Once again, I’ll stay true to Thunderbird. To be honest, I liked Postbox a lot but it’s not that much superior to Thunderbird especially if you consider the add-ons situation. What I liked best about Postbox was the way they organized the accounts. That’s where Postbox really shines. So, instead of wasting more time with other clients I just went ahead and did what I wanted to do for a few years – I finally created a nice User.js to store some helpful preferences. I thought I’d share a few of the most important settings that I found with you:

// Thunderbird 3 adds a disk cache. Activate it to cache any remote content.
// Messages and attachments are now cached for IMAP accounts as well.
user_pref("browser.cache.disk.enable", true);
// Grant 50 megabytes of storage
user_pref("browser.cache.disk.capacity", 51200);

Now, let’s move on to the IMAP settings. Here are some subscription settings:

// check every IMAP folder for new messages
// This way you don't have to subscribe to every folder
user_pref("mail.check_all_imap_folders_for_new", true);
// Automatically subscribe to new folders when they are created (or renamed)
user_pref("mail.imap.auto_subscribe", true);
// Automatically unsubscribe from new folders when they are deleted
// Also, unsubscribe from old names of folders when they are renamed
user_pref("mail.imap.auto_unsubscribe", true);

Now, let’s optimize the mail fetching in chunks:

Keep in mind that Google recommends to turn off fetching messages in chunks for its GMail accounts.

// Fetch the message in chunks
user_pref("mail.imap.fetch_by_chunks", true);
// Maximum chunk size to use when fetching IMAP messages in chunks. Defaults to 10240 bytes.
user_pref("mail.imap.max_chunk_size", 40960);
// Don't fetch the message in chunks unless its at least this size. Defaults to 15360 bytes.
user_pref("mail.imap.min_chunk_size_threshold", 98304);
// Initial chunk size to use when fetching IMAP messages in chunks. Defaults to 10240 bytes.
user_pref("mail.imap.chunk_size", 65536);
// Number of bytes to adjust chunk size by when dynamically adjusting the chunk size. Defaults to 2048 bytes.
user_pref("mail.imap.chunk_add", 8192);
// If a chunk is fetched faster than this, it will increase the chunk size to improve throughput. Defaults to 2 seconds.
user_pref("mail.imap.chunk_fast", 2);
// Ideal amount of time it should take to fetch a chunk. Defaults to 4 seconds.
user_pref("mail.imap.chunk_ideal", 4);

Other IMAP settings you may want to consider:

// Download headers for new mail
user_pref("mail.imap.new_mail_get_headers", true);

// Search folder for deleted messages. If none are found the expunge is skipped
user_pref("mail.imap.check_deleted_before_expunge", true);

// Cleanup (expunge) on exit. Messages marked for deletion will be expunged.
user_pref("cleanup_inbox_on_exit", true);
// If you'd rather have them expunged when you delete them in your client uncomment the following line:
// This will also expunge messages marked for deletion after a move operation (moving a msg in a subfolder, for instance)
// user_pref("mail.imap.expunge_after_delete", true);

How to handle attachments:

// fetch attachments only when needed
user_pref("mail.imap.mime_parts_on_demand", true);
// controls how many leels of nested attachments there has to be before fetching the whole message
user_pref("mail.imap.mime_parts_on_demand_max_depth", 15);
// Always fetch the complete contents of a IMAP message unless its size is greater
// than this value (not worth optimizing whats fetched).
// Defaults to 30000 bytes.
user_pref("mail.imap.mime_parts_on_demand_threshold", 30000);

With these settings Thunderbird works very well for me. If you have any suggestions don’t hesitate to comment!

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To add an Artisan to your retinue you have to help him out -- usually by doing a quest for him. After you gained his trust he will follow you on your travels. They will set up show in the nearest town and you will be able to interact with him there. There are three types of Artisans that will be available to your hero: blacksmith, mystic, and jeweller.

• You can sell and repair items at the blacksmith, as well as have him create weapons and armor for you. He can also add sockets to any weapon or armor.
• The mystic creates magical implements like scrolls, potions, runes and charms, and enchants items.
• The jeweller is an interesting fellow: He creates gems for you and allows you to combine gems to create one of higher quality. This Artisan can also remove gems from items.

In order to increase the quality of the items you have to train the artisans so that they too can level up. Skilling up your artisans will also unlock unique recipes. For the artisans to do your bidding, you have to provide them with certain materials. These materials differ from artisan to artisan. You can get the necessary materials by salvaging items you find while playing. Every player will gain an artifact that allows you to break down items into materials so that you don’t have to go to town repeatedly just to salvage the items. The materials stack and thus only take up one square in your inventory each. Of course, higher-level items are salvaged into higher-level materials. Contrary to the Horadric Cube, the artifact so salvage items doesn’t take up any inventory space. Last but not least, Blizzard says that many rare crafting recipes and materials are only found as world drops.

If you want to take a loot at the Artisan for yourself, enjoy:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtMXh1C19dM

What else did we learn from Blizzard at Gamescom? Well, quite a bit. Here’s the short form because I’m lazy:

• There won’t be town portals anymore and the designers are focusing on way points instead.
• Blizzard isn’t exploring console ports. For now.
• Hardcore players will gain fancy effects in their profiles that make them stand out in Battle.Net.
• There will be a storage limitation with your stash but it will be ridiculously large.
• There will be set Items in Diablo III.
• Enhancing and socketing items will require gold. Actually, almost everything will require gold.

