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Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Outlook

Adrian Try has a great post out highlighting five open source alternatives to Microsoft Outlook for the Linux desktop. The usual suggestions are there (Evolution, Thunderbird), but there are some other options you may not have thought of as well, like the Kontact suite for KDE, and Spicebird, a collaboration suite based on Thunderbird.
Personally, I’ve [...]

The ProductiveLinux Podcast Episode 16 - Checking Exchange Email on Linux with FetchExc, Listener Feedback! (MP3 Format)

In this episode, we discuss checking Exchange email with FetchExc, and play some listener feedback.
FetchExc Hompage
FetchExc w/Kmail Tutorial - Highly recommended, this is what I did and it worked!
Thanks for downloading!

MP3 Dowload

The ProductiveLinux Podcast Episode 16 - Checking Exchange Email on Linux with FetchExc, Listener Feedback! (OGG Format)

In this episode, we discuss checking Exchange email with FetchExc, and play some listener feedback.
FetchExc Hompage
FetchExc w/Kmail Tutorial - Highly recommended, this is what I did and it worked!
Thanks for downloading!

OGG Dowload

Looking for a Lightweight, Graphical Email Client? Check out Claws Mail.

I’ve been trying to lighten the load on my Eee PC…not because it can’t handle it, but because I just like to eek out every bit of speed from my little workhorse. Thunderbird runs fine, but just seems like it takes a few more seconds than I’d like to open, and the interface just isn’t [...]

Make a Local Backup of Gmail with Getmail

IMHO, you can never be too careful when preserving your digital data…because something will probably go wrong somewhere down the line. And when you’re entrusting a lot of that data to third party (Google, for instance), the danger is just compounded, since you you don’t have direct control over your own information.
Blogger Matt Cutts [...]