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If you IM, get Gaim

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jarossamdb7
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http://gaim.sourceforge.net/

does every client (yahoo, msn, aim, google talk, icq, and more) all in one and it doesnt have adds like all those other ones do!
Dec 13 2005 2:09PM
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jarossamdb7
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and, some of you may mention trillion, but gaim is much better because it takes less resources to run..
Dec 13 2005 2:09PM
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Melvs
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gaim is nice, just takes some tweaking to get it how you want it.
Dec 13 2005 2:22PM
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jarossamdb7
Posts: 6322 - Karma: -10
exactly
Dec 13 2005 2:25PM
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acoustikrage
Posts: 1001 - Karma: 10
or miranda im.
Dec 13 2005 2:27PM
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KingShit
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Been using gaim for over a year now, it's pretty chill. The best thing about it is the how basic it is.
Dec 13 2005 2:51PM
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CBROOKS
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if u run a mac, adium is a sweet program
Dec 13 2005 3:07PM
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sKILOve07
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okay someone explain what gaim is
Dec 13 2005 3:36PM
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Melvs
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it's like AIM, only not made by AIM... it's simple, and customizable to some extent.
Dec 13 2005 4:43PM
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jarossamdb7
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using it right now on my G4 PB
Dec 13 2005 4:46PM
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nilzlet
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wait, but you can talk to people like on aim? so its pretty much like firefox, same as ie but better and works with aim and stuff?
Dec 13 2005 4:51PM
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RoCkTwiNTiPs1919
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adium is the best instant messanger ever. Such an ingenious idea with all the customizations and such.
Dec 13 2005 4:52PM
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jarossamdb7
Posts: 6322 - Karma: -10
yea! and do Yahoo im, msnim, google talk, and AIM all in one program that works just like aim. you got your buddy list and next to everyones name, is an icon showing if they are on aim, yahoo or whatever.
Dec 13 2005 4:59PM
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CBROOKS
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if you run a mac, DEFINITLEY get AUDIUM
Dec 13 2005 8:38PM
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mst1228
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nah if you get the new Trillian Pro from limewire or something its so much sicker.
Dec 13 2005 8:41PM
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skifree919
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In my opinion, I follow the old saying when it comes to aim. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Dec 13 2005 8:55PM
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jarossamdb7
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if you consider adds and crap and bullshit you dont want and then you end up running3 programs at once just to talk to all your firends, then I say its broken.
Dec 13 2005 9:22PM
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Elife
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I like AIM, all these special internet programs just end up fucking me up
Dec 13 2005 9:39PM
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skifree919
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I haven't updated my aim in about 4 or 5 updates, so i have all i need wihtout all the extra bull shit add ins. All mine does is chat, and the only special feature there is is the eye, and the eye rules.
Dec 13 2005 10:08PM
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skifree919
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I haven't updated my aim in about 4 or 5 updates, so i have all i need wihtout all the extra bull shit add ins. All mine does is chat, and the only special feature there is is the eye, and the eye rules.
Dec 13 2005 10:08PM
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wiener
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adium is pimp
Dec 13 2005 10:22PM
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k2yeags
Posts: 2320 - Karma: 27
Which instaler do you use for Macs??
Dec 13 2005 11:31PM
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Ski-hobo
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what about this new Google Instant messenger thing?
Dec 13 2005 11:31PM
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eheath
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Ah i like it.
Dec 13 2005 11:44PM
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Henry
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besides aduim, what are some other ones for mac?
Dec 14 2005 5:15AM
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jarossamdb7
Posts: 6322 - Karma: -10
iChat. honestly...
Dec 14 2005 5:57AM
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sherpasrock
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just got gaim. its pretty killer.
Dec 14 2005 12:05PM
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jarossamdb7
Posts: 6322 - Karma: -10
it jsut does google im, you need a gmail account and you talk to other people with a gamil account. if you look on the google website, there are instructions on how to talk to people on google talk with Gaim, its killer!!!
Dec 15 2005 12:01PM
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acoustikrage
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i guess you've never heard of aim ad hack then. it removed ads and that weatherbug/wildtangent spyware crap in the older versions of aim. and it's even more useful with the new triton builds because it removes ads, the aol toolbar, and aol explorer. broken? nah..
Dec 15 2005 1:15PM
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jarossamdb7
Posts: 6322 - Karma: -10
installing aim, then installing that, is more complicated then installing gaim. if all you use is AIM, then thats probably not a bad way to go though.
Dec 15 2005 7:23PM
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OpIvy
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And the best thing about gaim/triallian over AIM is that you have other chat clients built in.

One question, the thing that I don't like about trillian is that it doesn't display peoples info very well. It doesn't show any links or any of the formatting very well. How does GAIM perform in that respect?
Dec 15 2005 11:41PM
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jarossamdb7
Posts: 6322 - Karma: -10
i dont know about personal profiles, but when you put the mouse over a contact, it desplayes some information. and as far as I can tell, it will show links and then you can just click on them and they open up in your browser.
Dec 16 2005 11:50AM
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