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Share and Backup Data Online with MyOtherDrive
Instagram Chrome Extension
Create Hotkeys And Remap Keys Using AutoHotkey
Free Cloud Based Project Management System: Collabtive
Create Chrome Themes For Free Using My Chrome Theme
Yammer: Free Enterprise Social Networking Site
Change Desktop Wallpaper automatically: Moody Desktop
5 Free Dictionary Chrome Extensions
Ultimate Windows 7 Tweak Tool: Sunrise Seven
Free POP3 / SMTP Email Client: Popcorn

Share and Backup Data Online with MyOtherDrive

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 06:30 PM PDT

MyOtherDrive is a great platform to create online backups and share content online with friends. Whether you wish to use this service for your personal needs or seek a solution for your business needs, this is something which will offer you great features. Depending upon the package you sign up for, you have access to some of its cool features.

Getting started with MyOtherDrive

To get started with MyOtherDrive, you need to sign up for an account. There are basically 3 types of account you can sign up for:

Free- For this account, you are charged nothing as it's absolutely free. However, there are some limitations of this account, for instance you have a storage space of only 2GB and it does not offer file linking. Another major caveat is this account features adware.

Pro- For this account, you are charged $5/month and you can avail a storage space of 100GB per month. This type of account is free from ads.

Enterprise- For this account, you are charged $240/year and you can avail a storage space of 1TB per month. This type of account is also free from ads.

Some common features present in all the accounts are unmetered bandwidth, backup, encryption and file linking (Pro and Enterprise account).

Using MyOtherDrive to share and backup data

The above snapshot shows the interface when you login with your credentials after signing up with MyOtherDrive. The 'Profile' tab displays all your basic account information including the space used in your account, your email with which you are registered and recent activity.

Clicking on the 'Files' tab lets you avail the major features of your account:

As you can see in the above snapshot, lots of functions can be performed such as download, upload, backup, sharing and grab file. By default, there are three folders already present: 'My Documents', 'My Music' and 'My Pictures'. You can add files to any of these folders or create a new folder by clicking on 'create new' next to 'more actions'.

To perform any action such as upload, download etc. you need to click on the particular action listed in 'more actions'. The following window is launched:

Whatever, action you choose the above window is launched. To upload a file, all you need to do is click on the particular icon on the toolbar.

The next step is specify the files or folders which need to be uploaded and the destination. Once you are done, you need to hit 'Start'. We uploaded a file named 'CAT.docx'. The snapshot below shows the interface after we uploaded the file:

Accordingly, you can share the file with your friends, family or anyone!

Similarly, you can even download files and also create backups. Any action is completed in just a few mouse clicks.

What's different in MyOtherDrive?

You can backup mutiple computers without paying any price. Thus, if you are using this account for your enterprise, this can be quite beneficial to you as your data is protected. Create different schedules for multiple computers. You can choose automatic backup to save your time.
MyOtherDrive also assures you of security if you are backing up critical and confidential data. All you need to do is mark the specific folders for encryption and whatever files stored in it would become AES 128-bit encrypted.
You can also enjoy file linking available in Pro and Enterprise accounts.
Grab file is a cool feature that lets you copy a file present on a specific URL to your account.

Verdict

As you can conclude from the features mentioned above, you can certainly try MyOtherDrive as it has lots in store for you for free. Whether you wish to use it on an individual basis or your organization, you can give it a try.

Download MyOtherDrive for free!

Share and Backup Data Online with MyOtherDrive was originally published at I Love Free Software

Instagram Chrome Extension

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Instagram is now available for Google Chrome in the form of an extension. This Instagram Chrome extension displays API of Instagram but is not an official Instagram extension.

The extension comes up with easy to access API on Chrome. You can easily browse feeds, profile, popular feed, likes, and nearby uploads. The extension is simple and can be managed with a single options button. To access your Instagram account, just click on the extension button in the extension bar and then login with your Instagram credentials. Now you can easily access and manage all the contents of Instagram on the extension window on your Chrome browser.

The only bad part of the extension is that you cannot give effects to photos and share them via extension. The extension is designed only to browse Instagram photo uploads. Moreover, it also allows you to search for buddies and access their profiles on Chrome. You can pop-out the extension window and use Instagram like desktop client on your PC. Pop-out option opens a new window with the access to your Instagram account. In short, if you are crazy about checking updates at any point of time while working, then this Chrome extension fulfills it well.

Why Do You Need Instagram Chrome Extension?

