http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/pidgin used for category lists, takes arguments en http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/instant_messaging_roundup_all_in_one_desktop_browser_alternatives <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <div style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.maximumpc.com/files/u46173/emoticons.jpg" alt="IM" width="415" height="199" /></div><p class="MsoNormal">Instant messaging is a great way to stay in touch, but anybody who uses it extensively knows the pain of having friends spread out over different services. Ever install a bulky and bloated IM client for just one friend? Or wished you could instant message all your groupies without running 5 different chat clients in the system tray? Well IM providers and a handful of crafty open source programmers have listened to our cries. Free browser-based alternatives exist for all the major platforms, and all in one desktop clients are finally able to bring the competing services together.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Click the jump to review our roundup. </p> <p><a href="http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/instant_messaging_roundup_all_in_one_desktop_browser_alternatives">read more</a></p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/instant_messaging_roundup_all_in_one_desktop_browser_alternatives#comments Features AIM aol Digsby Google google talk ICQ Instant Messaging meebo Miranda MSN pidgin Software trillian Yahoo Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:57:57 -0500 Justin Kerr 2829 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/trillian_astra_first_hands_on <p>Will takes a late night test spin with the latest alpha version of the newest entry to the multi-format instant messaging race</p> <p><a href="http://www.maximumpc.com/article/trillian_astra_first_hands_on">read more</a></p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/trillian_astra_first_hands_on#comments News Editor Blogs GAIM google talk IM pidgin trillian Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:24:27 -0500 Will Smith 1143 at http://www.maximumpc.com