- Posted by acxede on August 5, 2008
Office Live Mail’s webmail client comes in two versions:
- Classic Version. Classic, in geek-speak, is a euphemism for simple or maimed. Whenever a new version of a program is released, the older version is called classic. That’s true with Office Live Mail too. The classic version is the vanilla HTML or Web 1.0 version. The classic version works well with modest hardware or a slow Internet connection
- Full Version. The full version provides a richer user experience. It’s the Ajax-based or Web 2.0 version. It works well with beefier hardware and a high-seed Internet connection.
The two versions are functionally equivalent, more or less; just the user experience varies.
Switching From Full to the Classic Version
- Click the
Switch to classic link at the bottom of the left navigation bar (see Figure 1) to switch to the classic version
Figure 1: Switching from full version to classic version
Switching From Classic To the Full Version
- Click the
Try the full version of Office Live Mail link in the footer (see Figure 2), just above the copyright message
Figure 1: Switching from classic version to full version
TIP If accessing your e-mail is excruciatingly slow, switch to the classic version.
If, on the other hand, you have a late model computer and a fiber-optic connection to the Internet, you may find the classic version too bland. In that case, you’re better off switching to the full version.