Instagram Chrome extension is specially developed to browse Instagram on Chrome browser with ease. People who use Instagram on regular basis and want to check all the updates by their buddies and others, then this extension would end up as an excellent choice. Apart from this, the extension has limited options which probably makes your browsing easier.

Features:

Browse Instagram on your Chrome browser.
Get access to feeds, profile, popular feed, liked, and nearby photo uploads.
Search for buddies and access their Instagram profile.
Pop-out option of the browser helps you to display a separate window with access to Instagram.
Comment and like any photo uploaded.
Simple Instagram API interface to access and manage.
The extension works truly fast on Chrome.

Install The Extension On Chrome Browser:

Click here to download and install Instagram Chrome extension from Chrome Web Store.

Instagram Chrome extension makes your Instagram browsing easier and faster on Chrome browser. No photo uploads. Just browse and search your Instagram buddies on your Chrome browser. view your friends profile to check the stuff they have uploaded on Instagram.

Don’t forget to check out Instagram app for iPhone, Android, Desktop client.

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Create Hotkeys And Remap Keys Using AutoHotkey

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 03:30 PM PDT

AutoHotkey is basically a free software to create hotkeys and remap keys and buttons on your keyboard, mouse and Joystick. This free keyboard remapping software is small in size and works from the system tray itself. This free multi-functional software basically comes with a capability to automate anything by sending the mouse clicks and keyboard strokes. In addition, this free tool even allows you to write the keyboard macro or mouse macro using hands, or you may also use the built-in macro recorder.

The good part is that this free keyboard remapping software comes with a help option, that appears when you right-click the system tray icon of this tool. This help option opens up a help window which includes almost everything about this tool. So if you are a novice user or beginner, then I would suggest you to go through the help window first, before using the software. AutoHotkey comes with a notepad file that includes scripts, and remapping keys. Remapping on keyboard and mouse buttons is possible through this notepad file.

How To Remap keys:

Launch AutoHotkey and right-click the system tray icon of it.

Select the Edit This Script option.

AutoHotkey script file will open up, which is basically a notepad.

Now, you need to type in a::b (for example if you want to make alphabet A key act like alphabet B) in a blank space within this AutoHotkey notepad.
Once you type in the script, click the file option within the notepad and choose the save option to save the changes.
Go back to the system tray icon and right-click it and choose Reload this script option.
That's all, you need to do for remapping keys.
The names for numbers and alphabets are same as single digits and alphabets. For instance, a, b, c, 1, 2, 3, etc.
To know the names of other keys on the keyboard you must visit the key list within the Help window.

Now, in order to make the keyboard function like default without any re-mappings, you need to right-click the system tray icon of AutoHotkey and choose Edit this script option in order to open the AutoHotkey notepad wherein you have added the lines for remapping. So simply backspace and delete all lines that you have added and save it. Now, come back to the AutoHotkey system tray icon and right-click it to choose Reload This script option, that's it. You may also try some other such kind of software like KeyTweak and MapKeyboard for remapping keys on keyboard.

Features Of AutoHotkeys To Remap Keys:

Create several hotkeys for keyboard, mouse and joystick.
Remap keyboard keys and mouse buttons as you desire.
Allows you to automate anything by sending mouse clicks and key strokes.
Easy to use and works from your system tray itself.

AutoHotkey, name itself is suggesting that this is a free hotkey creator software which comes with a feature to even remap keys on your keyboard, buttons on mouse and joystick. Download AutoHotkey for free.

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Free Cloud Based Project Management System: Collabtive

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Collabtive is an open source groupware application which teams can use in order to work on projects. Official definition of groupware would be software which can help groups of people with common interests to work on various different projects, exchange ideas, make decisions, contribute with new findings and information, anything you can think of groupware software can do.

Another far more easier way to describe groupware software would be the following two words, project management, it’s basically the same thing. The principles are the same, people working together on projects. Image above is the default interface of the Collabtive project management system where you can see some of the useful features that you get with it. Desktop is the default location where you have overview of currently active projects, tasks that you need to do and also a calendar with your responsibilities marked on it.

Similar software: Wunder Kit, Happy To Dos, Bunker App.

Project management with Collabtive

To start a project inside Collabtive groupware system, while you’re in the Desktop mode click on the Add project button, it can be seen above just below the active project list. Having the ability to run several different projects at once is a great thing, because it allows you to manage and control several different teams, working on several different projects, which is not that uncommon to see in large companies.

