The deal breaker came when Microsoft 8 informed me that Windows Mail no longer uses the Post Office Protocol they have always used. Windows 8 then advised that I contact my provider and ask them to change their email system. They refused.
For Email, just download for free, install and start using Thunderbird from the Mozilla Foundation.
It’s every bit as good or better than anything from Microsoft.
You can also Mozilla’s Firefox for your Internet browswer instead of IExplorer as well; if you want.
Both are free, stable, robust and frequently updated.
Thunderbird supports whatever your Email provider supports, and many of the settings can be customized to suit you.
For Email, just download for free, install and start using Thunderbird from the Mozilla Foundation.
It’s every bit as good or better than anything from Microsoft.
You can also use Mozilla’s Firefox for your Internet browswer instead of IExplorer as well; if you want.
Both are free, stable, robust and frequently updated.
Thunderbird supports whatever your Email provider supports, and many of the settings can be customized to suit you.
>>Have you used Windows 8? It feels like 1984 and Big Brother. How I want to use my computer comes after how Microsoft wants me to use my computer.
I have no choice but to use the latest version of Windows because I develop software and have to mimic my clients’ environment. If you must use 8, then take some time to learn the shortcut keys - Google on (Windows 8 cheat sheet) or something like that. Using them, it’s not so much different than 7 for me now.