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P!nk · « **on:** March 17, 2008, 09:24:37 PM »

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Eiii · « **Reply #1 on:** March 17, 2008, 09:36:32 PM »

Xfire is icky. It's like the official AIM client, but even MORE bloated! If they could cut down on the horrible size and overbearingness... that'd be nice. I can't stand to keep it running.

webhead · « **Reply #2 on:** March 17, 2008, 09:50:25 PM »

MORE bloated, you say?? at least xfire doesn't install its own IE-shell browser and try to push AIM mail and other stuff on you.

Eiii · « **Reply #3 on:** March 17, 2008, 10:05:04 PM »

I haven't touched AIM in 4 years. Are they doing that crap now? D:

webhead · « **Reply #4 on:** March 17, 2008, 10:24:51 PM »

well at least they were last time i even went so far as to install it. lets see, that was probably.... well, i dont know how long ago, but it's whenever they changed to that newer interface. as soon as it upgraded, i ditched it.

P!nk · « **Reply #5 on:** March 18, 2008, 07:09:26 PM »

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Eiii · « **Reply #6 on:** March 18, 2008, 07:22:54 PM »

Pidgin. I've nothing against the protocols- just the clients.

webhead · « **Reply #7 on:** March 18, 2008, 08:15:12 PM »

Quote from: P!nk on March 18, 2008, 07:09:26 PM

So..no Xfire, aim..

What do you use? Crumb sized light speed introverted teleportic walky-talkies? o_O

how did you know?!

lol actually i use trillian. some people hate on it but i just tell 'em it uses less RAM than pidgin. i wonder... might it be because of that big ol' GTK? *ponders*

Quote from: Eiii on March 18, 2008, 07:22:54 PM

...I've nothing against the protocols- just the clients.

yep, same. bloatware they are.
now, if pidgin/trillian could only get Xfire stuff under their skins... THEN we'd be cookin.

Zorchenhimer · « **Reply #8 on:** March 18, 2008, 09:00:02 PM »

Quote from: Eiii on March 18, 2008, 07:22:54 PM

Pidgin. I've nothing against the protocols- just the clients.

Pidgin is awesome. I found a xfire plugin too. I'll use that when I'm on my desktop (the plugin). My desktop is Ubuntu, so xfire doesn't like it.

Garrett · « **Reply #9 on:** March 18, 2008, 09:04:01 PM »

Quote from: webhead on March 18, 2008, 08:15:12 PM

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now, if pidgin/trillian could only get Xfire stuff under their skins... THEN we'd be cookin.

Quote from: Zorchenhimer on March 18, 2008, 09:00:02 PM

Pidgin is awesome. I found a xfire plugin too. I'll use that when I'm on my desktop (the plugin). My desktop is Ubuntu, so xfire doesn't like it.

So if you get pidgin, you can then get this plugin and see messages in game and what not?

Eiii · « **Reply #10 on:** March 18, 2008, 09:23:43 PM »

Haha, no. That'd be nice, though.

Zorchenhimer · « **Reply #11 on:** March 18, 2008, 09:45:32 PM »

Quote from: Garrett on March 18, 2008, 09:04:01 PM

So if you get pidgin, you can then get this plugin and see messages in game and what not?

That would be nice, but alas it can only use the protocol.

Eiii · « **Reply #12 on:** March 18, 2008, 09:51:07 PM »

I think even that is shaky.

Zorchenhimer · « **Reply #13 on:** March 18, 2008, 09:52:33 PM »

Yea, it doesn't have all of the games named correctly. Like it would say something like "Zorchenhimer is playing 4297."

lekky · « **Reply #14 on:** March 19, 2008, 04:21:07 AM »

Quote from: webhead on March 18, 2008, 08:15:12 PM

lol actually i use trillian. some people hate on it but i just tell 'em it uses less RAM than pidgin. i wonder... might it be because of that big ol' GTK?

Who has such little RAM that it even makes a difference?!!?

Zorchenhimer · « **Reply #15 on:** March 19, 2008, 08:31:45 AM »

I think this is why Pidgin uses more ram.

Pidgin:

Trillian:

Edit: and yes, I installed Trillian just for that screenshot. It tries to install a bunch of other crap too.

Garrett · « **Reply #16 on:** March 19, 2008, 08:48:35 AM »

So these messaging programs basically are a client that will be able to talk to multiple messaging programs with just one program?

Eiii · « **Reply #17 on:** March 19, 2008, 10:08:19 AM »

lekky · « **Reply #18 on:** March 19, 2008, 10:52:37 AM »

But they are more horrible than the clients they try to replace. Just stick with MSN, best of a bad bunch...

Eiii · « **Reply #19 on:** March 19, 2008, 11:05:35 AM »

I disagree with that entirely.