Thunderbird - A Program Which Is Awesome

If you have used Firefox for a time, you may have heard that the same people who make Firefox also make an application called Thunderbird. You may be wondering, "What is Thunderbird?" Thunderbird is an E-Mail client that is on your desktop, similar to Outlook, Outlook Express, or Apple Mail. It is not like web mail clients. What I mean by that is that you do not log on to your GMail account, or whatever email account you have, on your browser, you have a dedicated application that handles your E-Mail, your RSS feeds, and your Contacts. I admit that I was initially a little bit weary of actually handing all of my E-Mail to an application, but I think the benefits outweigh the risks. I actually like the fact that Thunderbird logs on to my GMail account, and downloads my E-Mail to my computer. It was very helpful, especially when I went on a road trip to North Carolina. Obviously I did not have Internet access, but I had my downloaded E-Mails on my computer, ready for my reading.

I also use Thunderbird for RSS feeds, like my blog (hint hint), and some of my favorite blogs. I also use it to check out some podcasts, even though I primarily use iTunes for that. I also use Thunderbird to do some calender stuff with the Lightning extension for Thunderbird. It enables Thunderbird to keep track of calenders and the like. I really enjoy that. Yes, Thunderbird, like Firefox, is customizable with extensions and themes.

Overall, I like Thunderbird. You can get today, for Free by the way, at http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/.