Outlook style software (free)

sandieb

I've used Open Office for word processing and spreadsheets and wonder if
there a free software similar to Outlook?

superscaper

I guess maybe a combination of Mozilla Thunderbird (email) and Mozilla Sunbird (calendar). Can't think of an all-in-one.

Bambers

may sound silly, but the new version of hotmail has an ms office style inbox

-TangleFoot-

superscaper wrote:

Can't think of an all-in-one.

Evolution?

h4nym

erm... Outlook Express? Do u need the calendar and task list?

sandieb

No don't need the calendar and task list.

Many thanks.

BillScarab

If you don't need calendar and tasklist then Thunderbird is excellent. We've been using it at home for a couple of years without any problems.

Randall_3

How about Google???

- email
- contacts
- calendar

and many more facilities

Rich

h4nym

Randall wrote:

How about Google???

- email
- contacts
- calendar

and many more facilities

Rich

And advertising, and use of your email address for whatever purpose Google wants to put it to, and monitoring of your email to target advertising... yep - lots of facilities!

And then you have to wait for someone to invite you! Creates a sense of exclusivity and excitement apparently.

Outlook Express - it's already installed!

H

j_davies

h4nym wrote:

And advertising, and use of your email address for whatever purpose Google wants to put it to, and monitoring of your email to target advertising... yep - lots of facilities!

And then you have to wait for someone to invite you! Creates a sense of exclusivity and excitement apparently.

Outlook Express - it's already installed!

H

What advertising as I have never had any problems? and what use of email?

Is their any links at all? :beer:

h4nym

gMail is monitored for keywords / trends so that advertising can be targeted towards your interests. Most of it is automated, but not all of it - and they do have a right under the Ts & Cs for google staff to wander around your eMail for whatever purpose they choose!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/15/gmail_spook_heaven/

Same with Google Desktop! So think next time it's ticked to install by default with an update to Java or Adobe... Google isn't the world's richest company for nothing - it's just that everyone still see Microsoft as the big demon! They're now so tightly tracked by the US and European authorities that they wouldn't dare try this kind of intrusion with Hotmail / MSN etc. Google, however, haven't hit their radar screens yet - but they will!

Anyway - rant over! Sorry to have bored anyone, but the Internet is the place to be anonymous, not the forum to open yourself up to the kind of intrusion that government and big business can only dream of!

H