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Like most people, Accountants value time saving techniques, services, and programs. Mozilla Thunderbird does this by removing your dependence on programs that are flimsy, have a lack of options, or lose your settings, customizations or client lists when updated.

Mozilla Thunderbird, like Mozilla FireFox, is an open-source alternative to both Microsoft’s Outlook and Apple’s iMail clients. It is a quick, lightweight, customizable program that is easy to use and retains ongoing support via a community of programmers.

Out of the box. Thunderbird will function just like Outlook and iMail. The integration with the Webteam Collaboration Suite offered to any accounting website hosted by CPA Site Solutions is even easier with Thunderbird. Overall you will have the same sorting power as with Outlook or iMail in the form of rules, folders, and importance “flagging” but with the ease of setup, use, and filtering.

The plug-ins. The biggest benefits to using Mozilla Thunderbird are the plug-ins created and supported by the Mozilla community. There are literally hundreds, if not thousands of plug-ins all dedicated to making Thunderbird a time saving staple at home or in the office.

These range from plug-ins like a program that helps you check links that people send to you, to a program that syncs perfectly with your Workteam Collaboration Suite. This last one is called Instant Message and allows you to stay connected to people in your firm without having to pick up the phone, walk away from your desk, or shift to another program.

Despite all of this ongoing support Thunderbird is free and can be downloaded here. To install the Thunderbird plug-ins you can follow the directions here. Some of the time saving plug-ins we suggest are:
Lightning – Integrated calendar for Thunderbird
Provider for Google Calendar – Allows you to access (view and edit) your Workteam Collaboration Suite Calendar
QuoteCollapse – Allows you to collapse quoted text in an email
SamePlace – Multi-network instant messender
ThunderBrowse – Adds browsing features to Thunderbird
xmpp4moz – Necessary for SamePlace

One neat piece of software. When everything has been installed and is running, you’ll wonder why you didn’t make the switch before. Thunderbird allows you to save time and to bring all the necessary functions of your Workteam Collaboration suite together into one neat piece of software.

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