Uhhm, it's quite simply a programme which looks like any kind of instant messaging software, but it connects to all major networks (AIM, Y!M, MSN and ICQ.. and even IRC, though I haven't tried that one out yet), instead of just one of them (well, you can set it to connect to any or all - or none - of them.. that's totally up to you!).
So it's really, really nifty, and especially practical for people like me, who don't want to clutter up their computers with lots of software, but whose friends use different messengers (where I live, almost everyone uses ICQ, for example, but most people I know from online use either Yahoo's or AOL's instant messenger).
You can download the basic version for free on the official website http://www.trillian.cc/ (http://www.trillian.cc/). As far as I remember, Trillian Basic is not all that different from the Pro version (I think it's only the more complex features like webcam viewing etc. that are not available in Basic..).
There's only one small disadvantage of the software: The creators/maintainers of the individual networks which Trillian connects to don't like the programme because they want IM users to stick to their own software. Because of that, they (I think it's usually Yahoo) sometimes make changes to their messaging systems, which make it impossible for Trillian to connect to them anymore. However, the Trillian people always react really quickly to such "sabotage" acts and patches can usually be downloaded within a few days!
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Date: 2004-11-22 04:39 pm (UTC)Uhhm, it's quite simply a programme which looks like any kind of instant messaging software, but it connects to all major networks (AIM, Y!M, MSN and ICQ.. and even IRC, though I haven't tried that one out yet), instead of just one of them (well, you can set it to connect to any or all - or none - of them.. that's totally up to you!).
So it's really, really nifty, and especially practical for people like me, who don't want to clutter up their computers with lots of software, but whose friends use different messengers (where I live, almost everyone uses ICQ, for example, but most people I know from online use either Yahoo's or AOL's instant messenger).
You can download the basic version for free on the official website http://www.trillian.cc/ (http://www.trillian.cc/). As far as I remember, Trillian Basic is not all that different from the Pro version (I think it's only the more complex features like webcam viewing etc. that are not available in Basic..).
There's only one small disadvantage of the software: The creators/maintainers of the individual networks which Trillian connects to don't like the programme because they want IM users to stick to their own software. Because of that, they (I think it's usually Yahoo) sometimes make changes to their messaging systems, which make it impossible for Trillian to connect to them anymore. However, the Trillian people always react really quickly to such "sabotage" acts and patches can usually be downloaded within a few days!
Hope that helped! :)