What to do about all your IM clients and their bloatware?

POGE · Apr 23, 2006

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G.T · Apr 23, 2006

/uses Trill PRo

It does what it says on the tin and has some nifty features.

bigboi86 · Apr 23, 2006

Interesting read

I used to use trillian, but it sucks IMO.

Satchmo · Apr 23, 2006

two cups with piece of string is all i need. no spyware, no ads.

sometimes the string breaks, and i have to walk a while to fix but is ok. in USA you use IM to talk, in russia, IM uses you.

zekrahminator · Apr 23, 2006

I ignore AIM's faults (5.9 on all my machines, triton sucks). Its simple, does all I need it to, and when someone wants a webcam/mike chat, I switch to yahoo (no problems there either). I am considering GAIM though...but only for a hilarious smiley expansion pack

. I tried Trillian, it was nearly impossible to configure and is severely limited in the basic version. But right now I know I spend WAY too much time on the computer, and I'm considering just getting Xfire and deleting everything else :laugh:

yeah, Xfire and games sounds good to me.

PVTCaboose1337 · Apr 25, 2006

gaim is what i use, as well as AIM occasionally

FLY3R · Apr 25, 2006

Great information!!! Nice work.

POGE · Apr 28, 2006

Updated. Comments welcome.

zekrahminator · Apr 28, 2006

thanks for the screenshots

wazzledoozle · Apr 28, 2006

Trillian>GAIM
GAIM= Gay Assimilator Instant Messenger

POGE · Apr 28, 2006

What you using? I use Gaim, but I'm considering Miranda.

zekrahminator · May 2, 2006

Wow, thats really informative :toast:

. I think I'll stick with GAIM though...It has transparency controls that look AMAZING in Vista.

Migons · May 3, 2006

I use Gaim ('cause non-GTK apps' systray icon will cause trouble with fbpanel), but sadly I never see when a new message arrives - that's because of fbpanel (it doesn't flash or flicker). Maybe I'll try GNOME Panel sometime...

PVTCaboose1337 · May 8, 2006

wazzledoozle said:
Trillian>GAIM
GAIM= Gay Assimilator Instant Messenger

How could you say that. Trillian sucks resources from the computer! Gaim is lightweight and allows for customization. I love it because it allows for NO POPUPS!

KennyT772 · May 8, 2006

well gaim is a lightweight as thats what its sposed to be...
trillian on the otherhand is still under the useage in 3 connection then aim, msn, or yahoo each. i have my server rig port forwarded and running trillian so i can msg even from school...gotta love it.

G.T · May 8, 2006

PVTCaboose1337 said:
How could you say that. Trillian sucks resources from the computer!

If ya p00ter has some meaty balls/enougher power and RAM you can spare the ickle bit more juice it pulls. =P

DVD-Man · Oct 14, 2006

Do any of these clients (I know Trillian doesn't) allow the user to see custom emoticons from your contacts & receive nudges (both MSN features) for example?

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