Handy IM Programs

I’m still looking for the perfect Instant Messaging program. We use MSN here at home amongst our computers, mostly because I have bee dissatisfied with the free LAN network chats. I am not saying that I like MSN more, but at least it works! I have tried them all– Yahoo, BORG, Tonic, ICQ, AIM, etc.

I’ve tried Trillian and liked it, but it was still too big for me. I JUST want to IM, you know? I don’t want whiteboards, videos, games, music, videos, file sharing, winks, backgrounds, handwriting, diet pill reviews!, etc. Sheesh! I JUST want the IM. It is SO difficult to find! But Trillian is a great “all-purpose” IM if you have a lot of contacts who use all sorts of IMs. Read more about Trillian here.

There’s also Miranda IM. I’ve heard about it; I think I even tried it years ago. I uninstalled it because I was looking for a LAN chat program, and not a third-party IM. But I may try Miranda again. It looks so simple and clean. Read more about Miranda here.

If you have found a great all-purpose, no-bells-and-whistles IM, please let me know!