Friday, February 11, 2005
(1:00 PM) | Adam Kotsko:
You need to use Trillian
A while back, Fontana Labs posted about one of the primary problems with AOL's Instant Messenger client: a new window can pop up at any time, without your noticing it, and you might end up continuing to type and pressing enter before you realize you've unintentionally shared some sensitive information. I have recently noticed, however, that Trillian solves that problem: it pulls up a new window to the front, but your cursor remains where it was, so that if you continue typing without noticing the new window, your text still ends up where you intended it to go. It also offers what I like to call an "Away Message tunnelling" feature, whereby you can talk to one person while displaying an away message for everyone else. I wanted that feature within the first week of using AIM, back in college. There are a couple of drawbacks -- namely, the file sharing and chat room features are somewhat flaky still, but I keep a copy of the normal AIM client for when I want to use those features. But in the end, it's a really well-done program that contains no ads and does not pop up random windows at you.Alright, back to the Bible!
