what instant messanging software do you use?

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ForumMaster

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Trillian and Skype although mostly skype. i keep trillian cause all israeli's for some reason must use ICQ (the stupidest program ever which i refuse to install) so this is a way to bypass that.
 

trmiv

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I run Linux at home and got used to using Pidgin, so I started using it at work in Windows too. I only use it for Yahoo Messenger access. I wish it did Skype chat which is what everyone uses at work though.
 

Aikouka

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Trillian. GAIM has been buggy for awhile and I got tired of putting up with something like, "Oh I resized the window... too bad it just froze up on me!" GTK for Windows = Garbage. Never liked Miranda and I abhor the normal clients.
 

loup garou

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Feb 17, 2000
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live messenger, but it's only really used for work. Having it on my Dash is really convenient as well.
 

randomlinh

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Originally posted by: EKKC
pidgin for yahoo aim msn
and google talk. im a google bitch

curious, why don't you just use pidgin for google talk too?

but yes, pidgin I use, but only because there's no alternative i like.. GTK sucks on windows though :(
 

mrCide

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pidgin here too. it's gotten fairly stable lately, haven't had it crash this release.
 

TwiceOver

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Pidgin... I don't use a lot of the IM features like video, sounds, file transfer etc. I don't know how well they work.
 

Eli

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Oct 9, 1999
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Trillian, Yahoo and MSN.

Only use Trillian for AIM and ICQ lately.
 

Syrch

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Well I use Trillian but with all these posts im trying pidgin today. Does anyone know if there is a way to make your contacts smaller so more fit on a window?
 

pontifex

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the one that lets me post in the right forum
or the one that know this question has been asked a million times already, and usually in the wrong forum.
 

nageov3t

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I use jabber/miranda at work (we use it for intra-company messaging) and don't use anything at home.

when I need/want to talk to my friends, we usually go with email or just using ye ol' cellphone.