AIM substitutes?

Rabid Dinosaur · 11-21-2008, 02:37 PM

Programs I can use my AIM account with. Preferably ones that let me keep my font the same.

Zaquis · 11-21-2008, 04:06 PM

i haven't used it but i've heard gaim is good???

NearHi · 11-21-2008, 04:35 PM

Trillian is OK
Pidgin is pretty cool, it's what I use now.
We use PSI at work. It's not as user friendly, it's more for network admins to monitor their employees.

Lord Blazer · 11-21-2008, 04:35 PM

iChat.

Andres · 11-21-2008, 04:54 PM

I use Pidgin. You can also get on AIM using your gmail account within your browser. I don't know about the fonts there, though.

Battletoads · 11-21-2008, 06:11 PM

Digsby

Quote:

* One combined buddy list for all your AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk, Jabber, and Facebook Chat Accounts.
* Manage multiple conversations with tabbed conversation windows. You can drag tabs out into their own windows for important conversations.
* Rename contacts with an alias so you don't have to remember buddy names like 'giantsfan123'.
* If one of your friends has more than one IM account you can combine them into a single merged contact to eliminate duplicate buddies.
* Multitask while you chat. Minimize the IM window and you see popups of new IM's. Best of all, you can reply right from the popup and get back to what you were doing.
* Log conversation history and find the information you need our search-enabled log viewer.
* And so much more.

you can auto seperate friends into groups of availability. digsby rules.

AR-Raven · 11-21-2008, 06:25 PM

Ya use Digsby. DeadAIM is also really good but it costs $5. Gaim sucks huge balls. Although you can't change your IM font with it, most of the styling features for sending IMs have never worked. But that's the only downside.

AR-Raven · 11-21-2008, 06:26 PM

Or if you want an in-browser AIM, like just a webpage, use meebo.com. Really sweet.

Rabid Dinosaur · 11-21-2008, 06:28 PM

I'm using DeadAIM with an old version of AIM, and it works when I can get it to start, but a lot of times AIM just won't start up. It only works like once per three times I restart my computer.

AR-Raven · 11-21-2008, 06:30 PM

There's like a sweet spot in AIM downgrading where it works perfectly. Also if you pirated deadaim that might be the problem, I've heard a lot of people have trouble getting the pirated version to work.

Rabid Dinosaur · 11-21-2008, 06:32 PM

Well, the same version worked fine for five years on XP, so I'm assuming Vista is the problem. As long as AIM actually opens, everything works.

Slime · 11-21-2008, 08:54 PM

Pidgin is great. Its the new Gaim. Space Goat uses it too. Woohoo

Pizza The Hut · 11-21-2008, 09:16 PM

YOU HAVE VISTA?

NearHi · 11-21-2008, 09:46 PM

Me too. Really, nothing wrong with it.
Edit: 'cept minor, useless stuff like Midi control

Slime · 11-21-2008, 09:58 PM

yeah, Vista rocks, especially since SP1. the only early problems with it was developers not coming out with Vista drivers quick enough.

Phil Williamson · 11-21-2008, 10:02 PM

folder permissions
>: (

NearHi · 11-21-2008, 11:08 PM

Small stuff.

Space Goat · 11-21-2008, 11:26 PM

I like Pidgin (formally GAIM) and the fact that it is open source. Digsby looks pretty good, I've never heard of that one before. I didn't like Miranda, and I used Trillian for a long time, but it has become too bloated (not to mention ugly) in my opinion. Also, I prefer my IM clients to match my OS. I don't care to skin them.

NearHi · 11-21-2008, 11:34 PM

Trillian just started to not work too.

Slime · 11-21-2008, 11:43 PM

yeah i didnt like trillian or miranda.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Space Goat

I like Pidgin (formally GAIM)

just so you know, he meant "formerly"... Pidgin is an improvement over Gaim, which is what other people were talking shit about. Even though Gaim was fine.
edit: although it would still be called gaim if it werent for lawsuits

Space Goat · 11-21-2008, 11:50 PM

Yeah, I 100% agree. When I first started trying out third-party clients about 3-4 years ago, I hated GAIM too, and ended up choosing Trillian. I used Trillian for about 2-3 years, but about a year and a half ago, I built a new PC with Vista and decided to try something else. Pidgin won me over.

