[NTLUG:Discuss] Suggestions for M$ app replacements?

[David Ross]

On Monday 05 July 2004 03:22 pm, lonny.dahl at verizon.com wrote:
> I have a question about mail agents.  I'm using Evolution which is great
> for me.  I'm trying to think of ways of getting my wife off M$ products
> altogether and I'm thinking of the applications she uses.  She uses
> Netscape for web surfing, so that's a non-issue.  Evolution is over kill
> for her.  She uses Eudora for email, and likes Weatherbug (which I've seen
> described on /. as spyware...can anyone tell me why?  My wife loves it),
> Intellicasts desktop app and I think that's about it for M$ specific apps.
> I could get her to use Electric Eye (which would probably be easier than
> getting her to use the Gimp...again, overkill) to view pics with.
> Specifically, I'm interested in which GUI email agents would be good
> without being overly complex (like Eudora) and any suggestions for the
> other apps as well.  Weatherbug says they're coming up with a Linux/Mac
> port, but have no timeline and Intellicast has no discernable plans to
> offer a Linux/Mac port.  And please don't suggest Kweather...it's not even
> close to either of the other two weather apps.  I use it, but my wife will
> hate it.
>
> Here's hoping you have more understanding wives than mine....thanks.
>
> L. Wayne Dahl
> Fiber Network Technician
> FTTP Fiber Solutions Center
>
>

Kmail or Kontact (outlook clone,also has weather), Mozilla Thunderbird.
SuperKaramba with Liquid Weather++
http://kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=6384

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David Ross
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