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Yeah, I know you are probably thinking “where the heck has she been?” but, it’s a big world with lots of stuff to do.
So here I am, needing an instant messaging service & figuring there has to be a better way than AIM.
Saw the post on accessing a bunch of IM’s thru Jabber. Just wondering if it works ok. I like the overall idea of Jabber as well.
Also, tried to get to IM Basics in BBB, but it was having a bad day. Anywhere else I can go to get the basics?
That’s the beginnings of my questions. Thanks!
BTThe Best way to learn about IM’s is to try them out, until you find your fit.
Good luck
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quote=bethnwr]Yeah, I know you are probably thinking “where the heck has she been?” but, it’s a big world with lots of stuff to do.
So here I am, needing an instant messaging service & figuring there has to be a better way than AIM.
Saw the post on accessing a bunch of IM’s thru Jabber. Just wondering if it works ok. I like the overall idea of Jabber as well.
Also, tried to get to IM Basics in BBB, but it was having a bad day. Anywhere else I can go to get the basics?
That’s the beginnings of my questions. Thanks!
BT[/quote]well, welcome to BBB! it’s a great place to get answers to your questions. we have lots of great members with lots of great answers.
bethnwr wrote:Also, tried to get to IM Basics in BBB, but it was having a bad day. Anywhere else I can go to get the basics?I clicked the IM Basics link at the top of the screen, and loaded the IM Basics page without problems. perhaps it was temporary?
You may want to read through the getting started article if you’re just getting started, and maybe browse through the forums for each major network, to see if you can get a flavor for which one you might prefer. a lot of people say they use AIM simply because that’s what their friends use. however, don’t let that stop you. if you want to use multiple networks, you should check out the interoperability matrix showing which programs connect to which networks. that way you can connect to AIM, MSN, Yahoo, whatever you want. Personally I use Trillian.
In the end, go with whatever you like the most. If you have any questions about any of it, don’t hesitate to post your questions in the appropriate forum. Someone will have an answer for you.
Welcome to BBB, hope you like it here and keep coming back. 🙂 Also, it’s better late than never, right? (I’m sure many more new people barely start using IM slowly) Have fun with IM!
So, I am signed up on Trillian and can access AIM message center, but I can’t figure out how to IM. Other folks have the little guy you click on, but somehow, my guy is not visible. Any ideas?
bethnwr wrote:So, I am signed up on Trillian and can access AIM message center, but I can’t figure out how to IM. Other folks have the little guy you click on, but somehow, my guy is not visible. Any ideas?if you’re asking what i think you’re asking… let me try to clarify it just to make sure. i’m assuming you mean you arent sure how to message someone who isnt on your buddylist already.
depending on the skin you have (i’ll assume you’re using the default skin), you have to click the icon for whatever messenger you want to use and select the “send message” option. So for AIM, click the little yellow dot (again, in the default skin… it’ll look different for other skins) and go to “Send a Message”. That will let you type in the screenname of whoever you want to send a message to. It’s the same for the other networks.
Easier is to add them to your buddylist so that you dont have to manually type in their name every time. If you have any groups set up on your list, you can right click the groupname and select “Add Contact or Group” and follow the same basic steps as above. Then you should be able to simply double-click any name on your buddylist and it will open a message window to them.
if that helps, great. if that’s not what you were asking, try clarifying a bit and we’ll see what we can come up with.
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