
A new update of AOL Webmail Beta with all the Ajax based goodiness has been released for public testing.
Here are the main features of this Beta:
New look and feel that provides you with more room to read and view messages.
One-click to your new messages: The Today page has transformed into the Today “curtain,” which you can quickly show or hide. You can choose to view the latest headlines or go immediately to a new message.
In-line read and compose: No more popping out each and every message in a new window - unless you want to, of course! You can individually pop-out a message or change your preference in Settings to pop-out messages every time.
Scrolling list view: No more paging through all of your messages! With Cayman, all of your messages will appear in one scrolling list.
New and improved panels: We have included a People Panel with hover controls and short-cuts to email, IM, or edit the contact; a To Do’s Panel; and a panel with TMZ.com feeds. Look for more panels in the near future!
Add/Edit folders more quickly: You can now add a new folder from within the folder list view and edit/delete folders more easily.
Improved contacts: With Cayman, we have included buddy icons and AIM-like hover controls when you roll-over a contact name. You can initiate an IM or email in just one click!
The interface is similiar to Yahoo! Mail Beta. Initially, the interface takes a lot of time to load but works faster and smoothly later on.
Visit beta.webmail.aol.com to sign up now
3 Responses
Shane
March 4th, 2007 at 1:14 am
1To learn more about Ajax, an excellent source of information is AjaxMatters.com
Tom
March 5th, 2007 at 11:59 pm
2I persoanlly think it’s a great improvement. It’s so much better than Yahoo’s or GMail. And they said they’re making more changes in upcoming beta updates. Can’t wait!
Tom
Riddhiman
March 13th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
3Hey….It’s awesome!!! I’d say it’s wayyyy better than Yahoo Mail Beta of the Windows Live Mail Beta as far as the interface goes and GMail does not even stand upto the competition…Give it a try guys…trust me, you wont regret it!!
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