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new to AIM, halp
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:12 pm
by Massive Quasars
I can't seem to read the text I receive in AIM when I'm messaged, sometimes a window will slide up from the taskbar with a summary of said text, but no IM window. When I open one to chat, others can receive my messages but I cannot read their's even as I do hear the noise associated with received messages.
Is this common? I've upgraded my AIM to no avail.
TIA.
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:30 pm
by Doombrain
shit pants?
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:22 am
by Massive Quasars
internet experts, what do you make of this?
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:53 pm
by +JuggerNaut+
do you HAVE to use AIM's client? use gaim or trillian instead.
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:05 pm
by Massive Quasars
i don't, this is news, i'll report back later with results
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:55 pm
by dzjepp
Use miranda
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:56 pm
by dzjepp
Or this if you want the flash without doing any work
http://www.miranda-pack.com/
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:44 pm
by Lieutenant Dan
Gaim or anything else > Any official clients.
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:06 am
by Massive Quasars
I ended up choosing GAIM over Miranda.
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:42 pm
by dzjepp
Dumb
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 8:55 pm
by Massive Quasars
I liked the GUI, and some of it's features seemed more user friendly.
Personal judgement call, to each their own.
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 8:58 pm
by dzjepp
You should of at least tried miranda pack. Granted miranda is hard to configure to look nice but there are options where it's all done for you.
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:39 pm
by Massive Quasars
In time, perhaps, I just needed a simple and quick alternative to pos AIM.
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:04 am
by ^misantropia^
I've tried both. GAIM > Miranda when it comes to ease of use. It just works, to steal a phrase.
Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 7:53 am
by Cooldown
I've also tried both and prefer Gaim.
For those unaware, Gaim is now Pidgin.
Get the new version:
http://pidgin.im/pidgin/home/ 
Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 11:34 am
by +JuggerNaut+
dzjepp wrote:Dumb
miranda sucks.
:icon11:
Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 11:57 am
by Foo
dzjepp wrote:You should of at least tried miranda pack. Granted miranda is hard to configure to look nice but there are options where it's all done for you.
Pidgin is beating Miranda right now on features and looks, even with the Miranda-X or Miranda-Pack bundles. I've been trying them all over the past few weeks.
I've been using Miranda for a few years now, but I'm back on and sticking with Pidgin. Its better right now.
Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 9:03 pm
by dzjepp
Yeah, I just installed Pidgin and have been surprised by the simplicity and ease of use. Came across a few kinks but I'll be sticking with it for now, at least until I get a shot at Trillian Astra. (I've pretty much fucked my install of miranda too much and would have to re-install completely to get it going again, which I don't feel like doing right now).
Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 10:25 pm
by +JuggerNaut+
dzjepp wrote:Yeah, I just installed Pidgin and have been surprised by the simplicity and ease of use. Came across a few kinks but I'll be sticking with it for now, at least until I get a shot at Trillian Astra. (I've pretty much fucked my install of miranda too much and would have to re-install completely to get it going again, which I don't feel like doing right now).
dzjepp wrote:Dumb
Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 4:10 am
by dzjepp
