I do the same with Gmail. I don't personally use email clients at home as I don't see the point in it. I do use Outlook 2010 at work and in a environment like that it is needed. I have no problems with Outlook 2010 and actually like it as a necessary tool for the work environment.
-- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://www.edwardcrosby.com ----- "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." Merlin Mann > I have Gmail import all my mail from a couple accounts- Comcast and my > university email. Works perfectly. > > On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Doug Brown <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I use thunderbird and I agree with pretty much everything the article >> says. >> A standalone email client has worked well for me so far but I'm >> rethinking >> that. Since I work from home and have no laptop I'm always on the same >> machine...at least till I pull the trigger and order the laptop I'm >> about to >> buy. I started using thunderbird shortly after switching to Firefox >> since my >> ISP's webmail interface is absolutely abysmal. Previous versions of >> Thunderbird have done well for both email and RSS feeds; this version is >> not >> making me happy at all. >> >> Last week before you sent that link I was already checking out switching >> to >> Gmail. The biggest issue currently is performance. Whatever they did >> with >> this upgrade to Thunderbird has slowed it down to glacial speeds. >> >> On 8/8/2010 2:19 PM, Cary Preston wrote: >> >>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/08/thunderbird_3_no/ >>> >>> -- Shared with Google Share Button >>> >>> I used Thunderbird for a short time; just after I discovered Firefox. >>> It >>> was replaced by various webmail providers that ultimately led to Gmail, >>> the hands-down best email service I've used. I tried the OSX mail >>> client >>> for about five minutes before I gave up on it, and using the various >>> Windows mail clients were like having all my skin removed with emery >>> boards. I have to use Outlook for work, but curse it every time I have >>> to check my mail. Does anyone use a stand-alone email program anymore >>> outside of business use? >>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<theuniquegeek%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
