Do You Have An eM Client?
It’s not everyday that we tell you about a new application that you cannot install on your Windows Mobile device but it’s not everyday that such a great software like this comes along. It’s not great because it’s freeware (though that that does count as well) but it’s great because of what it (plans to) offer.
You see, lately, device manufacturers have been selling their device with only a trial version of Outlook. However, Outlook is an integral application for users of Windows and ActiveSync. That’s because if you want to sync your device with your PC (and thus back it up so to speak), you will need these two. Unfortunately ActiveSync does not play well with other freeware applications out there and even the more popular email clients like ThunderBird do not have free sync applications. So a user, if he wants to sync, might have to spend some good money to either get an alternative sync-able application or Outlook.
Well, those days may soon come to an end it seems if eM Client is able to realize its feature list. Currently, it replaces Outlook’s functions pretty well. It does email, contacts, calendar and tasks and it looks very similar to Outlook if you ask me so you don’t get lost. But what shows promise is the fact that it plans to support ActiveSync. Which means you no longer will need Outlook. But the fun does not stop there. It also plans to have Google Calendar and Contacts sync support, Facebook and other IM intergrations and a few other interesting ones that you can read about here.
It does seem like a really awesome application, especially if it can add these features soon. Sadly, it only supports Windows at the moment so if you are on another platform, you’re out of luck (for now hopefully). If you are keen to give eM Client a go right now, here’s the download page.
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Once those features are added, it seems like a great product. I don’t understand why they only had trial versions till now.
Hm.
Good question. I did not even know they had trial versions to begin with. I thought it was freeware all the time.
It sounds like a great product, I will look forward to it’s development in Activesync, frankly the only free replacement to Outlook that I have found is to sync to the Mail2web.com Exchange Server, sure it is slow working in OWA, but the freedom is worth it, I can even sync with my Ubuntu box without using Evolution.
Regards
I totally agree. I would like to use Ubuntu more often but the lack of sync is causing to do otherwise.
Certainly interesting. Please keep us posted if those new features are added! I found that the other solution (BirdieSync/Mozilla Thunderbird/Lightning) to be buggy, I had duplicate tasks and things like that. I don’t like it if I have to manually check my synchronization and fix it errors too often! So perhaps this can be a good alternative.
I sure will though I am not sure when that would be.
Hello guys,
thank you for your word of support. eM Client is a freeware BETA.
Best regards
Jerry Javornicky eM Client CEO
Thanks for coming here and commenting Jerry. I think what many users here are anticipating is ActiveSync support. Any idea when that would be? Also when you mention freeware BETA, does that mean that the final version will be commercial?
Jerry, This certainly looks like a great product. I am going to install and test it. Though, I must say the feature I am most anticipating is tasks. It would also be great if you had an online module so that I could access and sync from anywhere, a la Dashwire and Evernote.
Doug
The ActiveSync integration will take us some 6 weeks. Tasks interface is very important for us and we plan the integration with many mail servers that would allow on-line access and sync.
Jerry
Thanks for getting back to us Jerry. I can’t wait for the ActiveSync integration and you can be sure that I will be testing it out when it’s added.
I will give it a try , seems to be similar to outlook
thanks
For thos who are looking into eM Client, FORGET IT. I’ve paid for the so called ” professional edition” of eM Client and it is not worth money. Its a waste money. I’ve used Thunderbird in the past and hated it BUT the current Thunderbird is much better and in many ways much better that eMClient. Try it out if you must.
I’ve been using Outlook Express for so long until Windows decided that it is not good for Win 7 anymore. Then I used Live mail but the interface is tied in so much to Win 7. The most annoying of it is, I have lots of subfolders to keep my inbox clean, when you scroll down to the folder you want, move emails into it, it then defaults back up to the top of the list. This annoying similar phenoma happens in windows explorer and is all over the forums
This was when I started looking for an OE “copy”. Like I said first up, I hated Thunderbird so I skipped it completely. The closes OE copy is Incredimail BUT its full of crap and attracts unwanteds like a speaker magnet. Meesoft OUTLOOK is tooooo FAAAAAAT. and with its 2g limit its unstable. For a few weeks I tried all available. Then I found eMClient by accident and thot YES my problems are solved. That was shortlived. However it was better than the others and thot that the issues (detailed below) would be taken care of by paying for it. I’ve been had, well 50 bucks anyway.
From the very beginning I’ve had issues that is still unresolved. The tickets are still opened. The support never get back to you till weeeeeeeks later or never..
As an IT Support eng, I can resolved issues myself, but this is not so if you are not.
1. One MAJOR issue is the default font. It is set to 8. No matter what I do, templates, “saving as”, html, text or whatever else, I cannot get the default font to 10. All new, replies and forwards defaults to 8pts. If you change the font to 10pt before you start typing, it will only retain it at 10 pt if, and thats a BIG IF, you do not press the ENTER key, or move the cursor via the arrow keys. If for some reason you do that, it will revert back to 8 pts.
2. Opening attachments – I’m spoilt by Outlook Express, where you can save as default so that you do not get asked if you want to open the attachements by the appropriate application. In eMClient, if you want to save click, you have to move the cursor onto the attachement, wait for the pop-up then click on open. This is annoying when, in this day and age, when you receive 10s of emails or even 100s for some of you out there.
3. eM Client do not want to be consistently the default email client even setting it as defaults in win 7. It will work some time and other time when you really are running short if time it will fail. Its very subsceptible to mr murphy. I think mr murphy is part owner of eM Client.
I have perservered for 3/4 months and could not anymore. My work schedule got busy and decided against some of my clients and my dislike for Thunderbird, install it on a test laptop.
The best thing is, once all the my default work prefrences are set, fonts are at whatever I set it to, default email works everytime and I do not have wait to click an attachment.
I finally made it to my “live” work pc, last week and imported all folder and (thousands) emails into it. Loaded it with mutiple email servers, including hotmail and yahoo when before it could not. Have had less issues (none) with this freebie than my 50buck “professional”
What attracted me to eMClient is its connectivity to gcal. But that has been resolved with Lightining for Thunderbird. I do not chat on pc except skype but it is a moot point with eMClient anyway because you still have to have skype loaded. Its not like you can save some disc space for skype with eMClient.
The only saving grace for eMClient is, I had to chat on yahoo for business (intercontinent) once and that was very convenient. I must remember to check this out if its available for Thunderbird, or if anyone out there can point me in the right direction.
Another issue today, I cannot log in to my “subscribed” forum as a paid eMClient subscriber hence I’m writing this in the open forum, blessing in disguise I guess since this forum is open to all.
Oh well, 50bucks down the gurgler. I guess I can diet some lunch to recover.
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