Thunderbird 3 has been out for a few weeks now, although I’d been using it on Linux since well back in the beta days. It was actually the standard version of the software on Fedora 11, which I was using on my “big computer” (the Dell I got a year ago) and it’s blazingly fast compared to the old one - if you delete a message, it’s just gone, just like that.
Only problem was, when I switched to Ubuntu on this machine, it downgraded me to version 2 again, and when I switched again, to openSUSE v11.2, I got upgraded back. And when that happened, Thunderbird 3 seemed broken - I couldn’t adjust the standard font because the entire preferences window appeared to be broken. It just came up as a blank window. I tried downloading the source code and compiling it myself, but the problem persisted.
I reported it as a bug to Mozilla, and it was eventually suggested that my profile was the problem. I just had to rename the folder containing my old profile, and start Thunderbird (or Shredder, the working title for version 3 which appears when you self-compile). And it worked fine. Clearly the yo-yo upgrading had corrupted my profile, so if anyone’s having problems, that’s the first thing you need to do.
Also, anyone who’s been following my tweets closely knows that I’ve kept my Android phone which I said I was going to send back last month. What the commenters recommended (basically installing Taskiller, which knocks off programs which hog the processor) did the trick, and I didn’t have to install a custom version of the operating system. Besides, I was too addicted to being able to read my friends’ tweets, moderate my blog comments (using the wp2Go app) and even read the odd website on the go.
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Did you get the HTC Hero on T-Mobile? (I think you mentioned you did). If you did, I found that I am stuck on Android 1.5 and cannot get things like Google Goggles or iQuran from Guided Ways. Have you found the same thing, or have you not tried? My impression is that by calling it the G2, they have separated from regular upgrades etc. It is coming up quite often as a discussion issue on the T-Mobile forums. http://support.t-mobile.co.uk/discussions/
Suleman > I have the Hero on Orange and I have iQuran. Don’t know why you wouldn’t be able to download it. I had it when I was on the original 1.5 ROM too.
Apparently Android 2.0 is hitting the Hero next month. mash´s last blog ..Post Punk Cinema Club
Does not come up on market on android. I think in the FAQ on the guided ways website it mentions 1.6 or later is required. Wait to see on Android 2.0 for the T-Mobile branded G2 (regardless of when it hits the Hero).
I just searched market on mine. Can’t find it either. Strange. mash´s last blog ..mewithoutyou - Allah, Allah, Allah