Award Winning Email Client and Web Browser
Posted on February 3, 2008
Filed Under Software |
Looking for a fast and secure web browser and email client? Here’s my recommendation.
Firefox and Thunderbird from Mozilla.
Firefox 2 is an award winning web browser from Mozilla. It’s fast, secure and totally customizable and it’s absolutely FREE. Enjoy your experience browsing the web with some really cool features.
- Tab browsing - open web sites or links in a new tab in the existing browser window. You don’t need multiple browser windows open anymore. Tab browsing is awesome.
- Spell Checking - Firefox 2 has a built in spell checker
- Search Suggestions - search engines in Firefox can almost read your mind and suggest searches for you.
- Session Restore -if Firefox has to restart for any reason, it will ask if you would like to restore the session exactly as you left it.
- Web Feeds - Firefox allows you to subscribe to rss feeds. You can view them right in the browser.
- Live Titles -updated summaries of the most important information on the web
- Integrated Search - Firefox’s search bar comes preloaded with search engines
- Pop Up Blocker - blocks ads from popping up automatically
- Phishing Protection - Firefox will warn you when it suspects a phishing threat
- Automated updates - Firefox updates itself automatically
- Protection from Spyware - Firefox will not allow spyware to be installed
- Clear Private Info - Firefox offers the ability to clear all private data with one click
- Customize Browser - over 1000 add-ons
- Search Engine Manager - add, remove and re-order search engines
Download Mozilla Firefox
Thunderbird
Thunderbird 2 is an advanced, sophisticated email client with security and flexibility. It has countless features.
- Advanced folder views - favorites, recently viewed or containing unread mail
- Message Tagging - tag message with “To Do” or “Done” or whatever
- Message History Navigation - go back or forward through messages
- Improved Search - find as you type
- Saved Searches - Save your popular searches
- Easy Access to Web Mail Services - use various web mail accounts from one inbox
- Phishing Protection - stops phishing
- Robust Privacy - blocks remote images automatically
- Junk Mail Filtering - automatically filters junk mail
- Automatic Updates
- Customization - 100’s of add-ons, templates, themes and extensions
Download it at Mozilla Thunderbird