Not everyone who Yahoo!s is a yahoo! Haha....sorry, just punning - er, funning - around, folks.
Do you use Yahoo! - for e-news or e-mail? Just curious......
Also, which are you on right now - the original Yahoo! Mail or the Yahoo! Mail Beta?
Which do you prefer?
Personally, I think the Beta is a disaster sometimes, except for reading large-volume mail, while the original may be slower with more clicks/waits but very easy to log in to!
What do you think?
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Bronx posted on Jun 21, 2007
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silverwhisper said on Jun 21, 2007....
sorry, i don't use yahoo--for anything.
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secretlife said on Jun 21, 2007....
i use yahoo.
i use their mail...original not beta
i read their news.
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polarheart said on Jun 21, 2007....
I use Yahoo for email, have been doing so for years now. I like the Beta mail, but I just wish someone can tell me how to get into the address list without going into compose mode. . .do you perhaps know how? -
uniquely-ironic said on Jun 21, 2007....
I use the mail, news and IM with Yahoo. I'm using the Beta, but it's a little bit unwieldy at times. -
wombat said on Jun 21, 2007....
I have Yahoo (the original) also. I get messages to "upgrade to Beta" but have not messed with it. Also, when we moved in I got Internet through Comcast the other day.The technician was setting me up with a new home page and password--a Comcast hompage. As soon as he left, I went into tools and internet options and made Yahoo my home page again. There they were--all my familiar things on the screen. I stick to familiar, and am hard to convince otherwise, even if it is better. -
willbrich said on Jun 21, 2007....
I use email Beta and directions, and I read news.
email Beta sucks, I guess that's why it's still "Beta" for quite some time. But I like the interface. -
satyr said on Jun 21, 2007....
I use Yahoo for e-mail and IM. I used to use their chat as well, but it sucks since they did away with the user rooms. -
Eilan said on Jun 21, 2007....
I met my husband via Yahoo! Personals back in 2001. I have a Yahoo! email account that I rarely remember to check. Thanks for reminding me! -
the_infernal_optimist said on Jun 21, 2007....
My primary email is a Yahoo! account I've had for several years. I use a different Yahoo! messenger name, which matches my AIM (primary messenger) name.
I also use Gmail.
You couldn't pay me to mess with the Yahoo! Beta crap.
~Infernal
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Lioness said on Jun 22, 2007....
Hello Bronx, I use yahoo! mail and messenger.. for the e-mail, i prefer the original one. =)
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ninjapirate said on Jun 22, 2007....
I use Yahoo too for email and messenger and have since I started using the internet, so its been years. I'm guessing I use the orignial, but I don't really see anything for beta anyway, ohwell. -
Bronx said on Jun 22, 2007....
SW: that's quite unique, IMHO! Any particular reason? -
Bronx said on Jun 22, 2007....
SL: same here - I have their browser loaded on my laptop.
The only quarrel I have with Yahoo is their close business link with Microsoft - which had considered/debated buying it some months ago - and their news links that seem to evaporate after a short while!
Gets quite embarrassing linking to one of their news items and finding out later on that the link leads to a dead end that even Yahoo! doesn't know how to recover from.
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Bronx said on Jun 22, 2007....
polar: hi....yes, that can get tricky sometimes!
If I recall correctly, there's a button labeled 'Addresses' in the original Yahoo! Mail, right under the Yahoo! Mail logo on the top LHS of the screen.
The BETA version has a similar arrangement in a rectangular box with several folders labeled from 'Inbox' to 'My Folders' - the addresses you need would be in the folder labeled 'contacts'.
If it's not there, you'd probably need to get the new Yahoo! Messenger installed.
See if that helps.....
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Bronx said on Jun 22, 2007....
U-I: yes, it can be unwieldy - for such a complex tool, it lacks a totally solid feel like the original.
It's great though for scanning lots of e-mail fast!
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Bronx said on Jun 22, 2007....
wombat: hi....I agree with you - what is 'better' is a personal choice. -
Bronx said on Jun 22, 2007....
will: WELCOME TO MY BLOG!
Yes, it's been in beta for quite some time now, hasn't it - since 2005 or so?
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Bronx said on Jun 22, 2007....
satyr: hi...I IM with Yahoo! but have never used the chat rooms - but I hear the new features on Messenger8 and the new online Messenger are great! -
Bronx said on Jun 22, 2007....
Eilan: wow, wow....a match made in Yahoo! Never met anyone it happened to till now.
You're very welcome - if 'rarely' is more than about 3 months, I think the contents of your e-mailbox may have been yahoo!-ed....!
BTW, how has it worked out with your husband - any great regrets?
