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Softpedia Editor's Review for Windows Live Mail 2011
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A faster, easier, and safer way to manage your e-mail accounts
Written by Alexandru Teodorovici on December 2nd, 2011
Send emails, read news feeds, and stay connected to the web, this are the main advantages of the Windows Live Mail 2011 client from Microsoft.
Those of you that use a dedicated mail client, know that Windows Live Mail, tries to offer a complete e-mail solution to the regular user.
Nowadays, mail clients are built to offer more that the standard e-mail function. For example, Windows Live Mail 2011, also features a calendar, that lets you synchronize your events with your Windows Live account, a detailed contact list, and a news feed reader, that lets you stay informed with what happens in the world.
The program is very easy to install, although, it does take a couple of minutes for the operation to complete. Fortunately setting up the e-mail client can be done in just a couple of seconds, after you've entered your e-mail credentials, you're basically done.
A certain plus is given by the fact that you can setup up the client to receive emails from multiple accounts, such as Gmail, Yahoo!, and of course Hotmail. More than that, you will be able to explore all your e-mails or calendar events even in offline mode.
Windows Live Mail 2011 also lets the user customize the way it displays your information. You can activate the different available panes, change your account colors, modify the sort order, activate the conversation mode or filter your messages. The filter option can be quite useful if you want to keep receive only certain e-mails, or only messages from certain users.
Other than that, Microsoft manages to offer you a tool that can easily send e-mails, keep track of all your events via the calendar, and stay updated with the latest news with the help of the feed reader.
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Windows Live Mail 2011 description
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Here are some key features of "Windows Live Mail 2011":
Add multiple email accounts:
· See all of your email in one place. Add email accounts by simply typing an email address and password, and following a few more steps - and then you're ready to go!
Make your email work for you:
· Organize conversations and search right from your inbox to make things easier to find.
Send lots of photos:
· Share your memories without filling up your recipients' inboxes. Send a photo email to share an album full of high-resolution photos on Windows Live SkyDrive.
Requirements:
· Processor: 1.6 GHz or higher
· Memory: 1 GB of RAM or higher
· Resolution: Minimum: 1024 × 576
· Internet connection: Internet functionality requires dial-up or broadband Internet access (provided separately). Local or long-distance charges may apply. High-speed Internet access is recommended for some features.
· Graphics or video card: Windows Live Movie Maker requires a video card that supports DirectX 9 or higher and Shader Model 2 or higher.
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
IMAP access must be set up to read Gmail messages in Mail:
You need to set up your Gmail account to allow IMAP access before you can read your Gmail messages using Mail. To enable IMAP in Gmail:
· Sign in to your Gmail account.
· Click Settings at the top right of the Gmail page.
· Click Forwarding and POP/IMAP.
· Select Enable IMAP, and then click Save Changes.
· For more information, see Gmail Help.
Yahoo! Mail Plus is required to read Yahoo! email in Windows Live Mail:
· You need to purchase Yahoo! Mail Plus before you can read your Yahoo! email using Mail or any other email program. For more information about Yahoo! Mail Plus, see Yahoo! Mail Help.
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