[iBook] iPhoto crashing -- Cocktail helped!

[Angus Wallace]

There are a few ways that you can do this. First a little background.

Chatting works by using protocols. These are agreed methods of  
communicating. Think of them like languages. Some are
MSN, AOL, Yahoo. There is also an open protocol called Jabber that  
has been developed by volunteers. This is in my opinion the best. the  
reason for this, is that all of the proprietary protocols (eg. the  
first 3 I listed) want you to use their client (i.e. MSN wants you to  
use MSN messenger) They constantly change their protocols in subtle  
ways to try to block out 3rd party clients.

a couple of options:

1) Use Adium. this is a chat client for mac that supports several  
protocols (all of those mentioned here). It doesn't support audio/ 
video chat. I've found it excellent.

2) another option, is to use Jabber. I love jabber. Anyone on any  
computer can use Jabber for instant messaging (IM), and it is, and  
will always, be free (as in freedom). Also, a fantastic feature of  
jabber, is it's ability to connect to other IMs. I connect to MSN  
through Jabber, and so I can chat to friends on MSN using iChat.  
(although, I use Adium, because I think it's better.)

anyway, I hope this is clear, feel free to email with questions..

cheers,
-Gus

On 07/08/2005, at 5:56 AM, Rebecca Hoffman wrote:

> I've IM'd friends using PCs from my iBook with iChat; there didn't  
> seem to be any problem. I don't know what program they were using,  
> but it wasn't iChat.
>
> Rebecca
>
> On Aug 6, 2005, at 12:47 PM, Tom Legare wrote:
>
>
>> Laura,
>>
>> Chatting between Macs and Windows is still evolving, especially if  
>> you want
>> to use the voice or video conferencing features.  iChat AV is the  
>> best
>> program out there, but it is Mac-only.  If your friend is using MSN
>> Messenger, you will have to use the Mac version of MSN Messenger  
>> to chat
>> with them.  There are some clones that also work, but iChat AV  
>> will not
>> work.  Also, you will not be able to do audio or video  
>> conferencing, just
>> typing back and forth.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Laura Bruce" <labruce at gmail.com>
>>
>> My new problem is a very basic one. Someone on MSN wants to chat with
>> me via IM. I have a mac.com account. Can I chat with them using  
>> iChat,
>> or do I need to download that &$&*£^@£% MSN software?
>>
>> Have never used iChat before so am completely lost. I have set the
>> recipient's service to MSN in the address book section, but still no
>> luck.
>>
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