Ron:
When I was out in Colorado four years ago, we used Thunderbird where I
worked.
At that time, I found it to be workable, but a bit clumsy at times.
But, I know more and more of us are now using it, so perhaps later versions
are better.
Can you tell me where to get it?
Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Canazzi" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: Off Topic: Extreme E-mail Program Frustrations
> Hi Tom.
>
> If you don't want Microsoft stuff, use Thunderbird. It is free and
> works reasonably well with screen reading software.
>
> On 11/18/2013 7:55 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> As many of you know, I am in the process of upgrading the main home
>> computer
>> to Windows 7 from Windows xp.
>>
>> My original plan to update my e-mail management program was to move to
>> Outlook 2010 from Outlook Express. This was based on the idea that I had
>> very successfully accessed my personal g-mail account via Outlook Express
>> on
>> my Windows XP computer, and that shifting to Outlook 2010. should be a
>> pretty simple matter.
>>
>> Well, I'm beginning to seriously believe that I was very wrong.
>>
>> I am having all kinds of pproblems with the version of Outlook 2010 I'm
>> working with, including Outlook itself constantly freezing. The software
>> was
>> purchased as part of an Office 2010 software package through my
>> University
>> as a University employee, but I am becoming convinced that something
>> might
>> be defective in the software.
>>
>> I checked with our University's tech center, but they say the copy I have
>> is
>> the only one they have.
>>
>> This is leading me to two questions:
>>
>> 1. Does anyone know where I might be able to get a trial version of
>> Outlook
>> 2010 to see if I can get it to work any better?
>>
>> or
>>
>> 2. Perhaps better yet, what other e-mail management programs have any of
>> you found that work well with g-mail, and windows 7?
>>
>> For the record here, I'm using Jaws 14.
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
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