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Bronx said on Jun 22, 2007....
TIO: haha...yes, the Beta can be crappy at times - can suddenly go ka-boom just with a little innocent but wrong/mistaken click!
Who knows - it was probably rigged that way so that we can watch 'SLIM CLIVE'(?) running away from or explaining something/another or demonstrating the suicide bomber's art online!
I am really looking forward to getting Gmail - I hear the features are great!
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Bronx said on Jun 22, 2007....
Lioness: hi, long time ...yes, you've definitely got great taste! ; ) -
Bronx said on Jun 22, 2007....
ninjapirate: WELCOME TO MY BLOG!
It's unmistakable - the Beta has this preview pane that displays all your e-mails, so that you can click on which one you need to open and immediately see the contents in the second/bottom half of the screen below.
In the original, all the e-mails are shown and the contents are displayed in a new window, full-screen.
Unless they figure your system does not meet the minimum requirements for it, you should have gotten an onscreen invitation to switch to the Beta by now.
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minniemouse said on Jun 22, 2007....
I use Yahoo for email, news and IM. I use the beta mail and I have not encountered any problems. In fact, I prefer it over the original. I use the IM frequently and it can be quite bumpy at times! :-) MM -
silverwhisper said on Jun 22, 2007....
other sites do what they do but to me, they do it better.
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Bronx said on Jun 22, 2007....
minnie: hi...WELCOME TO MY BLOG!
How do you mean - quite bumpy? -
Bronx said on Jun 22, 2007....
SW: oh......OK. -
minniemouse said on Jun 22, 2007....
HI Bronx.....lol...I guess by "bumpy" I mean that IM doesn't always go smoothly. It will get stuck or all of a sudden knock you off line or just plain will not let you sign in. Oh well!!! Just a minor annoyance!! :-) MM -
queenparanoia said on Jun 22, 2007....
yeah i use yahoo. i dont like beta too... =) -
Antimatter said on Jun 22, 2007....
I use Yahoo! Instant Messenger, Yahoo! Groups, and occasionally the Yahoo! Directory. Otherwise, I avoid it completely. I don’t use their search or e-mail service at all. I can’t stand web mail user interfaces, including Hotmail and even Gmail. (Yes, I actually pay a little money for a good, quality IMAP account that I can use with any e-mail program of my choosing, typically Thunderbird or Apple Mail.)
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fearing said on Jun 22, 2007....
I use the original Yahoo for mail. I didn't like the beta. I also have Gmail and I like it better. I like the way everything is in conversation form and I like the chat feature but old habits die hard. I forever return to my Yahoo address. -
Eilan said on Jun 22, 2007....
Bronx: Six years and two children later, we're quite happy. Thanks for asking. I should blog about how we met sometime. -
bloc said on Jun 22, 2007....
gmail is too good. I use yahoo for all my junk mail :) Basically i use the yahoo address for anything that requires I give an email address. gmail is for my real email (people I know personally, work, etc) -
hottips4u said on Jun 22, 2007....
use yahoo to cam w/ family and other friends & associates, mail @ 3 locations other than yahoo. No user rooms, chat is waste of time in yahoo.
jessi
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beyondtheveil said on Jun 22, 2007....
bronx- I don't even know what we use. My wife set it up and it seems to work.
I just do what she says, its easier that way.
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hottips4u said on Jun 22, 2007....
oh, and private messaging in here is as good as chat at times. lol
I' ve been able to yahoo in here, and she's a sweetheart.
jessi
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Bronx said on Jun 23, 2007....
minnie: perhaps, you'd want to take a look at Yahoo! Messenger8?
queen: yeah....I haven't made up my mind yet to switch back permanently to the original but one of these days, one of these days.... -
Bronx said on Jun 23, 2007....
Antimatter: yep....have cash, will fly....; D
Thanks, I'll try those two out sometime soon!
BTW, WELCOME TO MY BLOG!
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Bronx said on Jun 23, 2007....
fearing: yeah....variety is really the spice of life!
Eilan: that's great to hear - also, please let me know when you blog about that fateful meeting online! Love at first browse? Haha...
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Bronx said on Jun 23, 2007....
bloc: that's very clever.
I also use hotmail and will move on to Gmail soon for the experience.
BTW, Yahoo! has just given me a free upgrade to a limitless storage account!
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Bronx said on Jun 23, 2007....
hottips: hi.....WELCOME TO MY BLOG!
Sounds like an exciting life you have there - three other locations!
Hmmmm....you know, I haven't yet used the SC private message feature yet: looks good but haven't had the need for it yet!
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Bronx said on Jun 23, 2007....
beyond: OMG, you've been domesticated ......beyond the point of no return?
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