After the project is created, you will see what you see on the screen above. In the red rectangle is a list of different tools which you can use in order to control your project. These tools are:

Milestones
Tasklists
Messages
Files
Users
Time Tracker

Menu buttons are grayed out, perhaps a bit too much grayed out, which might confuse some people into thinking that they are not available. On the right upper corner there is a very useful status bar where you have a nice graphical representation of the projects completion in percentages.

The most important part of any project would be tasks, on the image above we can see a task added to the Tasklist. For each task it’s possible to add users and also assign the number of days in which you want the task completed. Before you can assign users they have to be added, which is done in the Users tab from the menu above.

Next to these two things, there’s of course the rest of the very useful features that groupware applications like these have, the ability to add files, exchange messages and time tracking which can help out when it comes to completion of the project.

Conclusions

Collabtive is a very slick and easy to use project management software, which you can install on your companies server, or somewhere online, and have people from around the world working on projects important for you. It’s also great for independent teams working on for example open source projects. Collabtive is free, which makes it perfect for those looking to save money, which is always a good thing in these fickle economic times we’re in or for non-profit organizations, try it and see how it goes.

Free Cloud Based Project Management System: Collabtive was originally published at I Love Free Software

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Create Chrome Themes For Free Using My Chrome Theme

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:30 PM PDT

My Chrome Theme is a free Chrome application which helps you to create Chrome themes online. This free chrome application let's you create fully customized Chrome themes using your own images and colors that you desire. Creating a fully customized theme using My Chrome Theme basically involves three steps. So even the novice users or beginners would never face an issue in creating custom Chrome themes.

My Chrome Theme even allows you to directly install the theme to Google Chrome and you are also allowed to share your custom Chrome themes with others using the unique links that appear after the last step of creating a Chrome theme. This is an easy to use chrome application for creating custom Chrome themes, as it does not involve any kind coding or any other technical aspect. If you are a beginner and Google chrome is your favorite browser, then I would suggest you to use this smart Chrome app in order to add a personal touch to your Google Chrome. You may try out Chrome Theme Maker to create Chrome themes.

Features Of My Chrome Theme To Create Chrome Themes:

User-friendly interface and easy to use.
Involves a 3 step process for creating custom Chrome theme.
Add your own images and choose your preferred colors for customization.
Directly install your custom theme to Google Chrome with a single click.
Preview your custom chrome themes.
Share themes with others using the unique link.
Use webcam to capture a photo and directly use it in the theme.

How To Create Chrome Themes?

Launch this app on your Google Chrome and click the Start Making Theme button.

Click the upload image option for uploading your desired image to this app.
Wait for few seconds till it uploads the image.

As it uploads the image, it shows you options like Adjust Position and Import new image.
With the Adjust Position option, you can adjust the position of the background image uploaded by you.
Hit Continue to step 2 button on the interface.

Click the respective pin to add colors to elements like Frame, Toolbar and background tab.
If you want this app to add colors automatically, then simply click I'am feeling Lucky option.

Give a name to your custom Chrome theme and optionally you can add a description to it.
Once you are over with naming and description, click the Make my theme button.

Now, for installing this theme, click the Install My Theme button, that's it.

My Chrome Theme offers an easy way to create professional quality custom Chrome themes. Try My Chrome Theme for free from Chrome web store.

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Yammer: Free Enterprise Social Networking Site

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 11:00 AM PDT

Yammer is a Free Enterprise Social Networking site for your company. It's a Private Social Network to communicate with colleagues of your organization.

Yammer lets you share files, share photos, share status messages, post polls, post links, send direct messages to selected colleagues, chat like instant messenger, and much more.

Yammer is available as a web application, desktop application, iOS application, Android application, and Blackberry application. So, basically the employees can stay connected virtually on any platform.

Yammer was developed in 2008 and brought by Microsoft in 2012. By the end of 2010 it was used by more than 3 million users, 80,000 companies; including 80% of the Fortune 500 (source).

I’m currently using Yammer along with my colleagues and it’s as interesting as Facebook. Other Enterprise Social Networking site options available include Lumoflow: Enterprise Social Network or you can even Setup Social Networking Website.

How To Use Yammer:

Yammer is just like any other Social Networking site. Easy and user friendly to use when you have an internet connection.

When you open the Yammer official webpage, you can see a Sign Up option as shown in above screenshot. You have to enter your official company email address or else it doesn't work. You cannot use this with Gmail, Hotmail, Outlook.com email addresses, etc. You need to have email address that belongs to your company; like some-email-address@ilovefreesoftware.com.

If someone has already created a network for your company then you can just join them; else you have to create the network. A confirmation mail will be sent to your official email. Get started by inviting your company members with their official company email id's.

