Your multi-protocol IM client?

Post by **Mozgus** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:33 pm

I recently discovered Digsby and I'm in love.

http://www.digsby.com/

Its like Pidgin but better in all ways. Pidgin is good but it requires some linux framework to be installed alongside it, and it still has bugs. Before that I used Trillian, and its still very good but it just feels a little old and abandoned. Trillian Astra may never truly release, so I gave up.

What do you use? If you use any of the bloated, ad-aware infested official clients, don't even respond.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison ... ng_clients

Post by **Hatta** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:43 pm

Honestly, I just hang out on irc. People I want to talk to know where they can find me. I find IM just leads to endless interruptions and pointless chit-chat. I have looked at BitlBee, and it's pretty cool. I just don't tend to use the IM networks so it's superfluous.

For a client, I use irssi+screen. It's fantastic.

Post by **Mozgus** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:53 pm

Yeah it depends on what kind of person you are and what your internet social history has been. I know a few dozen people on AIM since, some since 1998, and even though we hate AOL, we just cant seem to leave their network. It's just where everyone still is.

I find IRC stressful. I feel like I cant just idle in it. I have to watch it constantly. I dont like that.

Post by **kevin242** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:57 pm

I use Trillian on my Toshiba laptop, but on my Macintosh I use Adium. They both work reasonably well.

Post by **Ack** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:23 pm

Where's the option for none? I quit using that kind of thing after my first year of college. Wasted way too much of my life not hanging out with my friends.

Post by **vejita** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:26 pm

geez, why are there so many?

Post by **Mozgus** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:35 pm

Ack wrote:Where's the option for none? I quit using that kind of thing after my first year of college. Wasted way too much of my life not hanging out with my friends.

Well congratulations Mr. Superstar, on all your success and friends and life and other normal, healthy people stuff.

Post by **racketboy** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:43 pm

When I actually use IM, I use Meebo.

Post by **disorderlyvision** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:43 am

I don't use any type of IM, let alone one to organize them.

Post by **Haoie** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:09 am

Meebo on the shared desktop, and Pidgin on my personal notebook.