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Re: Thunderbird instead of Outlook ( was RE: What tools are you using)
Subject:Re: Thunderbird instead of Outlook ( was RE: What tools are you using) From:"Deborah Hemstreet" <dvora -at- tech-challenged -dot- com> To:"McLauchlan, Kevin" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com> Date:Sat, 8 Nov 2008 09:06:20 -0500
At home...
Though if/when I get a position in an office again, if i can use them, I'd
prefer to
On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 4:50 PM, McLauchlan, Kevin <
Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com> wrote:
>
>
> Deborah Hemstreet expounded:
>
> > Thunderbird for email (great compared with Outlook)
> > Firefox
> > IE 7 (for stuff Firefox still can't handle)
> > Office 2003 (better than 2000)
> > PaintShop Pro 8
> > SnagIt 9 (for special stuff that is easier than in PaintShop Pro)
> >
> > When I got my new computer someone on the list strongly recommended
> that
> > I try Thunderbird instead of Outlook. It is so much easier to set up
> and
> > work with. I was able to install calendars and an additional language
> > with no help whatsoever...
>
>
> You're using this in a corporate environment, with Exchange server and
> all the usual bits?
>
> Or in a home office/small office?
>
>
> - Kevin
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