Status Feed:

The feed page opens first when you login to your account. This page shows the updates, new posts and files posted.

Post updates on what you are working. Your network members can Reply to this, Like it, Share it, Add topics and Bookmark it.
Add a Doc/Image allows you to post documents or images to share with your colleagues. You have the option to Follow the comments on any post or Share it or Download it also.
Post a Poll to know what your colleagues prefer. In this you can post a topic and ask for voting to know other’s views.
Praise Someone lets you praise someone for their hard or smart work. This post shows a nice thumbs up symbol to praise someone for what they did.
Ask a Question lets you query about some information and know the answers from your colleagues. In that you can add files or documents also.
Post an Event can be posted for something you are planning. You can input the date, time and duration also. You can post the location of the event also.

Profile

You can simply navigate to profile by clicking on the name of the employee. Profile appears here with your contact information and other personal information. You can create or join groups and you can “follow” your network members. You can see the threads you have participated and the contact details are available as vcard.

Messages:

There is a separate chat interface available to chat with your colleagues privately or have a group conversation by adding other members. This chat interface shows online members with a green dot. If you have a very big network of employees you can just type their name in the search bar as shown in below screenshot. So, if you are using Yammer, you don’t need to setup a separate LAN instant messenger.

Navigation pane:

Navigation pane is available at the top right. You have options for Inviting people, search People on your network and browse through files.

Invite lets you invite people who are not in your network and have a email id of your company.
People is a directory where you can search for people on your network. There’s an alphabetical order also through which you can search your colleagues details easily.
Files option shows the files which are posted on your network or you can post them from here also. You can browse through documents, pages, images, videos, and official files on your network.

Yammer Apps:

Desktop App: Yammer’s desktop App is just like a messenger. A small icon appears on your task bar. In this app you can directly look at the updates and private messages. Notifications of new updates will appear here and groups of your network will also appear here. Here is the link to Download desktop app.

Mobile App: This mobile app just needs an internet connection and you get all the Feeds, Private messages, and Notifications. By selecting the private messages option you can send private messages to your colleagues. This mobile app is available for Apple devices: Download on iPhone, Android devices: Download for Android, Windows phone: Download for Windows phone, Blackberry phone: Download for Blackberry.

Yammer looks much like Facebook. It is like Facebook For Business. Though a premium version is also available for Yammer but the options available in Free version are sufficiently good for any small or medium enterprise. We at ILoveFreeSoftware have been using Yammer for quite some time, and love it!

Try this social networking site for your company and let me know how it is. Sign Up here on Yammer Homepage.

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Change Desktop Wallpaper automatically: Moody Desktop

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 09:30 AM PDT

Moody Desktop is a free software which can change desktop wallpaper automatically. Its a simple and lightweight application which changes your desktop wallpaper automatically when your PC starts or after a fixed interval of time.

moody desktop logo

We have previously covered articles on some best free software to change desktop wallpaper automatically. This is a new add on to the list. You can customize Moody Desktop to select different desktop backgrounds and change them automatically at a fixed interval of time.

Set Moody Desktop to Change Desktop Wallpaper for you:

You can set Moody Desktop to change desktop wallpaper for you, without manually changing it. Moody desktop allows you to choose different image files (.bmp, .jpg, .jpeg) to be set as desktop background. You can add multiple directories or folders containing the pictures which you want to set as desktop wallpapers. Moody Desktop makes a list of all image files from these folders and keep it as a separate "Background List".

You can set a particular time interval at which you want to change desktop wallpaper. You can also set options to change desktop wallpaper every time you log in. If you want to set a particular image as desktop background, you can open the background list and set the desired file as desktop background.

If you have a Windows 7 PC, you can download windows7 wallpapers for free. Also check our reviews on free wallpaper apps for iPhone and iPad.

Features of Moody Desktop:

Add Multiple Directories: You can add multiple directories and folders to choose wallpapers from.
Set Time Interval: You can set a particular time interval at which the wallpaper should be changed
Position: You can position the wallpaper on desktop screen according to your choice. Centre, Tile, and Stretch options are available.
Sort: You can sort wallpaper either by name or shuffle the whole list to pick wallpaper randomly.
Run on StartUp: You can set this option to change desktop wallpaper every time your computer starts.
Stop, Pause, Previous, Next: Moody Desktop offers you to stop changing the wallpapers, Pause changing for some time, or move to previous or next wallpaper in the background list.
Countdown: It constantly shows a timer to tell you how much time is left to change the next wallpaper.

