Mail with two users logged in

I'm having a problem in which if I have two users logged into my Mini and one
of the two users launches Mail, the other user has mail launch as well. Now this
wouldn't be a big deal except when my wife gets on the mini and my user is logged in and I'm at work, the fact that Mail is launched on my account, it will block
Thunderbird at work. How can I stop Mail from launching on the non-active user
when the active user launches it?

You could get a KVM (Keyboard/Video/Mouse) switch for the monitor on the kid's computer. If it doesn't have VGA connection it might cost a bit more to find a DVI compatible switch (or you'd need a DVI-VGA adapter) but they are available.
Search Google, or websites for computer stuff retailers like OtherWorld Computing, CompUSA, etc.

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