Microsoft vs Mozilla – Day Two

OK that didn’t go too well. FireFox install and import was straightforward as expected but I’ve got real problems with Thunderbird.

In Outlook I had some very detailed rules set-up to move emails, flag them or print them and looks like the filters, Thunderbird’s equivalent, is not as advanced so I’ll have to find a work around for that.

The import finally completed after about an hour but unfortunately showed all the emails, around 7,000 as unread which is a bit of a pain. In addition, the thirty odd mail accounts I had set-up didn’t get imported for some odd reason so I’m going to have set those back up again…

So far, not impressed…

Microsoft vs Mozilla – Day One

OK tonight I have decided to try a little experiment. Basically I’m going to switch from using MS IE and MS Outlook to FireFox and Thunderbird for my web browsing and email for a short evaluation period. Lets say until this Sunday to give it a fair chance…

Those that know me will know that I am a big MS advocate but to be fair to all parties concerned I’m going to give Mozilla a crack of the whip in the metaphorical sense. So lets download these puppies….

Mozilla Thunderbird
OK I use Outlook to the extent where I only really use it for email. I don’t use the contact/diary etc all that much so losing those for the time being until I find a replacement won’t be a big heartache. Thunderbird claims to be able to import everything from Outlook so let’s give that a blast…

Upon installing TB, the first thing that popped up was did I want to import my mail? Damn straight I thought and gave the thumbs up. Granted I have a whopper PST file weighing in at a mighty 900MB so it’s going to be interesting to see how TB handles this. Ten minutes into the install and the progress bar has just shifted into life so this could take some time!

Stating the bleeding obvious…

Read this today on the beeb website about the new Motorola advert where a young chap skims his new pebble phone across the ocean to a young lass. For reasons known only to themselves, Motorola decided it was necessary to warn users at the end of the advert that the phone wasn’t waterproof!!

Well thanks for that. I was just about to chuck my phone across the sea to see if it skimmed like the advert. I mean c’mon, do these manufacturers really think we’re that stupid to start chucking our mobiles in the water? Or is that they are worried about being sued by the the idiots who actually try this?

Oh and by the way, reading this blog will make you rich and irresistable to women*

* I’m lying…