System Tray Options: Moody Desktop sits in your system tray when you choose the "Hide" option. The context menu of this system tray icon offers various options for stop, pause, next, and previous actions. You can also open background list from here.

Final Verdict:

Moody Desktop is a good software to automatically change your desktop background after a fixed interval of time. Moreover it offers a system tray icon to quickly access the wallpaper changing options.

Download Moody Desktop for free.

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5 Free Dictionary Chrome Extensions

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Here, are 5 free dictionary Chrome extensions and apps. Dictionary is the only and best way to learn new words by capturing the word meanings. When you are working online, you search for a word on some dictionary based website. While browsing on Google Chrome browser, you can easily install extensions or apps which help you to search word meaning of different words which you find on web.

Chrome Web Store has multiple dictionary extensions and apps which helps you to search for word meanings. We will be discussing about 5 free best dictionary extensions and apps which include Google Dictionary; one of the popular Chrome extension in Chrome Web Store, Dictionary Lookup, Dictionary app, and more.

Google Dictionary (by Google):

Google Dictionary is a free Chrome extension by Google that enables a smart dictionary on Google Chrome browser. Google Dictionary is a simple and popular extension in Chrome Web Store to enable dictionary. After installing Google Dictionary, double-click on any word on webpage of which you don't know the meaning. The extension automatically searches for the meaning in background and gives a pop-up bubble with the meaning of the word selected on the webpage. Apart from displaying the meaning in readable text, the extension also has the option to make the word audible. Just click on the speaker icon and you can hear the pronunciation of the word. Head to options menu of the extension to select the hotkey. Press the hotkey and double-click on the word to get the word meaning in the pop-up window.

Dictionary Lookup:

Dictionary Lookup is a free extension to enable a word dictionary on Google Chrome. Dictionary Lookup works same as Google Dictionary extension. Double click on the word along with hotkey and the extension will give you a pop-up bubble with meaning of the word selected on the webpage. Sometimes Dictionary Lookup extension is unable to provide the meaning of the word you are searching for. In those cases, the extension provides the link of Google Dictionary to look for the word meaning on the browser. You can even head to options menu of the extension to customize the hotkey and other settings of the extension. Dictionary Lookup is also one of the popular extension in Chrome Web Store to install on Google Chrome browser.

Dictionary:

Dictionary is a free Chrome app that diverts you to an intelligent dictionary on Google Chrome browser. The app opens up in a new Chrome tab on Chrome browser. You will find a big search bar to search for the word meaning. Type the word and press enter. The dictionary will search for exact or appropriate meaning of the word and gives you the results for the same. The Dictionary displays the noun and the verb related to the word searched. Dictionary app is really a simple app to search for word meaning on Chrome browser. If you are searching for a powerful Chrome app which provides you the detailed information about any word, then Dictionary app is the one which can end up your search in Chrome Web Store.

Dictionary Extension (by Dictionary.com)

Dictionary Extension is a free Chrome extension by the most popular Dictionary.com to search for word meaning on Google Chrome browser. The extension works similar to Google Dictionary extension and Dictionary Lookup extension. Just install the extension and you are done with. Now click on the word which you want the word meaning of on the webpage. The extension will search the word meaning in Dictionary.com database and gives a pop-up explaining the meaning of the word. It also provides an extension icon in extension bar of the browser. You can manually type and search for any word meaning from Dictionary.com. Like other extension, this Dictionary extension also provides a speaker button which lets you listen to the pronunciation of the word you are searching for.

Dictionary Instant Extension:

Dictionary Instant Extension is a free Chrome extension to search for word meanings by accessing Dictionaryinstant.com. The extension enables an icon on the extension bar of browser which diverts you to Dictionaryinstant.com on searching for the word meaning. Launch the extension, type the word in the search bar and press enter key. The extension will divert you to Dictionaryinstant.com in a new Chrome tab with the search results showing the meaning of the word searched. You can also search for one or more words by manually typing the words on Dictionaryinstant.com webpage.

If you have an iPhone, then do check out iPhone Dictionary apps. You can also check out language translation extensions for Google Chrome.

5 Free Dictionary Chrome Extensions was originally published at I Love Free Software

Ultimate Windows 7 Tweak Tool: Sunrise Seven

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 06:30 AM PDT

Sunrise Seven is a free Windows 7 settings tweaker and optimizer which you can use to change pretty much everything about Windows 7 from performance and interface to security and maintenance. Website of this settings editor is in Polish, so you might have some problems finding additional info there, download link shouldn’t be a problem to find though. Application is very small which is very surprising once you see how many different tools it has to offer.

