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WebMail And in the “you learn something every day” department - turns out there’s a decent Extension for Thunderbird that allows you to access various WebMail accounts. Most decent WebMail services already offer POP or IMAP support, the glaring exception is HotMail, actually requiring you to access their site to read mail. Not that HotMail’s got a particularly compelling feature set, but as long as I’ve got an account there…

[Updated to complete the band list] I know, I promised to keep a running journal on the SXSW adventures, but something’s always distracting me… My friends, far more focused, have managed to get some of their stuff online (the net connection here at the Omni is crap!). Maura’s pics, Tammy’s Blog…

The playlist so far: Tuesday @Emos Blue Flames Flametrick Subs with Satan’s Cheerleaders (awesome show!) And wouldn’t ya know it, we run into Skyler within the first hour of being in town

Wednesday @Emos Parking Lot Orangers The Mutts The Slip

then @Jackalope Riverboat Gamblers

then @Chuggin Monkey The Colour

then on to Exodus Collin Herring Amos Lee Plimsouls The Alarm Go! Team

Thursday Flatstock (a very cool rock flyer exhibition)

@some random bar All Hail

then @Emos American Eyes Zox Flogging Molly The Living End: Gogol Bordello

Friday @Jackalope Agent Sparks Scary Kids Scaring Kids

@The Pecan Street Ale House Maylin Roger Manning Jr.

Then back to the Jackalope Akimbo Turn Me On Dead Man Zolar X Ex-Girl

Saturday: Texas Rollerderby - flat-track style! The Motels Unknown acoustic female duet in an empty parking lot

@Parish Sia (lordy, what a great voice!)

@Central Presbyterian Church Jonas Family Singers (old school gospel R&B) Marty Stewart

@Elysium Pe’z Ellegarden

And then we passed out.

Flickr: Photos tagged with sxsw2006 Headed to SXSW later this week, expect a few photos of drunken debauchery (or at least BBQ decadence) from yours truely in the stream…

John’s Adventures: John’s Background Switcher

John’s Background Switcher periodically changes the background image on your computer (like every hour or every day).