What is Aduim??

a_all · a_all #1 (**permalink**)

09-30-2008, 10:19 AM

Ok Im new too mac and everything it has to offer. I recently purchased a macbook over the weekend. And need to know about adium. I saw that it was mentioned in other threads. But I would like to know what adium is and what it has to offer. I just step up and account with AIM, from directions of a friend who says its an easy and FREE way to use ichat. I would really appreciate anyones help. thanks

giulio · giulio #2 (**permalink**)

09-30-2008, 10:38 AM

Adium is a multi-protocol chat client. It can do AIM, MSN, Yahoo, etc. It's the best out there.

a_all · a_all #3 (**permalink**)

09-30-2008, 10:43 AM

thanks giulio, for your response

a_all · a_all #4 (**permalink**)

09-30-2008, 10:45 AM

Another question is ADIUM Free?

James · James #5 (**permalink**)

09-30-2008, 11:05 AM

Yes it is free, and very easy to setup and use. However, it you want to use camera and voice it will not handle it, use ichat for that. iChat along with an AIM account works very well for video and voice chat.

PowerBookG4 · PowerBookG4 #6 (**permalink**)

09-30-2008, 11:22 AM

iChat is free as well. Adium is more for people who have more than one chat account on more than one service. For example if you have an AIM account and you have a Yahoo account, then adium would be perfect for you as this would allow both accounts to be logged in, using the same application.

Also, Adium does not yet support video chat, nor does it support voice chat like was already mentioned, so if you know that you will be using one of these services you should keep iChat around as I do.

a_all · a_all #7 (**permalink**)

09-30-2008, 03:22 PM

Thank you for ur response. I really appreciate it. I only have AIM so i might just stick with that. but if in the future i have more accounts i might just try out adium.

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a_all #4 (permalink)
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James #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 26, 2004 Location: Pocola, Oklahoma Posts: 808 Mac Specs: Mac Pro 2.66 - 4 Gig Ram, iMac G5 2 Gig ram 20"	09-30-2008, 11:05 AM Yes it is free, and very easy to setup and use. However, it you want to use camera and voice it will not handle it, use ichat for that. iChat along with an AIM account works very well for video and voice chat. Mac Pro Intel 2.66 - 4 Gigs Ram - 10.6.1 - 30" Apple Monitor iMac 24" 2 gigs ram - MacBook Pro
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Member Since: Jan 08, 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,190 Mac Specs: Mac Pro 8x3.0ghz 12gb ram 8800GT , MBP 2.16 2GB Ram 17 inch.	09-30-2008, 11:22 AM iChat is free as well. Adium is more for people who have more than one chat account on more than one service. For example if you have an AIM account and you have a Yahoo account, then adium would be perfect for you as this would allow both accounts to be logged in, using the same application. Also, Adium does not yet support video chat, nor does it support voice chat like was already mentioned, so if you know that you will be using one of these services you should keep iChat around as I do. My Website Blog I love my hosting company! I was on the M-F honor roll for Febuary:2006
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Member Since: Sep 30, 2008 Location: Texas & Iowas Posts: 5 Mac Specs: 2.4GHz, 2gb RAM, 160gb HD, Superdrive	09-30-2008, 03:22 PM Thank you for ur response. I really appreciate it. I only have AIM so i might just stick with that. but if in the future i have more accounts i might just try out adium. New to Mac
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Member Since: Sep 30, 2008 Location: Texas & Iowas Posts: 5 Mac Specs: 2.4GHz, 2gb RAM, 160gb HD, Superdrive	09-30-2008, 10:19 AM Ok Im new too mac and everything it has to offer. I recently purchased a macbook over the weekend. And need to know about adium. I saw that it was mentioned in other threads. But I would like to know what adium is and what it has to offer. I just step up and account with AIM, from directions of a friend who says its an easy and FREE way to use ichat. I would really appreciate anyones help. thanks
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