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  • T thrakazog

    Is anyone using chat software that they like and would actually recommend? Windows Messenger usually works but is kinda crappy. I've also been using Meebo.com but lately the bug/feature ratio they are rocking is way too high.

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    I used to be a big fan of Pidgin, until I found Digsby. IMO Digsby is a more stable, more functional version of Pidgin (in that it supports multiple chat clients). Give it a look, its def worth using.

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    • T thrakazog

      Is anyone using chat software that they like and would actually recommend? Windows Messenger usually works but is kinda crappy. I've also been using Meebo.com but lately the bug/feature ratio they are rocking is way too high.

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      Kristian Sixhoj
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      Besides Pidgin, I recommend Google Talk. It's also very fast (compared to Windows Messenger) and maybe even faster than Pidgin. The only down-sides (from my point of view) are that it doesn't support multiple protocols like Pidgin does, and doesn't have webcam support. So you'll only be able to talk to people who actually have Google Talk, you won't be able to use to use your Messenger account - which I suppose you want to be able to. :)

      :bob: Kristian Sixhoej "I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road." - Stephen Hawking

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      • T thrakazog

        Is anyone using chat software that they like and would actually recommend? Windows Messenger usually works but is kinda crappy. I've also been using Meebo.com but lately the bug/feature ratio they are rocking is way too high.

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        PIEBALDconsult
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        I'm not currently using it, but on my last job I wrote one so that some of my colleagues and I could could exchange code and ideas. One of the projects I'm procrastinating on is changing it to use a Web Service.

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        • T thrakazog

          Is anyone using chat software that they like and would actually recommend? Windows Messenger usually works but is kinda crappy. I've also been using Meebo.com but lately the bug/feature ratio they are rocking is way too high.

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          kinar
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          amsn is a great msn messenger only clone miranda IM is a pretty competent "all messenger" app similar to pidgin or trillian with plugins for any messaging protocol available. both are free and open source

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            Skype. Webcam and remote desktop sharing facility available. Little heavy on the memory at times though.

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            I agree Skype is Excellent.

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              I used to be a big fan of Pidgin, until I found Digsby. IMO Digsby is a more stable, more functional version of Pidgin (in that it supports multiple chat clients). Give it a look, its def worth using.

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              DaveX86
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              I just installed Digsby...it installed some kind of xobni mail indexing thing into my Microsoft Outlook...there was no option to turn that off. Anyway in un-installs from control panel those who want to get rid of it.

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                I just installed Digsby...it installed some kind of xobni mail indexing thing into my Microsoft Outlook...there was no option to turn that off. Anyway in un-installs from control panel those who want to get rid of it.

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                Yeah, I had to do the same thing w/an Ask.com toolbar.

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                • T thrakazog

                  Is anyone using chat software that they like and would actually recommend? Windows Messenger usually works but is kinda crappy. I've also been using Meebo.com but lately the bug/feature ratio they are rocking is way too high.

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                  Member 96
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                  We use Miranda and Jabber in-house based on recommendations I got here a long time ago when I asked a similar question.


                  Yesterday they said today was tomorrow but today they know better. - Poul Anderson

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                    I agree Skype is Excellent.

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                    Steve McLenithan
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                    Except when it thinks you have awesome internet and turns your client into a supernode.

                    // Steve McLenithan

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                    • T thrakazog

                      Is anyone using chat software that they like and would actually recommend? Windows Messenger usually works but is kinda crappy. I've also been using Meebo.com but lately the bug/feature ratio they are rocking is way too high.

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                      Mark_Wallace
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                      I've actually never had problems with Yahoo Messenger. It worked the first time I used it, and it still works, but does more, so I've never bothered looking elsewhere.

                      I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                      • T thrakazog

                        Is anyone using chat software that they like and would actually recommend? Windows Messenger usually works but is kinda crappy. I've also been using Meebo.com but lately the bug/feature ratio they are rocking is way too high.

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                        Steve Dubyo
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                        I'm using Palringo, originally I used their windows mobile client as it connects to all the major chat services, more recently I've been using the desktop client too having ditched msn, it does everything I need it to and has a clean, unobtrusive interface, well worth checking out. http://www.palringo.com/[^]

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