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Apr 4, 2024 • 36min

ThunderCast #6: Office Hours Q&A

The podcast covers topics like Exchange support for Android, add-ons for Android, migration from K-9 Mail, CalDAV and CardDAV for Android, Thunderbird for Android sync, Exchange support on desktop, threaded conversations view, full sender name column, and Thunderbird webmail
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Sep 27, 2023 • 1h 1min

ThunderCast #5: Remote Work 101

Heather, Chris, and Jason from the Thunderbird team share tips and tricks for remote work. They also discuss origin stories, geeky projects, Thunderbird Send, and helpful tools like Pomodoro Technique. Listeners Pedro and Mike contribute tips too. Exciting feature updates mentioned.
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Sep 13, 2023 • 56min

ThunderCast #4: Will The Real moz://a Please Stand Up?

The Thunderbird team reflects on their experience at the Mozilla All-Hands event, discussing the impact of in-person meetings and their positive perception of AI. They explore Mozilla's projects for the betterment of the internet, the issue of underrepresentation in language models, and the future of AI. Additionally, they share their insights on the future of Thunderbird, expressing confidence in the team's ability to execute goals and their commitment to privacy and core values.
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Jul 21, 2023 • 1h 30min

ThunderCast #3: Behind The Scenes of Supernova

Hello Thunderbird family, and welcome back to a long-overdue episode of the ThunderCast! Ryan, Alex, and Jason get together to talk about the new features and improvements in Thunderbird 115 "Supernova." But they also share WHY those features were developed, and what's being worked on right now. Plus, Ryan shares some huge news about the future of the Thunderbird Project! It's a casual, unscripted, and informative behind-the-scenes conversation. USEFUL LINKS:What's New In 115 (Use Micah's awesome slider!)Why We're Rebuilding ThunderbirdThunderbird on MastodonThunderbird on TwitterThunderbird on LinkedIn ★ Support this podcast ★ (00:00) - Intro (04:11) - The pulse of our users (11:16) - Moving to monthly releases (14:24) - Why the name “Supernova?” (15:39) - Explaining the new Thunderbird logo (23:22) - What’s New in Thunderbird 115? (32:09) - Explaining the Unified Toolbar (40:08) - Why the new icons matter (44:11) - You are my Density (53:52) - Jason gushes about the App Menu (01:01:01) - Finally! Sortable folder modes (01:05:17) - Ryan gushes about Cards view (01:08:37) - Championing customization (01:10:37) - The infamous mockup (01:12:00) - Addressing the address book (01:17:03) - Iterating to perfection (01:19:32) - Jason’s 2 hats (01:24:33) - The ThunderVerse!
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May 8, 2023 • 1h 19min

ThunderCast #2: Mozilla's Mike Conley & The Retro Internet Retreat

Welcome back to the ThunderCast, the official podcast of Mozilla Thunderbird! In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome our first special guest: Mike Conley, Principal Software developer at Mozilla. Mike is a software mechanic, musician, livestreamer, and self-described "pre-internet phenomenon" among many other things. Creators & Guests Jason Evangelho - Host Ryan Lee Sipes - Host Mike Conley - Guest We had a wonderful conversation about the early days of the internet, Mike's early work on Mozilla Messaging, and his current work on Firefox. He also gives us a peek behind the curtain of upcoming Picture-in-Picture features, and some fresh changes to Firefox's migration tools. We also asked Mike about some of the more underrated features of Firefox. Plus, we get the community involved by asking you which Thunderbird features more people should know about. Hope you enjoy listening to this one as much as we enjoyed recording it! Finally, here are some of the links we mentioned:1) uBlock Add-on for Thunderbird:https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-us/thunderbird/addon/ublock-origin/2) The Joy of Coding:https://mikeconley.ca/jochttps://www.twitch.tv/mikeconley_dot_caRecordings on YouTube3) Neocities, making the internet fun againhttps://neocities.org4) Follow us on Mastodon: Thunderbird: https://mastodon.online/@thunderbirdMike: https://mastodon.online/@mconley@mozilla.socialRyan: https://mastodon.social/@ryanleesipesJason: https://layer8.space/@killyourfm(01:54) - Intro (01:55) - Mike's Origin Story (13:03) - Fond memories of the early internet (21:41) - MIke's work on Firefox (Part 1) (23:35) - Firefox features more people should know about (31:31) - More people should use Reader Mode (36:15) - Thunderbird features more people should know about (50:43) - Mike's shoutout to Thunderbird developers (57:57) - Mike's work on Firefox (Part 2) (01:16:48) - Closing comments ★ Support this podcast ★
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Mar 21, 2023 • 1h 20min

ThunderCast #1: Origin Stories

Welcome to the debut episode of the Thunderbird podcast, which we're affectionately calling the ThunderCast! It's an inside look at the making of Thunderbird, alongside community-driven conversations with our friends in the open-source world. We can't wait for you to listen! Here are some of the highlights from Episode 1:What to expect on future episodes of ThunderCastWe're hiring!Is Thunderbird still part of Mozilla?Alex starts a band, Ryan is building a keyboard, Jason's island adventures4 years of "invisible work" to prepare for SupernovaThunderbird on Android... and iOS ★ Support this podcast ★

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