The next Thunderbird 2 milestone, Beta 1 was released earlier this week. The final release is still a couple months away (first quarter 2007). Here are the new features for Thunderbird 2.0b1: Message Tags: Create your own tags for organizing email. Messages can be assigned any number of tags. Tags can be combined with saved searches and mail views to make it easier to organize email. Visual Theme:Thunderbird 2’s theme and user interface have been updated to improve usability. Session History Navigation: Back and Forward buttons allow navigation through message history. Folder Views: Customize the folder pane to show favorite,…

For those of you eagerly waiting today to download the new Firefox 1.5.0.9 or 2.0.0.1, you will have to wait a few more days. From the Firefox 1.5.0.9-2.0.0.1 Community Page, the new (tentative) release date is Tuesday, December 19th.