Integrate webmail into your desktop with Affixa
May 11, 2012 – 12:59 | No Comment
Integrate webmail into your desktop with Affixa

One of the major drawbacks of switching to a web-based email provider like Gmail or Yahoo! is that your desktop hasn’t cottoned on to your new way of working. Sure, you can access your email …

Send emails from the command line with Blat
May 10, 2012 – 08:19 | No Comment
Send emails from the command line with Blat

When you’re not around to monitor a PC then it’s often useful to get notifications of its key events. And so you might like to know when a particular program starts or ends, perhaps, or …

Final releases of Firefox 12 and Thunderbird 12 offer little new – but 13 could be a lucky number for both
April 23, 2012 – 06:45 | No Comment
Final releases of Firefox 12 and Thunderbird 12 offer little new – but 13 could be a lucky number for both

Mozilla has released new final versions of Firefox 12 and Thunderbird 12, its open source browser and email messaging tools. Neither update – despite the new version number – contains much in the way of …

Thunderbird 12 beta continues Mozilla’s rapid release schedule with minor updates
March 16, 2012 – 08:41 | No Comment
Thunderbird 12 beta continues Mozilla’s rapid release schedule with minor updates

The house of Mozilla is pumping out application updates faster than ever, and while we have now become used to the accelerated release schedule of Firefox – and indeed other browsers – this is not …

Thunderbird 11 FINAL lands with minor changes, but Earlybird release hints at more to come
March 14, 2012 – 12:37 | No Comment
Thunderbird 11 FINAL lands with minor changes, but Earlybird release hints at more to come

Mozilla has updated its email messaging client with the release of Thunderbird 11 FINAL. Version 11 introduces a slightly tweaked user interface – tabs are now placed above the menu bar – and promises to …

Postbox 3.0.3 for Windows and Mac released
March 5, 2012 – 07:35 | No Comment
Postbox 3.0.3 for Windows and Mac released

Postbox, Inc has updated its cross-platform, commercial email client with a minor update. Postbox 3.0.3 includes a number of enhancements, some platform-specific, plus fixes a number of issues, including one that meant the “Check this folder …

Roundup: 27 key software releases and updates from the past week
February 4, 2012 – 07:29 | No Comment
Roundup: 27 key software releases and updates from the past week

The update rate for web browsers is faster than ever, and this has been a particularly busy week for Firefox, starting off with the release of Firefox 10 FINAL. While there aren’t a huge number …

Roundup: 17 essential downloads you may have missed from the last week
January 20, 2012 – 19:01 | No Comment
Roundup: 17 essential downloads you may have missed from the last week

This has been another busy week for software releases, so it would not b surprising if some gems had escaped your attention. This is exactly why we put together these weekly roundups, bringing you a …

Revolver Office 9 preview is an advanced project management tool for your business
January 20, 2012 – 08:24 | No Comment
Revolver Office 9 preview is an advanced project management tool for your business

Managing any sort of business takes times, effort and dedication. In order to ensure that things run as smoothly as possible, whatever your line of work, it is important that you turn to the right …

Zimbra Desktop integrates your email, Facebook and Twitter accounts into a single interface
January 13, 2012 – 13:02 | No Comment
Zimbra Desktop integrates your email, Facebook and Twitter accounts into a single interface

Managing even just the day-to-day basics of your online life can be a challenge, these days, with work and personal email accounts to monitor, Facebook and Twitter to check, calendars, task lists and more to …

Lightning 1.0 finally strikes for Thunderbird users
November 9, 2011 – 11:33 | One Comment
Lightning 1.0 finally strikes for Thunderbird users

Mozilla has released the first stable build of its Thunderbird add-in, Lightning 1.0. Lightning adds various organizer tools to Thunderbird, including a calendar, to-do list and events manager, giving it a more Outlook-like feel.
Version 1.0 …