Community weekly poll: Which instant-messaging application do you use the most?
- 3/1/06 3:51 PM
Which instant-messaging application do you use the most?
by Marc Bennett - 3/1/06 3:51 PM
Which instant-messaging application do you use the most and why?
AOL Instant Messenger
ICQ
mIRC
MSN Messenger
Trillian
Yahoo Messenger
Other (what do you use?)
I don't use instant messaging (why not?)
(NT) Trillian, the best all-in-one, IMO.
by John.Wilkinson - 3/1/06 4:16 PM
In reply to: Which instant-messaging application do you use the most? by Marc Bennett
Better than Trillian...
by angrykeyboarder - 3/3/06 4:47 AM In reply to: (NT) Trillian, the best all-in-one, IMO. by John.Wilkinson
is Gaim.
I Agree...much faster and compact that Trillian
by stealthguitar - 3/3/06 5:47 AM In reply to: Better than Trillian... by angrykeyboarderjust try GAIM....for me....for us all 
Google Gaim then find Gaim plugins. I'm just all for things on my computer being good, yet small and compact at the same time because there's so much else to run!
I'm not with you 100% on the small/compatt stuff.
by angrykeyboarder - 3/3/06 4:48 PM In reply to: I Agree...much faster and compact that Trillian by stealthguitarthe ever popular WinAMP is too small for my taste. I'm not fond of a software representation of a Stereo Amplifier and a (microscopically sized one at that). Not to mention I like my GUI consistent across applications.
But I digress.....
Gaim rocks.
by scholi5 - 3/3/06 10:44 AM In reply to: Better than Trillian... by angrykeyboarderOnly support lacking is google chat. And since the author works for google, it won't be long.
Gaim rox AND supports Google Chat
by anime4christ - 3/3/06 12:37 PM In reply to: Gaim rocks. by scholi5That's right, Google Talk uses the Jabber protocol, and Gaim supports Jabber as well.
Gggogle chat is jabber?
by scholi5 - 3/3/06 7:50 PM In reply to: Gaim rox AND supports Google Chat by anime4christDidn't know that. Jabber is primarily what I use gaim for, the fact it also supports AOL, MSN, Yahoo, and ICQ is just icing on the cake.
Makes sense though that Google would use a standard instead of a proprietary protocol.
I mostly use MSN
by Sadler - 3/6/06 3:30 PM In reply to: Better than Trillian... by angrykeyboarderBut I do use Yahoo and AOL for some contacts, and I have ICQ but rarely use it, same with Mirq. That's it in a nutshell, I use MSN becuase most of my IM contacts are on it.
Trillian is the best out of all of them
by Warmachine021 - 3/3/06 11:11 AM In reply to: (NT) Trillian, the best all-in-one, IMO. by John.Wilkinson
Trillian is the best out of all of them because it lets you do things that others don't like use AOL, MSN at the same time be invisible, look at peoples away messages without clicking on them and ETC
Trillian is best I have tried so far
by AllennellA - 3/3/06 1:59 PM In reply to: (NT) Trillian, the best all-in-one, IMO. by John.Wilkinson
Why? Because I have to keep up communications with clients and friends using ICQ, AIM, MSN and Yahoo.
AND I need to maintain message history for invoicing purposes. ICQ does this, but AIM did not, nor does MSN & Yahoo. With Trillian, I can keep history on all, plus the other features mentioned on other posts.
The only drawback is that occasionally, I noticed that ICQ and AIM (both AOL products) make changes which effectively prevent the use of a 3rd party client until a fix is released. This is aggravating to say the least. If they would just all get together on a common protocol, it might make things easier. But until that happens (which is probably NEVER), then a 3rd party client is the way to go.
Have not tried GAIM yet.... may have to check it out.
Trillian is con
by RedNando - 3/14/06 6:58 AM In reply to: (NT) Trillian, the best all-in-one, IMO. by John.Wilkinson
Trillian is a piece of crap unless you pay for it.
Trillian, All-In-One Lite Package
by lateball - 3/2/06 12:49 AM In reply to: Which instant-messaging application do you use the most? by Marc Bennett
Since I usually don't do much other than chatting with Yahoo Messenger and MSN Messenger before Trillian came, I decided to use Trillian once it is finally there, starting from Trillian 2 and now Trillian 3.1. Trillian offers basic capabilities such as chatting and file transfers, but does not offer the higher native features of the full Yahoo Messenger and MSN Messenger.
If I need those features, then I usually switch to the full messenger (yep, I have the full Yahoo and MSN Messenger installed too, but rarely use it). Sometimes when the need arise to do a voice conversation, I closed my Trillian and switched to my Yahoo Messenger, but only sometimes I do this. For those who needs basic features of those multiple messengers in one package, then Trillian will surely fit most of their needs without too much hassle.
I use
by Veeger - 3/3/06 1:34 AM In reply to: Which instant-messaging application do you use the most? by Marc Bennett
I don't care for MSN.
I use Yahoo because my daughter who lives on the other side of the country wants me to have voice contact with my three grandaughters. Yahho, gives me both voice or text and it's easy to use. Also because I have a YahooGroup for a bunch of old retired Air Force Cops, so it works hand in hand for that as well.
I use mIRC because it's fun, and I can have a private room restricted to only family, and another for friends, and I can monitor/use both at the same time.
I've used AOL and it's pretty much the same as Yahoo. I just don't use it because the majority of time I am using IM is with others who use Yahoo.
I have used Trillian, and it is fairly easy to use, but since I generally only use Yahoo, or mIRC, it's pointles to have a program which will handle all the IM systems. Also, I got tired back when I used it, of the IM services changing things in order to block trillian out.
I have ICQ, but never use it.
What is your trick for a private IRC room, Veeger?
by chhilliewillie - 3/3/06 2:39 AM In reply to: I use by VeegerHow do you keep a channel private in IRC?
I enjoy chatting in IRC channels, especially the technically oriented ones on the Freenode network, but I always assume that strangers are listening.
For IM - I use Jabber (Google Talk.)
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