Comments on: Review: New AOL Desktop for Mac http://www.applegazette.com/software/review-new-aol-desktop-for-mac/ Apple Gazette - An Apple Blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:10:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bklynjiminsf http://www.applegazette.com/software/review-new-aol-desktop-for-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-94294 Bklynjiminsf Wed, 20 May 2009 08:51:13 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/software/review-new-aol-desktop-for-mac/#comment-94294 After many years w/AOL I went to ATT hi speed but kept AOL email, and was very satisfied until this year. AOL convinced to download to their AOL Desktop, its been a headache ever since. ALL THESE RAVES ABOUT HOW GREAT AOL DESKTOP IS PLAIN B.S. "Let me count the ways I hate thee:" 1. It's much slower, 2. the space to write emails is smaller, 3 there are more ads and constant pop ups, 4. it constantly freezes, and if I'm writing an email, I lose it, 5. 'Mail Waiting to be Sent," which I used to prevent this is gone. 5. the DRAFT feature is unreliable, and drops out. 6. Tech support says they are "working on the problems" AOL DESKTOP SUCKS. After many years w/AOL I went to ATT hi speed but kept AOL email, and was very satisfied until this year. AOL convinced to download to their AOL Desktop, its been a headache ever since. ALL THESE RAVES ABOUT HOW GREAT AOL DESKTOP IS PLAIN B.S.
“Let me count the ways I hate thee:”
1. It’s much slower, 2. the space to write emails is smaller, 3 there are more ads and constant pop ups,
4. it constantly freezes, and if I’m writing an email, I lose it, 5. ‘Mail Waiting to be Sent,” which I used to prevent this is gone. 5. the DRAFT feature is unreliable, and drops out. 6. Tech support says they are “working on the problems” AOL DESKTOP SUCKS.

]]> By: kub http://www.applegazette.com/software/review-new-aol-desktop-for-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-81561 kub Tue, 13 May 2008 01:22:46 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/software/review-new-aol-desktop-for-mac/#comment-81561 downloaded AOL desktop. After two days of nothing but hangs and probs, ditched it. Since AOL keeps being the ONLY app I have among dozens of others, that keeps closing down and has no reliable stability, THAT ... reliability ... would have been the place to put the money in r and d. As soon as I figure out how to change email to something reliable for mac, AOL will be gone. We've suffered with it for too many years. I appreciate the folks who worked on the 'desktop aol.' But the focus was wrong. downloaded AOL desktop. After two days of nothing but hangs and probs, ditched it.

Since AOL keeps being the ONLY app I have among dozens of others, that keeps closing down and has no reliable stability, THAT … reliability … would have been the place to put the money in r and d.

As soon as I figure out how to change email to something reliable for mac, AOL will be gone. We’ve suffered with it for too many years.

I appreciate the folks who worked on the ‘desktop aol.’ But the focus was wrong.

]]> By: Greg’s Mind » Blog Archive » AOL on Desktop for the Mac http://www.applegazette.com/software/review-new-aol-desktop-for-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-81524 Greg’s Mind » Blog Archive » AOL on Desktop for the Mac Mon, 12 May 2008 15:35:51 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/software/review-new-aol-desktop-for-mac/#comment-81524 [...] far the reviews have been very good for this application, so if you are a long time AOL user on the Mac check out the latest [...] [...] far the reviews have been very good for this application, so if you are a long time AOL user on the Mac check out the latest [...]

]]> By: chris http://www.applegazette.com/software/review-new-aol-desktop-for-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-81395 chris Thu, 08 May 2008 22:50:50 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/software/review-new-aol-desktop-for-mac/#comment-81395 I finally upgraded to this last night and it is TERRIBLE. Slower. Every time I send an email I get a message sent window THAT CONTAINS A F$#@ING AD IN IT!! Been using aol out of habit since 1995. This is it - I'm switching to Gmail as soon as I can figure out how to not lose my address book! I finally upgraded to this last night and it is TERRIBLE. Slower. Every time I send an email I get a message sent window THAT CONTAINS A F$#@ING AD IN IT!!

Been using aol out of habit since 1995. This is it – I’m switching to Gmail as soon as I can figure out how to not lose my address book!

]]> By: alpharao http://www.applegazette.com/software/review-new-aol-desktop-for-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-81393 alpharao Thu, 08 May 2008 21:23:34 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/software/review-new-aol-desktop-for-mac/#comment-81393 Have you tried AOL's new chat destination site @ http://chat.aim.com. It is web based and has audio and video capabilities. You can then leave your AOL client behind :) Have you tried AOL’s new chat destination site @ http://chat.aim.com. It is web based and has audio and video capabilities. You can then leave your AOL client behind :)

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