Thunderbird 3.0 Alpha 1 to Arrive Next Month?

March 7th, 2008

Free Software

If you’ve been following this site for awhile, you’ll know that I’m a big fan of the Thunderbird project.   The software is free and very comparable to Microsoft Outlook.  Ever since I first heard about Thunderbird 3.0, it instantly got my attention with the tabbed e-mails feature they were working on.   Truthfully, over the past [...]

New Information About Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0

February 23rd, 2008

Free Software

I’m a big fan of the Mozilla Thunderbird software.  I generally use a mixture of Thunderbird 2.0 and Microsoft Outlook 2003 to manage my 15+ e-mail accounts via POP3 and have no real complaints.   After looking at what is in store for Thunderbird users, I will be considering making the permanent switch to Thunderbird once [...]

The State of Open Source

February 13th, 2008

Free Software

If you’ve been blogging for awhile, you’ll probably remember Technorati’s “State of the Blogosphere” they would release quarterly which looked at blogging as a whole and talked about trends and whatever else was relevant in Technorati’s eyes.
Another industry that has been thriving lately is the open source community.   With the popularity of free software such [...]

Ultimate Collection of Linux-Unix Cheat Sheets

February 9th, 2008

Free Software

Are you a Linux user?  Switching to Linux, the free open source operating system alternative, has become a popular decision lately among geeks.  Dell has even started offering the operating system pre-installed on computers in place of Windows Vista or XP.
If you’ve recently made the switch, it can require quite a period of adjustment, especially [...]