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[News] OpenOffice.org 3.0 Stresses Creativity, Usability; Thunderbird is Taking Off

  • Subject: [News] OpenOffice.org 3.0 Stresses Creativity, Usability; Thunderbird is Taking Off
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 03:23:00 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta: Creativity Extended

,----[ Quote ]
| As you can see the 3.0 will sport a number of very interesting and useful 
| features, such as the ability to import PDF documents, switching language 
| inside one document, a new StartCenter, new icons, etc.I wanted to go a bit 
| beyond the list of new features and tell you about the effect that 
| OpenOffice.org 3.0 will have on its users and ultimately on the way we create 
| content share it and stay happily productive in this always-on world.     
`----

http://standardsandfreedom.net/index.php/2008/05/09/openofficeorg-30-beta-creativity-extended/

A New User Experience Team Logo

,----[ Quote ]
| I'm happy to announce the new logo of the User Experience Team.
| The main goal of the logo is to penetrate core values of the project:
| 
|     * Usability,
|     * Productivity,
|     * Enjoyment
| 
| The three terms summarize in a very short manner what the User
| Experience Team's overall goals are. The list below describes the
| meaning a little bit more in detail...
`----

http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/a_new_user_experience_team

Intresting news about the common mail client for OOo. These are some
interesting statsics. Even the creator of E-mail uses Thundebird. It's the
next Firefox.

Has Thunderbird Finally Taken Off?

,----[ Quote ]
| That seems not to be the case if these figures are at all representative of 
| the wider world. And even if they're not, it suggests early adopters are, 
| well, adopting Thunderbird in significant numbers.  
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http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2008/05/has-thunderbird-finally-taken-off.html


Recent:

E-mail inventor: I didn't foresee spam

,----[ Quote ]
| He uses Thunderbird, an e-mail application developed by Mozilla, the company 
| which distributes the Firefox web browser, but he also has a Gmail account. 
| 
| He said he once had to use Outlook – “I didn’t find it particularly 
| attractive”, and that for a time he blocked all incoming messages from  
| Hotmail, “because they used to carry a lot of viruses – though they’ve 
| clamped down on that.”  
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http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3525110.ece


Review: Thunderbird 2 e-mail software

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| The Thunderbird 2 e-mail program may not get as much love from its makers at 
| the open-source Mozilla Project as their favored child, the Firefox () Web 
| browser, does. Nevertheless, Thunderbird 2.0.0.13 has a very strong feature 
| set, and does its job well; plus, if you are looking for an e-mail client 
| that works and looks exactly the same on most of the different operating 
| systems you may have to deal with, then Thunderbird's almost the only game in 
| town.      
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http://www.macworld.com/article/132647/2008/04/thunderbird2.html?t=104


Thunderbird 3.0 to begin ascent next month: what to expect

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| The Thunderbird development community aims to release the first alpha of 
| Thunderbird 3 next month. Plans began to take shape yesterday during the very 
| first Thunderbird weekly status call meeting, at which developers discussed 
| potential features and other issues of relevance.   
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080305-thunderbird-3-0-to-begin-ascent-next-month-what-to-expect.html


Mozilla opens e-mail subsidiary

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| The Mozilla Foundation Tuesday opened Mozilla Messaging, a new subsidiary 
| focused on developing its free, open-source Thunderbird e-mail software. 
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2008/021908-mozilla-opens-e-mail.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news


Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0: New calendar, better search

,----[ Quote ]
| Thunderbird 3.0 is due to ship by the end of the year with a more 
| comprehensive search feature and official integration of the Lightning 
| calendar add-on, said David Ascher, chief executive of the newly named 
| Mozilla Messaging subsidiary. The first alpha release will come sooner, 
| though, for those who want to test the software.    
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http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9873385-39.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20


E-mail client Thunderbird 3 to take wing

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| David Ascher, head of the now independent spinoff of Mozilla provisionally 
| called MailCo, has presented a rough road map for the development of the 
| third version of the Thunderbird open source e-mail client. In the current 
| quarter, an alpha version is scheduled to be released followed by a beta 
| version in the second quarter, Ascher writes in a newsgroup entry.     
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/102637/from/rss09


Mozilla shoots for quick Thunderbird 3.0 alpha

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| "I believe that it's really worthwhile to get a release underway. Testers 
| have only had nightlies for quite a while now, and the trunk is already 
| notably better than [Thunderbird 2.0] in a number of ways," Mosedale 
| continued. "Getting something that we're willing to recommend to a wider 
| group of people is a great way to demonstrate real progress."     
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1167292031&rid=-50


