Alternatives to Windows Live Mail for all platforms with any license

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Thunderbird

Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail, news and instant messaging client. The project strategy is modeled after...

OPEN SOURCE Mac Windows Linux BSD Haiku

o    Thunderbird have not Outlook's express / Live Mail's simplicity. Thunderbird is like evolution Light. Very detail settings. When "some" not work, you cannot write and save draft. 
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Microsoft Office Outlook

Microsoft Outlook, part of the Microsoft Office Suite (not to be confused with...

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o    It is a fussy programme. I can't view all of my different email feeds in one inbox. The 'rules; and 'junk' filter simply do not work. All in all very disappointing 
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SeaMonkey

The SeaMonkey project is a community effort to develop the SeaMonkey all-in-one internet application suite. RAM-demand similar to...

OPEN SOURCE Mac Windows Linux BSD

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Apple Mail

There’s big news attached. The best way to manage email on a Mac gets even better with OS X Yosemite.

FREE Mac iPhone iPad

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Mailbird

The Best Email Client for Windows 7, 8 & 10 - Mailbird is more than just another email client. It's an all-in-one...

FREEMIUM Windows

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eM Client

eM Client is a full featured e-mail client with a modern and easy to use interface. eM Client also offers calendar, tasks, contacts...

FREE PERSONAL Windows

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Postbox

Postbox is an email application that helps you organize your work life and get stuff done. It has all the elegance and simplicity...

COMMERCIAL Mac Windows

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Opera Mail

Opera Mail powerfully organizes, indexes, and sorts your messages. It has spam filtering (both automated and Bayesian), supports...

FREE Mac Windows

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Evolution

Evolution is the official personal information manager and workgroup information management tool for GNOME. It combines e-mail...

OPEN SOURCE Linux BSD GNOME

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Geary

Geary is an email application built for GNOME 3. It allows you to read and send email with a simple, modern interface.

OPEN SOURCE Linux BSD GNOME

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Nylas N1

N1 is an email client designed to be friendly and easy to use but also powerful and highly extensible. It works "out of the...

FREEMIUM Mac Windows Linux Web / Cloud Self-Hosted

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Claws Mail

Claws Mail is an email client (and news reader), based on GTK+, featuring Quick response Graceful, and sophisticated...

OPEN SOURCE Windows Linux BSD Xfce

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Sylpheed

Sylpheed is a simple, lightweight but featureful, and easy-to-use e-mail client (mailer, MUA). Sylpheed runs on many systems such...

OPEN SOURCE Mac Windows Linux BSD

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EssentialPIM

EssentialPIM lets you manage appointments, tasks, notes, contacts, password entries and email messages across multiple devices and...

FREEMIUM Windows Android iPhone

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The Bat

The Bat! is a secure email client software, built to protect your correspondence against third-parties.

COMMERCIAL Windows

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Icedove

Icedove is the Thunderbird email client rebranded by Debian .

OPEN SOURCE Linux Xfce

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Open365

The open source cloud with LibreOffice online - LibreOffice online + Seafile + KDE. Improve your productivity and communicate better...

OPEN SOURCE Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone Self-Hosted

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Inky

End-to-End Encrypted Email that is a Delight to Use, on all devices, with all email accounts.

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Resetting WIFI Connection on Lap Top Computer - Jan 3, 2017

Resetting of WIFI connection

Step #1 – Left click on START button lower left corner of desktop screen.

Step #2 – Find the “COMMAND PROMP”. (typically at the top of the panel)

Step #3 – RIGHT Click on “COMMAND PROMPT” and a menu will appear.

Step #4 – LEFT Click on “RUN as ADMINISTRATOR” (a new window will appear – A black window with a white blinking cursor)

Step #5 – PRESS Space bar.

Step #6 – TYPE NETSH WINSOCK RESET  

  

Step #7 – PRESS “ENTER Key” to reboot computer.

Wallpaper Explosion

Greetings, Paul's handy work has discovered a website with wallpaper selections for download. They can be found by following the link below.

Click here to be taken to the wallpaper page

Macrium Reflect

Dear Members,

We seem to discuss back up of data files (word documents, photos, etc.) as a way to save your valuable information at every meeting. We have all experienced the emotion of loss (no different than having cat hair stuck between your front teeth) when we can't find that photo because of a computer crash.

We want to avoid hearing the yelling and screaming along with the bouncing of the forehead on the computer desk.

If you look to the right you will notice a new page button (Macrium Full Mirror Backup) has been added to show the steps necessary to create a complete mirror image of your computer hard drive using the free version of Macrium Reflect.

Paul and Ed

2015-2016 Season

Dear Members,

The meeting schedule has been up dated for the 2016/2017 Season.

We have just 3 meetings left for this year. Paul and I would like to thank all for attending and asking the questions which are on your mind.

We hope you find your time with us valuable.

Paul and Ed

Computer Club Meeting Schedule

Please note the 2016 meeting schedule has been updated to current information.


Click on the Meeting schedule line on blog for the updated meeting schedule.

Backing up of CONTACTS

We have a lot of discussion on the backing up of contact list. We will use Windows Live Mail as the example of computer mail clients and Comcast for web based mail clients.

Windows Live Mail Example

 

Step #1 – Open Windows Live Mail and look for the icons shown below. They could be presented in a vertical list which I like; They can also be shown in a horizontal format.   Step #2 – Use the left mouse button to click and open the contacts screen.

 

The contact screen is show below. You will find your own list of contacts. My contacts are shown in a vertical list (see the blue circle below).   Step #3 – Click the export icon show in the green circle with the left mouse button.

 

When you click the “export button in Step #3” A new window will open which requires the user to provide information as to where you desire to save the contact list. Note: I have chosen to place the file on the desktop for easy access.   Step #4 – Tell the computer where you want to save the exported contact file. Note: orange circle.   Step #5 – Tell the computer what you want to name the file which will be created. Note: yellow circle.   Step #6 – After you have told the computer where to send the contacts file and given it a unique file name, click the next button (shown green) to move to the next step.

 

After you complete Step #6 by clicking the “next button” a new window will appear (shown below).   Step #7 – Select the fields you wish to export. This is done by placing a “checkmark” by moving over the checkbox in front of each field with the mouse and clicking the left mouse button to place the checkmark in the box. By habit, I have found it useful to take the time and click all checkboxes. See blue circle.   Step #8 – Click “Finish (green circle) with the left mouse button and the computer will generate the file and close the wizard.

 

Comcast Example

 

Step #1- Open up the Comcast or Xfinity web site to obtain access to your e-mail client. Logon and password is required.   Note: When you are properly logged into your Comcast client the web page show in the browser should look similar to what is shown below.   Note: Comcast does not use the word “Contacts” they use “Address Book” in place of contacts. They are the same except for names. Namely a list of your friends etc. contact information.   Step #2 – Open the Comcast “Address Book” by clicking on the link provided with the left mouse button (shown with the green circle).

 

After the mouse click in Step #2 a new window will open (shown below).   Comcast has provided a group of options for managing your address book. They are show in the orange square below.   Check for duplicate contacts in your address book. Import contacts from other sources to your address book. Export – moving your contacts Print – Print a copy of your contact list within the address book.

Note: This is the same place where you can add a new “contact” to your Comcast “Address Book” as well as create groups for your contacts in your Comcast “Address Book.”   Step #3 - assuming you want to export your contact list from your Comcast “Address Book” use the left mouse button to select “Export All” shown in green circle and then follow the wizard.