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- Sun May 01, 2022 8:06 pm
- Forum: SoftMaker Office 2021 for Windows (General)
- Topic: email client
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9366
email client
The one missing component that restricts a greater uptake of SoftMaker is a simple email client. SoftMaker have dabbled in the past with Thunderbird and eM Client, but these were both fairly unwieldy and complicated. May I suggest that you take a look at the excellent open source Claws Mail (or the ...
- Wed Nov 03, 2021 1:25 am
- Forum: SoftMaker Office 2021 for Windows (General)
- Topic: eMail and contacts
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2246
eMail and contacts
Previously, SoftMaker have tried both eMClient and Thunderbird as add on personal information managers, with mixed success. eMClient mangles dates on imports and causes duplicates and Thunderbird is poor at importing anything. Furthermore, they are both bloated and unresponsive. Nevertheless, it wou...
- Sat Jul 20, 2019 12:42 am
- Forum: SoftMaker Office 2018 for Windows (General)
- Topic: Slick email client
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5289
Slick email client
Why not incorporate a lightweight, slick, SoftMaker email client (its an easy thing to build) and dump the ungainly and overly complex Thunderbird. The Windows Live client that comes with Win 7 was actually quite good, excepting its calendar reminders, and was an exercise in simplicity and ease of u...
- Sat Jul 20, 2019 12:28 am
- Forum: SoftMaker Office 2018 for Windows (General)
- Topic: More sophisticated database
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4846
More sophisticated database
I suppose, with all this development going on, plans for a new database are still not on the radar? Rather than trying to emulate Access, why not simply develop the existing DBF capabilities - for example, one level of relational tables, better connectivity and so on. There must be a 'half way house...
- Thu Dec 20, 2018 8:44 pm
- Forum: SoftMaker Office 2018 for Windows (General)
- Topic: The Ashampoo version
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14209
The Ashampoo version
It seems the Ashampoo version of Office 2018 is exactly the same. The modules are even called TextMaker, Planmaker, Presentations etc. and the features seem exactly the same. At the moment the Ashampoo version is available for half the price and, apparently, features auto updates, but why not simply...
- Wed May 30, 2018 7:07 pm
- Forum: SoftMaker Office 2018 for Windows (General)
- Topic: Educational Version
- Replies: 8
- Views: 44056
Re: Educational Version
There is now a FreeOffice 2018 version which provides the opportunity to explore the ribbon interface and other features. I must say that SoftMaker's implementation of ribbons is the best that I have ever seen and is extremely flexible. This is a notable achievement by the development team. They hav...
- Fri Mar 02, 2018 7:24 pm
- Forum: SoftMaker Office 2018 for Windows (General)
- Topic: What really advantajes offer softmaker over ms office
- Replies: 12
- Views: 35771
Re: What really advantajes offer softmaker over ms office
I have a 2016 licence and now i am catching the money to have 2018 one but i really like to know what adantajes offer softmaker office, i dont want to discuss about "compatibility" i know are compatible. I really want to know what advantajes offer me as a wirter and researcher in social s...
- Wed Feb 10, 2016 1:21 pm
- Forum: Water Cooler
- Topic: « state of emergency »
- Replies: 10
- Views: 74977
Re: « state of emergency »
It is not just France of course - similar attitudes are prevailing across the so-called 'civilised' world. There is a sort of evolution going on here. Did you watch the original Kenneth Clark series on 'Civilisation' ? (still available on a DVD set). It is interesting to walk with him through the se...
- Wed Jun 03, 2015 1:10 pm
- Forum: Water Cooler
- Topic: Windows XP still in use?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 114842
Re: Windows XP still in use?
Ah... that will be the majority view certainly. Nevertheless, systems approaching ends is something of a relative concept. They can be longer lived than many might suppose.
- Tue Jun 02, 2015 1:20 pm
- Forum: Water Cooler
- Topic: Windows XP still in use?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 114842
Re: Windows XP still in use?
Hi Jossi, Ditto with Linux - which started off on the right foot, but many distributions now are bloated and temperamental, although one or two remain quite interesting. I remember (in the good old days..) I ran a system with DRDOS. It was comprehensively documented, easy and intuitive to configure ...
- Mon Jun 01, 2015 1:11 pm
- Forum: Water Cooler
- Topic: Windows XP still in use?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 114842
Re: Windows XP still in use?
The problem is that, in our modern world, large software providers have constructed a business model based upon perpetual reinvention and remarketing of established functionality. For most, this cycle adopts a bell curve whereas, in the early days, they are refining the codebase and generally climbi...
- Thu Oct 09, 2014 3:00 pm
- Forum: Water Cooler
- Topic: Software Development
- Replies: 0
- Views: 46416
Software Development
Its curious that we seem to be going backwards with software development in general as both operating systems and application software become increasingly bloated, unintuitive in use and unreliable. Furthermore, the realised performance has, in many cases, deteriorated quite noticeably. We also seem...
- Fri Jun 13, 2014 2:49 pm
- Forum: Water Cooler
- Topic: SoftMaker Mail
- Replies: 3
- Views: 38388
Re: SoftMaker Mail
Ah! Thank you, I thought it would be something like this.
Pity we cant rejuvenate it as a no cost option in SoftMaker Office. I think many, like myself, just want a simple, fast email client without all the bells and whistles.
Pity we cant rejuvenate it as a no cost option in SoftMaker Office. I think many, like myself, just want a simple, fast email client without all the bells and whistles.
- Tue Jun 03, 2014 4:39 pm
- Forum: Water Cooler
- Topic: SoftMaker Mail
- Replies: 3
- Views: 38388
SoftMaker Mail
In the hints and tips section there is reference to SoftMaker Mail.
What is or was SoftMaker Mail?
What is or was SoftMaker Mail?