And I blame it on @rherdman for suggesting that I give it another try and I, once again, remember why I didn’t decide on using Thunderbird: importing address contacts.
I know it’s not that big of a deal, but it is. I use GMail and since my defection from .Mac mail, I’ve used Google’s mail service with really no complaints (much cheaper than .Mac mail). Up until a couple weeks ago, I would access GMail through the web interface, but I grew tired of all things web-based. So, I figured out how to use mutt and sendmail and fetchmail and I was a happy camper doing all thing CLI.
But, @rherdman said that he uses Thunderbird and I thought: “Heck, I’ll give it another try.” And I remember that not only did I find importing contacts to be a pain, but the fact that it lists Eudora as an import option made me slow-mo 5 years ago.
Sure, Thunderbird is open source and I should be patient (new site and new focus for 3.0), but if I am going to use a desktop app for my mail, it actually makes sense (I know, I will gasp too) to use Apple Mail (boo me off the stage). Contacts and such are system-wide, cocoa-blessed goodness and it is a workable program. Heck, I’m not a power user…I just need something that allows me to write/send/file emails. And, Apple Mail makes better sense.
And that’s primarly why I don’t use Firefox (another gasp): not all things Apple. Cocoa-apps make better sense instead of duct-taping everything together (I do use Camino on occasion, but Safari is plain too fast and too Appleish to ignore).
So, I might use Apple Mail again for a spell, but it might get in the way of why I decided against all-things GUI app and why I’ve been at the command line: effeciency. I whip through my mail via mutt and I’m done. I don’t save as much and I typically take care of any urgency immediately instead of letting the Inbox grow (zero is better).
Sorry Thunderbird: A late fall release isn’t working for me even though I gave you only 5 minutes of my time. Try you again at 3.0. Apple Mail, let’s take you for a spin. Mutt, I have a feeling you’ll be seeing me again very soon and I’ll reset that crontab.
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Five minutes.
At least you gave it an objective and thorough test (rolls eyes Hobbes-style).
I’ll dig out the obligatory rant about Mac users and their, umm, unique outlook on how computers should work and share it later.
Oh Rich,
You know I just wanted to include you in a post…
Anyway, the Mozilla apps do make for a limited experience on OSX and before you give me your wussy IT/programmer talk (and I will taunt you a second time), I will save your Thunder and say that you’re probably right.
I think that’s why I like the BSD stuff under OSX and using the CLI instead of the colorful GUI <= sometimes just a tad distracting. You also do have a point that my objective attempt was, well, impulsive and impatient.
Hope you and the kids and Lisa are well.