April 2, 2013
by Neil T
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In light of Google’s decision to shut down Google Reader – and yes, I’m still bitter – it’s fair to say that I’ve been re-assessing how much I rely on Google’s services. If Reader can be shut down, then what … Continue reading
October 7, 2010
by Neil T
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Yesterday I changed my Windows Live password. I’m a little embarrassed to admit that this is the first time I’ve changed it, and I’ve been using it for the best part of 10 years, back when it was for my Hotmail account.
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January 26, 2009
by Neil T
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Heard via one of my friends who now works at Microsoft that it has enabled POP access for everyone with a Windows Live Hotmail account, not just those with Plus account.
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November 23, 2007
by Neil T
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Since I started full-time at the university I’ve been using Outlook 2003 as my email client while at work, since it’s the officially supported application by the IT department. I use Thunderbird at home, having done so for over 4 years, and though I like it I’ve found that some aspects of Outlook are just plain better.
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October 20, 2006
by Neil T
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The university is in a bit of pickle at the moment, as apparently all messages sent from the university are being blocked by Hotmail.
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April 11, 2006
by Neil T
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Last year I mentioned the Webmail extension for Mozilla Thunderbird, which adds support for Hotmail, Yahoo, Lycos, mail.com, Libero and AOL to Thunderbird, as well as general POP3 and IMAP services which are built-in.
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April 9, 2005
by Neil T
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I’m now using Thunderbird’s Webmail extension to check my Hotmail account, which is usually full of gunk but occasionally has something important in it.
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