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"Outlook or Thunderbird?"

I currently use Outlook 2007 but am thinking of switching to Thunderbird.

I'd be interested in your reviews/preferences.

Neil

Unfortunately not. I just use the calender at work for things I can't put on post-it notes to be honest!

Other than that I put all personal notes on my iPhone calender.

ah yes and there was I trying to format my post all stylish, like!

I think I tried windows live and found it didn't sync with pc suite - hav eyou any ideas about that?

I wish I used my calender enough to make it that required to be honest :) Have you tried WLM for your calander? The recent update more or less changes it to Outlook 2010 anyway, so you might have some joy.

And as a note you need to use [ - ] tags to use font styles.

Hi there - I've been through the whole trying to move away from outlook (currently using 2003) for some time.

Unfortunately one thing keeps me stuck to outlook - it is the only windows desktop calendar I know of that the nokia PC Suite can interface with to sync. So for that reason I use outlook as a calendar and address book only and actually it makes it pretty lightweight.

I am using Thunderbird as my email client - the move from outlook couldn't have been easier.

However, it's a bit of a faff keeping Tbird and outlook contacts in sync - I use gmail as a conduit. i.e. outlook <-> gmail <-> tbird
I use a tool called gSyncit: http://www.daveswebsite.com/ ($19.99) to do the sync between gmail and outlook, and gcontactsync: thunderbird add-on (free) to sync between thunderbird and gmail

in a perfect world I would be able to find one calendar/contacts/email client that could sync with my nokia phone...but sometimes you have to find workarounds!

It also has calenders and reminders though, so I don't think I would benefit from the full version at all really. Hence why I didn't ask for it to be installed :)

Free = better in very rare cases, and it's almost that way with WLM.

Although in office I can tell you that:

OE (old sko0l) = 10%
WLM = 40%
T.Bird (is the word) = 20%
Outlook = 20%
Other (grrr Mac) = 10%

Hi Warhunt.

WLM is fine - for a free email client.
A modern Outlook Express.

It's good that MS have included the JUNK mail function with WLM though - works well.


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Do you not think WLM is ok Hmmm... ? I use it and despite a few graphical or layout quarks I think it is ratehr tasty.

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I'm a big Outlook fan!
This is how I see things.

If you've bought Outlook then I would use it. I would be lost without the built in calendar/reminder function. Outlook has many useful features which I use daily.
Using the free Outlook Backup addon it also means that I can back EVERYTHING up in one file - simples.

If I hadn't bought Outlook then Thunderbird along with Sunbird/Lightning (for a Calendar function) is a good free alternative - but still a pale imitation...


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I currently use Outlook 2007 but am thinking of switching to Thunderbird.

I'd be interested in your reviews/preferences.

Neil