Comments on: Trillian 4 http://www.aelon.net/2006/11/trillian-4/ Random babblings from a few digitally inclined people Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:30:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Seth http://www.aelon.net/2006/11/trillian-4/#comment-2177 Sun, 10 Dec 2006 09:23:36 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/11/trillian-4/#comment-2177 See, that's what I like about web based managers. I simply took my system and set up a set of scripts to interact with Trillian on my XP system and GAIM on my Linux web host system so it doesn't matter where I'm located or what I'm doing. I just log into my web site and chat away. It allows me freedom of IM use on any OS anywhere with all the features through a web browser. See, that’s what I like about web based managers. I simply took my system and set up a set of scripts to interact with Trillian on my XP system and GAIM on my Linux web host system so it doesn’t matter where I’m located or what I’m doing. I just log into my web site and chat away. It allows me freedom of IM use on any OS anywhere with all the features through a web browser.

]]> by: Troopa http://www.aelon.net/2006/11/trillian-4/#comment-2176 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:30:01 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/11/trillian-4/#comment-2176 I'll stick with Gaim or any other free programs. I can't see any features worth buying in an IM client. I’ll stick with Gaim or any other free programs. I can’t see any features worth buying in an IM client.

]]> by: Cyrris http://www.aelon.net/2006/11/trillian-4/#comment-2171 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 01:39:30 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/11/trillian-4/#comment-2171 Buying the Pro version for the first time is a minimum $25. That gives you Trillian Pro and support/upgrades for a year. After that you can keep Trillian Pro but you don't get the support or upgrades. You can renew - for as little as $5 for when a new version comes out, so I'd imagine that's the goer for when Trillian 4 is released. I guess you can just pay $5 every time a new one is released so you can get the upgrade itself, if you're not interested in all the other stuff. It's all explained <a href="http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=69712" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Buying the Pro version for the first time is a minimum $25. That gives you Trillian Pro and support/upgrades for a year. After that you can keep Trillian Pro but you don’t get the support or upgrades. You can renew - for as little as $5 for when a new version comes out, so I’d imagine that’s the goer for when Trillian 4 is released. I guess you can just pay $5 every time a new one is released so you can get the upgrade itself, if you’re not interested in all the other stuff.

It’s all explained here.

]]> by: Holliday http://www.aelon.net/2006/11/trillian-4/#comment-2170 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 01:08:12 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/11/trillian-4/#comment-2170 I use both OSX and windows on a daily basis. I have always liked trillian. So much that I actually paid for Trillian Pro. If there is a substantial savings for pro converters to Astra I will do it since I am already in the hole with them. However, if they expect full price I am sure I can find something else. I don't really use much of the bloat any chat program has to offer. Trillian's metacontacts are my favorite and most used feature probably. Video chat barely works well on any of these chat programs (minus iChat to iChat). I just tried out Adium for the mac and I really like it so far. Will there come a time when I have multiple multi-protocol chat clients on a machine? Heaven forbid. I use both OSX and windows on a daily basis. I have always liked trillian. So much that I actually paid for Trillian Pro. If there is a substantial savings for pro converters to Astra I will do it since I am already in the hole with them. However, if they expect full price I am sure I can find something else.

I don’t really use much of the bloat any chat program has to offer. Trillian’s metacontacts are my favorite and most used feature probably. Video chat barely works well on any of these chat programs (minus iChat to iChat). I just tried out Adium for the mac and I really like it so far.

Will there come a time when I have multiple multi-protocol chat clients on a machine? Heaven forbid.

]]> by: Kelmon http://www.aelon.net/2006/11/trillian-4/#comment-2169 Thu, 23 Nov 2006 08:11:28 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/11/trillian-4/#comment-2169 I think the important question here is: what does Trillian 4 do that other multi-protocol chat clients don't already? Adium is fine while it approaches version 1.0 and iChat AV satisfies my needs for AIM, ICQ and Jabber. As best as I can see the only aspect which is interesting to me is the Message Window, and even stuff like drag-n-drop pictures seems to work in iChat. If I was going to be working under Windows then I expect that using Trillian would be a no-brainer. As it is, however, it doesn't appear to offer anything that would be worth moving to it from my existing clients while being a bit bloated in others. Seriously, I have some great applications for doing stuff like RSS reading so I really don't need or want these plug-ins in my chat client. I think the important question here is: what does Trillian 4 do that other multi-protocol chat clients don’t already? Adium is fine while it approaches version 1.0 and iChat AV satisfies my needs for AIM, ICQ and Jabber. As best as I can see the only aspect which is interesting to me is the Message Window, and even stuff like drag-n-drop pictures seems to work in iChat.

If I was going to be working under Windows then I expect that using Trillian would be a no-brainer. As it is, however, it doesn’t appear to offer anything that would be worth moving to it from my existing clients while being a bit bloated in others. Seriously, I have some great applications for doing stuff like RSS reading so I really don’t need or want these plug-ins in my chat client.

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