Adium users disconnected from MSNSource: The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Late yesterday evening, users of the latest build (1.3.2) of the Adium multiservice chat client found themselves unexpectedly at a loss -- connections to Microsoft's MSN IM service stopped being accepted as of about 8 pm Pacific Time, according to a post on the Adium blog.
Adium Product Manager Retires from ProjectSource: adiumx.com
Chris Forsythe, aka The_Tick , is retiring from the position of Adium Project Manager after 3 years of hard work in that capacity and several years before that of deep involvement in the Adium community.
A/V for Adium! Source: Adium Blog
During all our work on integrating audio and video into Adium, it seems that a company called MeBeam was way ahead of us. They implemented a cross-platform, protocol-agnostic videochat solution using Flash. The best of all: They allowed us to integrate with their service!
Showdown: Adium vs. iChatSource: TechPwn.com
As Mac uers know, iChat comes pre-installed as the default messaging program on OS X. Knowing this, we all know that more people are going to use it by default.
In Depth Review of Adium 1.0Source: The Apple Blog
Yesterday, Adium, a popular multi-protocol instant message client, finally hit version 1.0, and I'm very happy to say that the result of six years of hard work came out great. Wow, do I love Adium.
Web DependancySource: jacktams.co.uk
Continuing in my long list of ideas on technological dependancies. I though I would turn my attention to the World Wide Web. Yes the thing you are viewing this on now.
Skype Protocol HackedSource: TechCrunch
It has been reported that a company from China has hacked the Skype protocol. A third-party program could be available by the end of July which uses Skype's network without using its client.

If you're an Adium user on Mac OS X, then you have the ability to dynamically insert a RSS headline in your AOL Instant Messager (AIM) profile from your favorite feed. Here's how you do it:
A Lesson in IM HistorySource: truitt25.com
It was about 1997 and I was 12 years old. The original iMac had just been released and 36.6 baud modems were blazingly fast.

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