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# Mozilla Thunderbird - 2.0 |

The Mozilla group has released Thunderbird 2.0, here is what is new:
* Message Tags: Create your own tags for organizing email. Messages can be assigned any number of tags. Tags can be combined with saved searches and mail views to make it easier to organize email.

* Visual Theme: Thunderbird 2’s theme and user interface have been updated to improve usability and maximize screen real estate.

* Session History Navigation: Back and Forward buttons allow navigation through message history.

* Advanced Folder Views: Customize the folder pane to show favorite, unread or recent folders.

* Easy Access to Popular Web Mail Services: Gmail and .Mac users can access their accounts in Thunderbird by simply providing their user names and passwords.

* Improved Support For Extensions: Extensions can now add custom columns to the message list pane in addition to storing custom message data in the mail database.

* Improved New Mail Notification Alerts: New mail alerts include information such as the subject, sender and message preview text.

* Folder Summary Popups: Mouse over a folder with new messages to see a summary of the new messages in that folder.

* Saved Search Folder Performance: Search results for saved search folders are now cached, improving folder loading performance.

* Find As You Type: Finds and highlights message text as you type.

* Improved Filing Tools: Recent folder menu items for moving and copying messages to recently used folders. Move / Copy again functionality.

* Updates to the Extension System: The extension system has been updated to provide enhanced security and to allow for easier localization of extensions.

Product Requirements:

* Mac OS X 10.2 or higher

InfoWorld ponders what effect releasing Leopard on time would have on the iPhone’s market allure. There is the suggestion this would give time to fully marry the iPhone to the OS. This, in spite of reports of Leopard not nearly being ready, is an inviting speculation. More …

PC Magazine has an enjoyable read. Company executives ponder why Apple charges $99 for every song (the author may not of heard of the EMI agreement) whereas competitors would like to charge a varied rate. The Apple Music Store is not a separate entity. Obviously, they have no idea how to make an Apple pie. More …