Hippo, birdie, two ewes...

... to katster!!!! Have a great one!!!

Query: best mail reader for Linux netbooks

I'm an old bear, and rather set in my ways. But now that Colleen has an Ubuntu-based netbook, we're looking for a good mail reader.

Requirements:

• Gnome or, preferably, desktop-independent. She doesn't use KDE.
• Must be able to handle multiple POP and IMAP accounts.
• Not too complex.

Another possibility would be to suck everything down using fetchmail, but she would still need a good mail reader. Feel free to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of fetchmail you have an opinion on it.

Done yesterday (20091120 Fr)

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A good day yesterday, though I did end up feeling a little down and maybe put-upon to find that I had to pick up a take-out dinner, and then take Colleen and the YD out shopping (after Colleen had said she intended to do it during the day). Nobody's fault; Marty, who would normally done the driving, is down with an injury.

I got very sleepy way too early in the evening, took a bath at 10pm and went directly to bed. And it was raining at lunchtime, so no walkies.

But other than that, it was a good day. A full-arch rainbow on the way to work in the morning, and some good conversation and a little music in the evening. And Google Chrome can print on Linux now, removing the main obstacle to making it my day-to-day browser. It doesn't do flash, either, but I can always fire up Iceweasel if I have to.

Today's links were largely Chrome-plated. Here we have Everything You Need To Know About Chrome OS Editorial: Chrome OS is what I want, but not what I need Google Chrome OS available as free VMWare download and What Google Needs for the Chrome OS To Succeed.

On other topics, Are You Someone's User-Generated Content? (from Don Marti, about the difference between writing a blog and posting on Facebook or Myspace) and Winner Takes All, Long Tails And The Fractalization Of Culture.