No art today (we’re experiencing a drought, dontchaknow?), but I thought I’d share this gem: I Blame the Patriarchy. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, it’s way better than Cats. I promise.
And, speaking of Patriarchy, an Instant Review of Mozilla’s Thunderbird:
I started using Mozilla’s Firefox web browser about a year ago and have nothing bad to say about it. It’s a beautiful piece of craftsmanship. I decided to give their e-mail client a try, so I downloaded Thunderbird yesterday.
I’ve been using Forte Agent and good, old-fashioned Pine for newsgroups and e-mail. Each has it’s strengths. I adore Pine, but I’ve got a crap connection at home, so an off-line news/mail client is necessary there. Agent has suited my needs well, but it still does not have multiple server support. Blech. So, enter Thunderbird.
Set-up was easy-peasy. It will apparently import from OE, but since I don’t use it, I don’t know how straightforward it is to do so. I had no problems setting up all my POP accounts, nor my news account. I like the junk mail filter. It’s trainable and seems to catch on quickly to what goes in the bozo bin and what doesn’t. I’m not so fond of the news filter, though. It’s clunky and, unless I’m missing something, not nearly as configurable as Agent’s killfile. So, I guess we’ll see if I stick with it for newsgrouping. I’m sold for e-mail, though.
For those who use OE, Thunderbird will feel very familiar. I really urge OE and IE users to give Thunderbird and Firefox a try, if for no other reason than that I think it’s important to have as many options as possible. If we don’t support the good alternatives that are out there, those alternatives will slowly disappear. I, for one, don’t relish the thought of having my computing experience controlled solely by the Wizard of Redmond (or his brother from another mother in Cupertino).
red paper boat 