Windows XP Hacks

Fire Outlook and Outlook Express

Contrary to popular belief, Microsoft doesn’t make the only two email programs on the planet. Eudora and Pegasus are great, free alternatives.

Strange, but true: before Outlook and Outlook Express, there was email software. I know it, because I used it all the time. That email software is still around, and some believe it is superior to Outlook and Outlook Express in some ways. While there are many alternative email programs out there, my two favorites, Eudora and Pegasus, have both been around a very long time. While both have some drawbacks, they each have enough unique features that they may make you want to throw away Outlook and Outlook Express.

Check Your Mood with Eudora

Once upon a time, Eudora ruled the roost. In the pre-Outlook and pre-Outlook Express days, you’d find it on the desktops of power users everywhere. Although it’s not nearly as popular today, it has its fans, and with good reason, because it has some unique features you won’t find in any other email software.

Foremost is one of the all-time great features in an email program, a feature that will be welcomed gladly by anyone who has ever blasted out a red-hot email in a fit of anger. As you type, MoodWatch analyzes your messages for their degree of aggressiveness and rates them on a scale of ice cube all the way up to three chili peppers. You see the rating as you write and you get a warning before sending the message if it might be offensive.

Another goody is the ability to ...