19-11-2005, 16:00 | #1 |
Prince
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: America.
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I've made the switch
I'm tired of you, Microsoft.
I used to get email with outlook (not express). It worked for a while. But recently, I've been getting copies of messages. An email someone sent me I received 7 times! If I used the web mail, it would be fine - this was outlook's problem. Every couple of days I would get it 'again'. Multiply this times a good number of my emails and somedays I would logon to 30 new messages. Jesus, I never even got this much with spam (of which I get none). So I switched. To Thunderbird. First day: no duplicates I've got it all set up, it's nice and pretty, it can read RSS, it's much quicker to open. I hope I don't need to turn back. I now use a lot of different stuff: Web - Firefox (Opera backup) Email - Thunderbird (Webmail backup) Images - GIMP (recently got this - very nice) Music - iTunes Spybot S&D + AdAware and an assortment of other nice programs And it's great. (and I know Paalikles will congratulate me for non MS stuff) Ranting over. |
19-11-2005, 19:20 | #2 |
Custard used tile
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Opening a can
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I like Mozilla better than Firefox, and I know Thunderbird is waaay better than Outlook. I keep my outlook for calendar only
iTunes is what I would use as well, in fact I use it, to fill my ipod Rest of the list is good dood. But I recently did one hell of a Micro$oft upgrade (windowsupdate thingie), so now they control me even more
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19-11-2005, 19:29 | #3 |
Prince
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: America.
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Haha - windows update is turned off, or it's on manual I think. I'm still on SP0 (no SPs, I think)...
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19-11-2005, 21:31 | #4 |
Nebuchadnezzar II
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Glover Park
Posts: 4,459
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You need SP1 to run Civ4.
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19-11-2005, 22:02 | #5 |
Prince
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: America.
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I also need Amazon to deliver it. [grr]
When I get the game, I'll try w/o SP1, but if that doesn't work, I'll update (cautious about that). Has anyone tried it w/o SP1, or is this just some recomendation? |
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