test run and really dig into its features.
Turn Gmail Into A Productivity Beast With These Chrome Extensions [Beta Invites]
Gmail is a fantastic email client. In fact, I will go as far to say that it’s the best. With that said, can it really get any better? With these Chrome extensions, it can. And not just "better", but also fantastically improved. Through my experience of using Gmail, I have stumbled upon lots of extensions for it – many of which I try and then uninstall. There have been some, however, that have really impressed me.
Google Apps: Use Nicknames & Catch-All To Avoid Spam
Do you use Google Apps for email on your domain? You're going to want to learn these two tricks, which give you access to as many incoming email addresses you could want without creating new accounts. Multiple incoming email addresses are useful for preventing spam, because you can track who is giving out your email address. Even better, if that address is spammed constantly you can set up a filter to block all mail going to it.
K-9 Mail - The Best Alternative Email Management Solution For Your Android [1.5+]
The great thing about Android is that there usually are alternatives to be found that address the shortcomings of one program. Google Play gave me the rather un-mail like name of K-9 Mail. But from first impressions, it seems that it’s capable of torpedoing any deficiencies in my mobile email management.
Postbox 3: Completely Replace Your Email Handler in Windows or Mac [Giveaway]
Postbox is widely recognized as one of the most sleek and effective email clients for the Mac OS X platform. OS X has always been about simplifying the user experience and Postbox seems to follow this exact same philosophy, creating a brilliant marriage under that operating system. As we've done in the past, we're offering 25 lucky readers a completely free copy of Postbox 3 (for Windows and Mac) at an overall value of $750! Read up and maybe you'll be one of those lucky winners.
Geary: A Quick And Simple Linux Email Client With Threaded Conversations
When it comes to Linux email clients, Thunderbird and Evolution come to mind quickly. Both of these programs are great if you need advanced features. Both clients can feel heavy at times, however. Exploring their settings can be confusing, and they tend to run slowly on older hardware. If you'd rather use something lighter, Geary might be what you're looking for.
Is It Time To Let Hotmail Back Into Our Hearts? [Opinion]
Hotmail has had some seriously bad rap over the years, and is now almost universally shunned by tech professionals and bloggers. The main complaint has always been that the service is spam riddled, but is that fair? Is it time we gave Hotmail - the daddy of web based email - another chance to win back our hearts?
Roundcube vs. Horde: Which Webmail Client Is Better?
A webmail client is great to have when you're on the go. Several top webmail contenders can handle your email accounts just like your desktop clients do. Here we're comparing Roundcube and Horde.
Liberate Gmail From The Browser With Dedicated Email Client Postbox [Giveaway]
This week, we're giving away 25 copies of Postbox 3 for both Windows and Mac worth $750 in total! Let me show you around, and maybe you’ll be one of the lucky winners!
3 Ways To Free Up Storage Space In Your Gmail Account
Google Mail currently offers 7,679 MB of free storage. For the average user, that is enough space to last a lifetime. But what if you run out of storage space nevertheless? How can you find and delete obsolete emails in bulk or track down large attachments to regain precious MBs? This article highlights three ways to quickly make room for more mail.
9 Ways To Make Thunderbird Load Your Email Faster
If you asked anyone for the first words that comes to mind when they think of me, they'd probably say laid back. I really don't get very uptight unless something really, really ticks me off. There is a recent phenomenon that has been occurring with my desktop Thunderbird client that has been doing just that. It loads messages slower than a turtle on marijuana, and once it loads messages, it won't let me delete them.
KMail - A Different Kind Of Email Client For KDE [Linux]
People use various tools to manage their email, the two most popular being the Gmail website and the Thunderbird desktop app. However, today we'll be looking at a top KDE choice that has plenty to offer for those of you who crave some power and control over their applications. It's called KMail.
Get The Most Out Of Your Email With Mozilla Thunderbird 5
Mozilla's at it again. Not only has Firefox been upgraded to version 5, but so has Thunderbird. In fact, in order to keep up with the new version and development scheme that it has set for both Firefox and Thunderbird, Mozilla has decided to skip Thunderbird 4 and go straight to Thunderbird 5. There's no lack of new features, however, even with the sped up development cycles.
5 Thunderbird Add-Ons That Will Make it Better Than Gmail
For many years, I switched between a whole range of email clients. First I went with Outlook Express. Then I bought a new computer and decided to test the waters with Thunderbird. Once Gmail became popular, I became an avid Gmail user for years. More recently, I've started experimenting with Thunderbird again.
How To Send Signed & Encrypted Email With Evolution [Linux]
In today's technological world, sending encrypted messages between people has become an increasing standard. In order to secure your email communications, you need to sign and/or encrypt your emails. In Linux, this is an easy task to accomplish, thanks to the presence of an easy-to-use key-generation program and a capable email client. Evolution, the default email client for the GNOME desktop.
GeeMail - Access Gmail Outside the Browser With This Simple Desktop Client
One of the things I've always liked about Gmail was that it was the first true cloud app I got used to accessing. Being completely browser based, it helped me transition from desktop apps to web-based ones, possibly because there simply weren't any desktop email clients that could live up to what Gmail offered, at least for me, anyway. That no long holds true now that I've found GeeMail.
Exchange Secure & Encrypted Emails With VaultletSuite
As I was working through writing applications for my site, I came across a reporter who was in a country with a very rigid dictatorship. I went out in search of a free solution that would provide a line of communication that was secure enough so that if anyone wanted to see what we were discussing, they'd have to put quite a bit of effort and resources into it.