On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 7:41 AM, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com>wrote:
> "Marc Tompkins" <marc.tompk...@gmail.com> wrote > > having no default email client (what sort of two-bit operating system >> >>> doesn't have an email client in 2010?); >>> >>> Jesus, you _miss_ Outlook Express? Seriously: the new default is >> webmail. >> Like it, don't like it, but it's really not as if you can't get your mail. >> > > I will miss OE. I actually quite like it, its simple but has all the bits > I need for both email and newrgroups. I tried thunderbird and use it > on my Linux box but on windows I usually revert to OE. > I always hated OE, but I suppose it does have its uses. Backing up OE was always problematic... > And its lots better than webmail which is only useful for occasional > browsing. But I get around 200 plus emails a day (and sometimes the > same again in news messages) and trying to manage that on webmail > is a nightmare - and you can't read it while offline. I really need an > offline mail client. As Richard mentioned and I will second, GMail handles that volume easily; Gears enables offline reading, and if you've drunk the Kool-Aid like I have, integration with Android is seamless. Also it's instantly portable from machine to machine. In any case, I only meant to whole-heartedly endorse upgrading from Vista to 7, and dismiss the loss of OE as a reason not to. Embracing the GMail way appears to be another one of those dreaded religious topics - I certainly can feel myself morphing into a ranting fanatic... > Just like XP and Vista, you're asked during installation whether you want >> to >> allow or disallow automatic updates. If you breeze past that question, >> then >> - just like in XP and Vista - you can right-click on the little icon that >> appears in your system tray (oops, I mean "notification area.") >> > > OOh. I've never noticed the icon - what does it look like? I didn't > do the install so had no say in the decision for work, but for my > home PC I'd much rather decide if/when I do "upgrades" - I've had > too mamy Windows upgrades kill my PC to the point of needing > rebuiilds! It looks like a rectangular pane of glass (a Window, maybe?) with an orange halo orbiting it. I don't see it on my machine at the moment (because I - wait for it - turned off automatic updates when I installed), so I'm a little fuzzy on whether it's a left-click, double-click, or right-click that gets you the option to turn off the auto updates. Regardless, here's a more direct way: Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Update\Change settings - Better wireless networking. Coming out of sleep or hibernation, it used > to take up to a minute and a half to connect to a known wireless network > I'll need to check that - I've just gotten used to going for a coffee when I > boot up - it usually takes me around 5 minutes for everything to get > started so I've never noticed the WiFi changes. I was driving on the freeway a while back, talking to my sister on the phone (hands-free!) when she mentioned that her computer was giving her trouble. I exited and pulled into a Starbucks I'd used before (so my machine already knew "attwifi7" or whatever it is). I opened my laptop, signed in, and used Chrome to sign into the AT&T captive portal; within less than a minute of my butt hitting the banquette I was in Copilot. She and I commiserated about the good old days when at least I could have ordered my coffee before I had to get down to work... 8-) -- www.fsrtechnologies.com
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