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Digsby Beta – Lowered Resources

19.Aug.08 | 1 Comment

Did you try Digsby but drop it when you noticed memory usage in the 50 – 120MB range? I guess I can confess that is exactly what I did… I really liked using Digsby, but that footprint really began to bug me.
Good news: the latest beta seems to have dramatically reduced the memory consumption [...]

I’m Digging Digsby

05.Jun.08 | 2 Comments

A couple days ago I asked (via twitter) for advice on a simple IM client that would help me with my multiple Google Talk IDs. I mean, I know meebo would work but was hoping for something that doesn’t need as much screen space.
[Which reminds me: I wonder if the meebo Firefox sidebar add-on [...]

Google Talk Chatback

25.Feb.08 | 6 Comments

The Google Talk folks have rolled out a new way to allow web site visitors chat with you. They’re calling it chatback and at first glance it seem comparable to Meebo Me but (arguably) a bit more lightweight. (I first mentioned Meebo Me in August of ‘06).
It really is not just like Meebo Me [...]

Meebo Onyx and Updates

19.Aug.07 | 10 Comments

Have you seen the “new” Meebo onyx skin yet? It’s pretty cool! I guess it was announced about a month ago — I’m a bit behind, it would seem.
Although I was a Meebo fanatic for quite some time (past mentions), I’ve drifted away from it these last few months — mainly because I [...]

Pidgin 2.0 and MeeboMe Together

11.Jun.07 | 4 Comments

Want to use the MeeboMe widget but don’t want to run Meebo all the time? Are you using Pidgin?
Check out Manuel’s comment on my earlier Pidgin 2.0 article:
Actually, Meebo Me it?s already open
Take a look at this site:
http://blog.loudervoice.com/2007/02/27/meebome-widget-gaim-killer-app/
The main problem is you get an authorization request every time someone hits your site, but [...]

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