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Best instant messenger for mac?

  • 24-08-2008 01:33AM
    #1
    ash2008
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 179 ✭✭


    hey,

    one thing i hate about macs is windows live/msn is so crap on it.
    Has anyone tried any of the other IM s/w for macs...ive heard of adium and amsn. Are they any good? Ive googled adium and seems to be a few people reporting thats its slow and buggy.
    Is there any other options ...cheers:)


Comments

  • #2
    babypink
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,250 ✭✭✭babypink


    slow and buggy my a$$......adium is realistically the only option....it's a no-brainer


  • #3
    Rhyme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,561 ✭✭✭Rhyme


    Adium has caused me problems in the past but it works most of the time, looks nice, is really customisable and a pleasant program to work with.

    Best choice really and if problems arise, the Adium forums can solve most problems.


  • #4
    J-blk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,906 ✭✭✭J-blk


    +1 on Adium... been using it for years with no problems and I only use it for an MSN account - works perfectly.


  • #5
    Stench Blossoms
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,390 ✭✭✭Stench Blossoms


    I use amsn. It's grand. Have no problems with it anyway.


  • #6
    forbairt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭forbairt


    using Adium ... pretty much constantly with work ...

    I'm using it on
    Yahoo
    AIM
    MSN
    2 x gmail

    very rarely does it crash ... so that'd be a +1 to Adium from me :)


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  • #7
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 28,713 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Adium is your only man or women :)


  • #8
    ozt9vdujny3srf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,150 ✭✭✭ozt9vdujny3srf


    +1 Adium, I used amsn for a while but I had more problems with it then I have ever had with Adium, also adium integrates nicely with growl. I am back on windows at the moment and wouldnt mind a nice multi protocal client of the same quality (trillian is lose).


  • #9
    forbairt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭forbairt


    Daniella Muscular Pilgrim the Uncivil wrote: »
    I am back on windows at the moment and wouldnt mind a nice multi protocal client of the same quality (trillian is lose).

    http://pidgin.im/ was pretty good when I was on windows ... (spin off ? from Trillian ? )


  • #10
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    forbairt wrote: »
    http://pidgin.im/ was pretty good when I was on windows ... (spin off ? from Trillian ? )
    Rebranding of GAIM.

    +1 Adium.


  • #11
    im...LOST
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,784 ✭✭✭im...LOST


    Adium is just a modification of Pidgin, no?

    Yeah, Adium is awesome. As soon as they allow video calls on MSN accounts it'll be the shiz.

    Maybe look at the Meebo plugin for FireFox. It works surprisingly well.


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  • #12
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,522 ✭✭✭ethernet


    Adium works grand. Just gives some unusual errors for Jabber accounts every now and then, claiming failed authentication when all details are correct, but no complaints bar this.


  • #13
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    im...LOST wrote: »
    Adium is just a modification of Pidgin, no?

    Yeah, Adium is awesome. As soon as they allow video calls on MSN accounts it'll be the shiz.

    Maybe look at the Meebo plugin for FireFox. It works surprisingly well.
    I'm not sure if its a modification, but I believe it does use Pidgin's open source libpurple library for the multiprotocol support.


  • #14
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,332 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    Adium for macs.
    Pidgin for windows and linux.


  • #15
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    Another + for Adium


  • #16
    johnk123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,029 ✭✭✭johnk123


    Another plus for adium from me, and like has been said already, it integrates perfectly with growl. I do have aMSN also, but i rarely use that.


  • #17
    ash2008
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 179 ✭✭ash2008


    thanks...think ill give adium a try;)


  • #18
    rainbow kirby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,928 ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    Yet another +1 for Adium, have been using it for a few years now and never had a problem with it. Even if my Super Smash Bros Melee sound set does freak people out a bit.


  • #19
    atilladehun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,823 ✭✭✭atilladehun


    I use adium and I like it. I'd probably use ichat if i didn't have msn friends.

    Can I ask a question, what is growl for? I've looked it up and still can't understand why i'd use it?


  • #20
    J-blk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,906 ✭✭✭J-blk


    atilladehun wrote: »
    Can I ask a question, what is growl for? I've looked it up and still can't understand why i'd use it?

    Growl is a cross-system notification agent. So for example, when one of my Adium contacts signs on, I get an overlay in the top right corner of my display that "so and so has signed on". You can configure the notifications location, sounds played etc - It also shows you messages typed, etc if Adium is not active and someone types a message to you. I find it very useful and there are many other apps on Mac OS X that use the Growl notification system, like Skype, Transmission, Cyberduck etc.


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