Update to Why I Switched From Thunderbird to Outlook

After 30 days, I decided to update y’all. I gave Outlook 2003 a good try and will keep it installed, but the hassle of moving my email archives, plus adding in things to hook into other services I use was way too much of a hassle. So I went back to Thunderbird and added Essential PIM. I won’t use it for contacts.

I went back to Essential PIM Pro (got a code during their Halloween giveaway in 2005) and rediscovered that they had hierarchal notes and to-dos, which are dead useful for GTD and its projects and contexts plus having more categories makes things easier for me. I do have a bit more fiddling to get my tasks (schedule) fixed to my needs, but its usable.

Now that Thunderbird is updated to 2.0, I’ve fallen in love with it all over again. You are not limited to five labels anymore and there is a neat feature to show all folders, unread folders or favorite folders. After a bit of fiddling I found the new buttons to navigate to unread messages, and am anxiously awaiting updated themes and extensions.