Another poll ahead:
While I love the Gmail interface (and have gotten very used to the key commands, threaded view, etc) it does not work offline.
As I am traveling around, I have lots of time to work on emails, etc. while offline. As I use Gmail, I can’t work during these times. If I were to use a computer-based email software (like outlook, thunderbird, etc) I could write and save emails, send them to the outbox, and when I arrived at a hotspot it would automatically send them all.
So. I am really unsure. Should I stay with Gmail’s web based interface for its ease of use, familiarity, and efficiency? Or should I use an offline client so I can use downtime to read and respond to emails?
If you don’t mind, please click on the link below to complete the poll, I would really appreciate the help:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p1ry4omPErSQ29FJjyvL1dg&email=true
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You can have the best of both worlds. You can set up Thunderbird to send email using your GMail address. Use IMAP and sync your accounts. That way you can use the web interface when connected to a the Internet, but for that email you want to write when not connected, you can have launch TB, compose then connect the next time you’re sipping a blended lemonade.
I’d use the offline client just for the offline search ability.