My Dream App

The idea is to create a desktop client that will replace Outlook and Thunderbird, and blogging programs. It will support all of different e-mail services and blogging services. First, the e-mail part.

The factor that sets it apart from other e-mail applications is, when I open it, I get the option of signing into my Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail (and hundreds more) different account. When I do select which e-mail service I want to log into, the program will get information from that services website, and the window in the program will look just like that e-mail client (same graphics, and everything). I think this would be a good idea because for example, I like using Gmail because of the interface and it's features. I have an MSN e-mail too, but I don't use it as much. With this program, I can check all my e-mail, and it won't have one generic look like Outlook or Thunderbird (or any other e-mail client).

So basically this is an example of what would happen.
I open the program and want to check e-mail one of my Gmail accounts. I choose Gmail from a dropdown menu. If I asked the program to remember only one e-mail address and password, then it will automatically log in. If I asked it to remember 3 Gmail accounts, I will get a choice for which account I want to access. (The password are all securely stored if I want them to be). The 'new email' count will show next to each e-mail address too. So after I select which account I want, I click it and everything inside the viewing window will look exactly like Gmail does. I could check my mail, organize it, send email, do everything exactly like I would be able to on gmail.com. And by the way, this would all be in one tab. If I click a new tab option, then I would get the same choices as in the beginning (which e-mail server to connect to, and which e-mail address to choose).

For the blogging part of it, the program could connect to all the different blogging services just like it would connect to the e-mail services. And just like with the e-mail, the program would get information from the blogging website's server to make the tab look exactly like the website would, except with faster loading and a secure connection.

For the browser, it would also open in a seperate tab. So one tab could be cnn.com, one could be digg.com, and one tab could be the e-mail client on Gmail, one on Hotmail, and one on a blogging tab using WordPress.

The difference between this and a regular e-mail client/ blogging program is that one I go on one of my e-mail accounts, the program will store the images for fast and easy loading. So it's similar to a web browser, but the program is built for e-mail functionality first, and a browser second.

And it's not a requirement but the program could also be open source, for people to add extensions (like in Firefox). An extension could be something like adding another e-mail client to the dropdown menu, making secure connections, and also browser extensions such as ones in Firefox.

So, I hope you guys like my idea. It's kind of a little bit of everything, and I think it would make a great program if it became a reality. Thanks for taking the time to read this, and I hope I didn't make it too confusing. :)