November 12, 2012

Thunderbird 17 User Interface Changes

Thunderbird 17 due for release on/around November 20th features a redesigned user interface. Like Firefox, Thunderbird is going to have a cleaner and simpler user interface. This means by default removing the Menu bar (which can be brought back temporarily via the ALT key and restored by going to View > Toolbars > Menu Bar) and using an App Button/Menu like Firefox. However, unlike Firefox it is not a ‘Thunderbird’ button and it is not at the top left. Instead it is a little button with 3 horizontal lines on the far right (yet another design ‘borrowed’ from Chrome which…

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How to remove IncrediMail MyStart from the Firefox browser

“Users of the popular IncrediMail may have noticed that the service has modified the default search engine and homepage of the Firefox web browser after installation. The free version of IncrediMail will make those changes to the Internet browser unless you select the custom installation option during program installation and uncheck the “Make MyStart by IncrediMail my default search engine” and “Make MyStart by IncrediMail my homepage”.“If you do not, you end up with a new home page that opens up in the browser and a new default search engine. Let me show you how you can reverse the changes…

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