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Darkside Heartless · Post by **Darkside Heartless** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 9:32 am

Anyone check this thing out? It's a small download and it runs smoothly for a first release.
Obligatory linkage

roid · Post by **roid** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 9:35 am

hehe, hammer those nails into Microsoft's coffin, go google go!

Robo · Post by **Robo** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 9:36 am

I got that this morning

Buef · Post by **Buef** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 9:55 am

just another skin on another Jabber client....been out (open source) for years, definately not a 'first' release...

Until they add special features I think I can live without the logo. They are supposed to eventually have some cool stuff, but I don't think its in there yet....

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:36 am

um, yeah um, I guess "yay" for yet another AIM,ICQ, MSN program. What a bore. Why not try something that hasn't been done already?

Unix · Post by **Unix** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:59 am

When's google gonna come out with a car or something?

Top Wop · Post by **Top Wop** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:03 pm

Alright, just another IM from a plethora to choose from. Now people will have 10 plugins in trillian to cover all of the IM proggies out there or have 100 mb of ram occupied by individual IM programs that they use most.

And as if we didnt have enough to choose from.

Flabby Chick · Post by **Flabby Chick** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:11 pm

The best thing about all those IM proggies though is.....that you don't have to. It's good to be alone somtimes no?

Robo · Post by **Robo** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:41 pm

Flabby Chick wrote:The best thing about all those IM proggies though is.....that you don't have to. It's good to be alone somtimes no?

Have you always been the lonely type Flabby?

Richard Cranium · Post by **Richard Cranium** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:45 pm

Darkside Heartless wrote:Anyone check this thing out? It's a small download and it runs smoothly for a first release.
Obligatory linkage

Lets hope that it doesn't turn in to bloat code like the Yahoo Messenger did. Ah, those were the days

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 2:42 pm

Wow, that's pretty nifty. Wonder if we'll see a Trillian plugin?

Nitrofox125 · Post by **Nitrofox125** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 4:00 pm

It uses Jabber, doesn't Trillain already support Jabber?

Something I use with iChat/Spotlight practically every day is searching through IMs. I type something into the search box, tell it to use only instant message logs, and it can find something for me in the text. It would be nice to see Google integrate something like this in there (since they *are* famous for searching), kinda a "search all past IMs" button.

TechPro · Post by **TechPro** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:28 pm

Trillian Pro supports Jabber (and more)

Trillian Basic does not.

Basic is free, Pro is not free.

Either way, I say.... Go Trillian!

will_kill · Post by **will_kill** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 11:40 pm

win 98 here...

any1 know of a voice chat that will work between 98se and XP?

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 11:45 pm

Gee, yet another Google Beta program..

Robo · Post by **Robo** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:53 am

I think the main emphasis points towards the ability to make telephone calls, not the ability to chat.

They appear to be bringing in a premium service enabling calls to standard telephone lines and mobile phones (cellphones, for you lot).

It works pretty well, and it doesn't seem to be a hog.

suicide eddie · Post by **suicide eddie** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:22 am

on a similar theme

http://www.bluebitter.net/english.htm

a wee free secure chat client (peer-peer only)

Richard Cranium · Post by **Richard Cranium** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:36 am

If all you want is voice chat over the internet you can always use Teamspeak. Lots of free servers out there...

will_kill · Post by **will_kill** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 10:31 am

Thx...already have TS but I was really wanting something I could use on a more private level...say, for family.

Flabby Chick · Post by **Flabby Chick** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:07 am

Flabby Chick wrote:The best thing about all those IM proggies though is.....that you don't have to. It's good to be alone somtimes no?

Good grief!!! I have absolutly no recollection of writing that.

While wife and kids have been at the in-laws i hit the wine a bit and finally picked up the guitar.

Richard Cranium · Post by **Richard Cranium** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:40 am

will_kill wrote:Thx...already have TS but I was really wanting something I could use on a more private level...say, for family.

You can password the channel you are in and limit the number of people in the channel too.

RC

will_kill · Post by **will_kill** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:47 am

hmmm....so I don't have to get anyones permission to use it? I've been on Red Barchettas Server for a few nights waiting to see someone so I can get permission...

@ me

edit; <scurries away to find TS manual>

Richard Cranium · Post by **Richard Cranium** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:08 pm

will_kill wrote:hmmm....so I don't have to get anyones permission to use it? I've been on Red Barchettas Server for a few nights waiting to see someone so I can get permission... @ me

edit; <scurries away to find TS manual>

Some server operators might like you to get permission but their are several 'open' teamspeak servers out there. I don't have a list to give you though other than going to the teamspeak site and looking there. www.goteamspeak.com

will_kill · Post by **will_kill** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:16 pm

well TYVM....heh, 'spose your name is a play on words 'cause it certainly is'nt descriptive of what I've seen

thx again...

Richard Cranium · Post by **Richard Cranium** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:21 pm

will_kill wrote:'spose your name is a play on words '

It's a long story going clear back the Descent 1 days but thats for another thread.

RC

TechPro · Post by **TechPro** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:10 pm

will_kill wrote:win 98 here...

any1 know of a voice chat that will work between 98se and XP?

Trillian. Go get it.
Get it here.

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:17 pm

It's not too surprising that Google has one. Everyother Portal has one.... along with everything else. I have no need for messengers. Just a pain in the butt. I play on line most of the time i AM on line so I don't want a pop-up reducing my game just before I get a kill of score in CTF.

Bah! .. Humbug!

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