10 Reasons You Should be Using Thunderbird

,----[ Gist ]
| 1. Open Source Add-ons
| 
| 2. RSS Management
| 
| 3. Unread Folders
| 
| 4. Thunderbrowse
| 
| 5. The Mozilla Foundation
| 
| 6. Subject or Sender Quick Searc
| 
| 7. Export Features
| 
| 8. Usenet Support
| 
| 9. Sort By
| 
| 10. Adaptive Junk Mail Filtering
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http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/09/10-reasons-you-should-be-using-thunderbird.html


Mozilla spins off development of Thunderbird

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| After lengthy discussions about the further development of its e-mail client 
| called Thunderbird, the Mozilla foundation has founded a subsidiary company. 
| Equipped with 3 million US dollars in startup capital, the subsidiary that 
| will handle Thunderbird will have David Ascher at the helm.   
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/96145/from/rss09


Three cheers for portable Thunderbird

,----[ Quote ]
| Thunderbird is the best e-mail program for Windows users, and the portable 
| version is the best version of Thunderbird. 
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9770471-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20


Mozilla keeps Eudora alive, releases new version based on Thunderbird

,----[ Quote ]
| The Eudora team might have called it quits on commercial aspirations and 
| released the product as open source some time ago, but that doesn't mean you 
| should get the trash bin out just yet.   
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http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2007/09/03/mozilla-keeps-eudora-alive-releases-new-version-based-on-thunderbird


Giving Microsoft The Bird

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| I used to be the biggest evangelist of Microsoft. All other software was 
| inferior.  
| 
| [...]
| 
| I have been a huge Outlook user since the early days of Outlook Express. 
| 
| [...]
| 
| The most immediate thing I?ve noticed is speed. It loads immediately, and 
| responds immediately. And that is with all of my Outlook data in-tact! After 
| I migrated my data I went to town with the extensions. I?ve listed them all 
| below, as I found some really cool ones. My favorites are the Lightning/GCal 
| add-on and the QuickFolders.    
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http://christhis.com/archives/145/giving-microsoft-the-bird


Reviewing Features of Mozilla Thunderbird 2

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| In case it's not obvious, extensions are basically software utility
| add-ons of varying complexity, while themes are user interface styles
| that can somewhat dramatically change the look of the application.
| Mozilla installs a single extension in Thunderbird by default-for
| error reporting-and a single, default user interface theme. I
| find the default Thunderbird theme to be pleasing and in keeping 
| with the standard Firefox look and feel.
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http://linux.wordpress.com/2007/05/01/reviewing-features-of-thunderbird-2-reviewing-features-of-mozilla-thunderbird-2/


First look: Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0

,----[ Quote ]
| The one e-mail client that seems to still be on the rise is the
| open-source Mozilla Thunderbird, which recently hit Version 2.0.
| While it hasn't changed radically, the new release includes several
| new features, most notably for organizing and finding messages.
| In this review, we'll assess which additions are useful and
| which are fluff.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9018106&source=rss_news50


Mozilla Thunderbird 2 Review

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| Though it's likely that I'll move back to Outlook full-time at some
| point (I still use it for calendaring, actually), I have to admit
| that I had intended to use Thunderbird for about a month and then
| move on, but it's proven usable and efficient. Thunderbird is an
| excellent and high-quality email solution, and while I'm guessing
| that many of the people who read this site haven't really given it
| a shot, my advice is to do so, especially if you can't get your
| hands on Outlook 2007. Thunderbird is quite a bit better than
| Windows Mail or Outlook Express, and while many Web-based email
| services have improved with Ajax/Web 2.0-based interfaces, users
| who have to manage a lot of email will be better off with a true
| email application.
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http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/thunderbird2.asp


Thunderbird 2 Flies Ahead, Racing Web Mail

,----[ Quote ]
| To a certain degree, Mozilla's Thunderbird could be a victim of
| the success of its browser sibling. As next-generation browsers
| like Firefox have become better at supporting highly interactive
| GUIs for browser-based applications, managing e-mail strictly
| through a Web interface has become much less of a chore, and,
| for some people, has even replaced desktop mail clients as thef
| irst choice for dealing with e-mail.
`----

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2116136,00.asp


[Security:] Mozilla Thunderbird vs. Microsoft Outlook

,----[ Quote ]
| For me, I’m going to stick with anything but Outlook for email for the 
| reasons I’ve cited above. 
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http://www.esecurityplanet.com/article.php/3702831
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