11-21-2008, 02:37 PM	#1
Rabid Dinosaur Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 14,894	AIM substitutes? Programs I can use my AIM account with. Preferably ones that let me keep my font the same.

11-21-2008, 04:06 PM	#2
Zaquis Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 15,583	i haven't used it but i've heard gaim is good???
Zaquis Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 15,583

11-21-2008, 04:35 PM	#3
NearHi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,483	Trillian is OK Pidgin is pretty cool, it's what I use now. We use PSI at work. It's not as user friendly, it's more for network admins to monitor their employees.
NearHi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,483

11-21-2008, 04:54 PM	#5
Andres Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,797	I use Pidgin. You can also get on AIM using your gmail account within your browser. I don't know about the fonts there, though.
Andres Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,797

11-21-2008, 06:25 PM	#7
AR-Raven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,558	Ya use Digsby. DeadAIM is also really good but it costs $5. Gaim sucks huge balls. Although you can't change your IM font with it, most of the styling features for sending IMs have never worked. But that's the only downside.
AR-Raven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,558

11-21-2008, 04:35 PM	#4
Lord Blazer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 16,885	iChat.

11-21-2008, 06:26 PM	#8
AR-Raven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,558	Or if you want an in-browser AIM, like just a webpage, use meebo.com. Really sweet.
AR-Raven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,558

11-21-2008, 06:28 PM	#9
Rabid Dinosaur Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 14,894	I'm using DeadAIM with an old version of AIM, and it works when I can get it to start, but a lot of times AIM just won't start up. It only works like once per three times I restart my computer.

11-21-2008, 06:30 PM	#10
AR-Raven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,558	There's like a sweet spot in AIM downgrading where it works perfectly. Also if you pirated deadaim that might be the problem, I've heard a lot of people have trouble getting the pirated version to work.
AR-Raven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,558

11-21-2008, 06:32 PM	#11
Rabid Dinosaur Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 14,894	Well, the same version worked fine for five years on XP, so I'm assuming Vista is the problem. As long as AIM actually opens, everything works.

11-21-2008, 08:54 PM	#12
Slime Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 24,891	Pidgin is great. Its the new Gaim. Space Goat uses it too. Woohoo
Slime Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 24,891

11-21-2008, 09:16 PM	#13
Pizza The Hut Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,633	YOU HAVE VISTA?

11-21-2008, 09:46 PM	#14
NearHi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,483	Me too. Really, nothing wrong with it. Edit: 'cept minor, useless stuff like Midi control
NearHi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,483

11-21-2008, 09:58 PM	#15
Slime Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 24,891	yeah, Vista rocks, especially since SP1. the only early problems with it was developers not coming out with Vista drivers quick enough.
Slime Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 24,891

11-21-2008, 10:02 PM	#16
Phil Williamson Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 16,900	folder permissions >: (

11-21-2008, 11:08 PM	#17
NearHi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,483	Small stuff.
NearHi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,483

11-21-2008, 11:26 PM	#18
Space Goat Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,043	I like Pidgin (formally GAIM) and the fact that it is open source. Digsby looks pretty good, I've never heard of that one before. I didn't like Miranda, and I used Trillian for a long time, but it has become too bloated (not to mention ugly) in my opinion. Also, I prefer my IM clients to match my OS. I don't care to skin them.

11-21-2008, 11:34 PM	#19
NearHi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,483	Trillian just started to not work too.
NearHi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,483

11-21-2008, 11:50 PM	#21
Space Goat Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,043	Yeah, I 100% agree. When I first started trying out third-party clients about 3-4 years ago, I hated GAIM too, and ended up choosing Trillian. I used Trillian for about 2-3 years, but about a year and a half ago, I built a new PC with Vista and decided to try something else. Pidgin won me over.