MSN live 8.1 sucked!

[gekko]

Originally Posted by manasecret

I've been using Trillian to stay in touch with some MSN friends, since it lets you connect to all the different IM programs -- AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ -- with only one login and one program. Which is a lot like Jabber it looks like. I like Trillian but it has some small bugs that are annoying. Maybe I'll try out Jabber.

Jabber is not a IM client, it's an IM server. You can create your own Jabber server, or join an existing one. The beauty of Jabber is that it's open-source software.

So let's say you I use a Mac, and I like using iChat, I can use iChat on any Jabber server. You may choose to use Trillion. Regardless, it becomes the user's preference on what program he wants to use, and on what platform.

I use Google Talk as my Jabber server. I love it! I use iChat to talk, but all my chats are logged in my gmail account. So if we were talking about meeting up, and I lose the directions. I can get online anywhere, and search my chats to find out. Very helpful.