Default language of the application is English, don’t worry, language barrier will not be a problem when it comes to the program, only the website is problematic. As you can see from the image above, there’s a lot of different tools offered in Sunrise Seven, the 9 categories where various functions and tweaks are would be:

Quick adjustment – Start Menu, Context Menu, Notifications
UAC settings – user account control configuration
Performance – turn off services, disable folder type discovery
Security settings – block system access, manage updates
Additional adjustments – computer icons, window transparency, desktop context menus
Explorer and Start Menu – change start menu icon, options, width
MiniStart menu – activate miniature start menu
OEM information – edit computer OEM information
Cleaning and Maintenance – automatic disk cleanup of unnecessary files

List of available tools and tweaks that you get is quite impressive, it’s a shame that the application only works on Windows 7, seeing how a lot of users are still using older versions of Windows. Let’s see what kind of goodies exactly are hidden in Sunrise Seven.

Similar software: Windows 7 Booster, XP Smoker, Advanced System Tweaker.

How to configure, tweak and speed up Windows 7 with Sunrise Seven

Best places to start configuring your system with the help of Sunrise would be the Quick adjustment menu, the first one in the left sidebar. There you are gonna find a combination of some of the most interesting tools that this free Windows 7 optimizer and system tweaker has to offer. However if you want to change something specific, for example if you want to improve the speed of your system, you’re gonna have to open up the Performance tab:

Notice on the right that you can easily disable unnecessary Windows services which are always causing systems to slow down. Another useful feature would be the ability to enable support for more than 4 GB of memory on 32bit systems, which are normally limited by the 3.2 GB memory barrier.

Those who are interested in eye candy, there’s something for them too. Start Menu entries and the icon can be changed easily, with just a few clicks. On the image above you can for example turn off Personal Folders from the menu, or you can change the width and the icon of the Start menu itself.

Conclusion

Sunrise Seven is packed with numerous useful system tweaking tools and it’s impossible to mention them all here. They all do as advertised, and they can all be applied easily to your Windows 7 system. For most of the tools offered you’ve probably never heard of, but they can help out a lot, download Sunrise Seven for free and give it a try.

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Free POP3 / SMTP Email Client: Popcorn

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Popcorn is a lightweight, free email client that helps you check and send e-mails on the go. It is best for people who need to send and receive e-mails on a regular basis. If you have any urgent mail coming but you are not able to access it then this free POP3 email client could help you out. It can download huge attachments for you and clean all the spam mails at once. This software allows you to access your inbox directly with the help of a POP3 server. This makes the free SMTP email client a good option for reading mails if you have a slow internet connection.

Installing Popcorn

To install this free email client, you need to go here. Click on the download option and a zip file will be downloaded. Just unzip the file and you are ready to use the software. It takes around 2 minutes to install the software and you can start using this free POP3 email client within seconds of installation. You can also try Mozilla Thunderbird, Sylpheed and TrulyMail.

Interface of Popcorn

This free email client has a simple interface and all the options are present on the top of the screen. The functions you perform will be displayed on the screen of the free SMTP email client. You have all the options starting from downloading the attachment to printing it. You have the option to integrate more than one account with the software.

Using this free email client

It is mainly mail based software and you can do everything like reading mails, downloading attachments, printing files, etc. Before you start using it will ask you to enter your email address so that it can access the mails.

At the top you can find the file menu where you get the option to send and receive mails. You can even save attachments with the help of this menu. The main screen of the software is pretty similar to a normal inbox. Here you can see the details of the mails in your inbox like the name of the person who sent it, the date when it came, subject of the mail, etc. The inbox menu at the top enables you to sort your mails according to your requirements. You can sort it according to the name of the sender, date, size, according to the date when you received it, etc. You can delete mails through the inbox tab, select mails or move them to a folder.

Then there is the mail tab that enables you to download files. You can either download all at once or download selected files. Here you get the options to reply to a mail, forward it or go to the next page. The tools tab provides the option to use POP server or SMTP server. From here you can access address book or go to the different accounts that you have integrated with this software. The tools tab has the settings option and you can go to the settings menu to make any changes. The windows tab has the options to help you set an inbox view or mail view. You can select whether you want it to minimize to tray icon or minimize while it is closed.

There are various shortcuts available under these tabs and you can use them to check and send mails. The best thing about Popcorn free email client is that it helps you to check and send them at a faster pace if you are facing connection issues.

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