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Ford Prefect
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Hi all,
I've lurked for a while on this forum and you've answered a lot of my questions already, thanks for having such a knowledgable community!
I'm going to order myself a new 17"PB by the end of this month and before I take the leap, I've got some questions about AOL IM chat clients.
I've heard that the AIM client for Mac supplied by AOL is not that good. A few people have mentioned that iChat doesn't have the ability to view AIM member profiles. Is this true? If so, I'm wondering if there's an AIM client that will meet my needs. I do three main things in AIM on my PC:
1. Send/receive instant messages (duh)
2. View member profiles and away messages
3. Send/receive files
Is there a client that will at least adequately do all three of these? Video conferencing and group chats are not an issue for me.
I appreciate any advice switchers or long-time Mac users have on the subject. I'm really excited to switch, I've had it with PCs and look forward to the Mac experience, but it's a bit tough being a highly proficient Windows user to being a complete Mac noob!
I've lurked for a while on this forum and you've answered a lot of my questions already, thanks for having such a knowledgable community!
I'm going to order myself a new 17"PB by the end of this month and before I take the leap, I've got some questions about AOL IM chat clients.
I've heard that the AIM client for Mac supplied by AOL is not that good. A few people have mentioned that iChat doesn't have the ability to view AIM member profiles. Is this true? If so, I'm wondering if there's an AIM client that will meet my needs. I do three main things in AIM on my PC:
1. Send/receive instant messages (duh)
2. View member profiles and away messages
3. Send/receive files
Is there a client that will at least adequately do all three of these? Video conferencing and group chats are not an issue for me.
I appreciate any advice switchers or long-time Mac users have on the subject. I'm really excited to switch, I've had it with PCs and look forward to the Mac experience, but it's a bit tough being a highly proficient Windows user to being a complete Mac noob!