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When I tried to connect the phone to the PC to access the SD card though, it didn’t really work. I tried changing a few settings and I even installed Samsung Kies which didn’t help either. Alright, a challenge then. I set my mind to the task and here’s how I finally managed to access the phone’s internal SD card on my PC running Windows XP. On Windows 7 everything just works so there’s no need to install or change anything at all.

1. Install Samsungs New PC Studio for the drivers (Alternatively, you can try to locate only the drivers somewhere else on the web).
2. Go to Settings – About phone – USB settings and choose Ask on connection.
3. Go to Settings – Applications – Development and turn on USB debugging.
4. Connect the phone via USB, choose Mass storage from the menu, slide the notification drawer down and select “Select to copy files to/from your computer”.
5. Confirm the popup by pressing “Mount”.

Now comes the important part because this didn’t work the first time.

1. Disconnect the phone in the notification drawer und disconnect the USB cable.
2. Go to Settings – Applications – Development and turn off USB  debugging.
3. Connect the phone again as outlined above and now everything should work normally.

That’s how I got my Galaxy S working. Everything else I tried did nothing at all – and I literally searched through lots of forums. As long as there’s a solution I don’t mind. Sure, it sucks big time but at least I didn’t have to contact support and wait days or weeks for a solution.

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Perfect PDF Reader 6 was too big as was the excellent PDF-XChange Viewer. By now I was ready to go with the PDF-XChange Viewer despite its size but then I stumbled over a PDF reader called STDU Viewer. It’s small, it’s blazingly fast, it opened every PDF I threw at it, and it features tabs. Absolutely fantastic! Exactly what I was looking for! I would recommend this viewer to everbody looking for a small but efficient PDF reader.

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Unfortunately, the trailer doesn’t look very remarkable. I had to laugh a bit though, so let’s hope for the best. I’m confident Rogen will get the part of Britt Reid right but I’m not so sure about the other part. Well, we’ll have to wait until the movie is released, but until then, enjoy the trailer:

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PlayStation Plus
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During E3 Sony announced that it will launch a new premium subscription service called PlayStation Plus on June 29th. The PlayStation Network as we know it will still be free to join and all the current features will remain free. PlayStation Plus expands on the service already in place and offers loads of content to subscribers. Starting on June 29th Sony will offer a one year or 90-day membership from PlayStation Store.

As an incentive they throw in a full copy of LittleBigPlanet if you sign up for a one year membership between June 29th and August 3rd. The one year subscription will be available for €49.99 while three months will cost you €14.99. What do we get for our money?

Sony says that members will get their hands on at least four games a month at no extra charge. That sounds good but the four games will be comprised of one PSN game, two minis and one PS one classics. Subscribers also get premium avatars and dynamic themes each month as well as discounts on loads of PlayStation Store content. The discounts will change each month as well.

The premium feature also allows for full game trials. Members can download a full copy of a game and play it for a certain amount of time as if they owned it. The timeframe depends on the game but you should have approximately one hour to check out the game. If you decide to buy the game, your progress and trophies will all be unlocked so there’s no need to start again.

The most useful perk, however, seems to be what Sony calls automatic download. Subscribers can set their PS3 to automatically receive game and firmware updates, and download game demos. All you have to do is to set the time when you want to receive them and your PS3 will wake up and download everything. That sounds really useful to me.

Check out PlayStation Plus and see for yourself. You need at least version 3.40 of the PS3 system software to make it work. I think that’s just what I need. Perhaps updates will get a bit faster then.

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As far as the sequel is concerned, it looks like the powers that be are focused on getting the script ready for filming in early 2011. At least they want to shoot the film in 3D instead of trying a post conversion again. Blu-ray + DVD + digital Copy combo of Clash of the Titans will be out on July 27th. According to ComingSoon.net a sneak preview of The Green Lantern will be included. As if that would help the movie …

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Deus Ex took place in 2052, Deux Ex: Human Revolution takes you into the year 2027. Since Human Revolution is a prequel the augmentations are mechanical rather than featuring nanotech like the first two games did. The augmentations will be divided into four types: Combat, Social, Stealth, Technology. Thankfully, the developers also got rid of the unified ammunition introduced with Deus Ex: Invisible War. The game deals with the ethics of transhumanism and meta-humans. The greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus in the main character’s  dreams serves as an allegory to this theme. As was the case in previous titles conspiracy theories and powerful corporations are very prominent.

The main character, Adam Jensen, is a security chief with a company that specializes in biomechanical augmentations. Once he witnesses an attack on his company the conspiracy -- and the game -- begins. Jensen needs to find out who just killed all the scientists and why they did it. You can surely guess the rest: questions lead to other questions and soon Jensen has to save the cheerleader world.

There’s only one thing really bugging me. Once again, the game will hit different platforms (PC, PS3, Xbox 360). I seriously hope it won’t suffer the same fate as Invisible War did. As a consequence of console-oriented development the levels were smaller and the game was lacking detail. There’s nothing else to do but wait and hope. The game currently has a tentative release date of March 2011.

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So, there’s no guarantee that there will be a reimagining or if there is that the same actors will play the characters in a feature film version. Despite all that, the ‘teaser’ looks like a huge success online. Lots of talk here and there and I have to admit, I like Tancharoen’s vision more than the first two films and I definitely like it more than that sorry excuse for a series titled Mortal Kombat: Conquest. Anyway, enjoy the trailer:

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