Security is a feature usually built in each software. However, users often have to give up software that is pretty useful otherwise but don’t provide adequate security and privacy features. OTRProxy solves this problem by letting you make your IM tool secure. Once installed and configured, all your messages communicated through your IM client pass [...]
If you are unsure about the level of protection that native messaging applications such as Facebook Chat have to offer, it is time you switched to encrypted communication. An app called “CryptoCat” could be exactly what you are looking for. CryptoCat is a free to use web app that offers users an encrypted chat interface. [...]
Talkwheel is an interesting new take on posting your thoughts publicly. It is designed to facilitate conversation between strangers. Users can go on their site and post about any topic, and other users are able to come in and respond with their own opinion. Where it gets interesting is with the wheel part, which shows [...]
Today Facebook is a massive online social network that connects you to relatives, friends, and colleagues. Facebook Chat is used by nearly all of Facebook account holders to instantly interact with their Facebook friends. But unlike traditional IM tools, Facebook Chat requires you to keep a browser window open in order to chat with friends. [...]
While Facebook chat continues to become a favorite amongst Facebook users, Twitter account holders have yet to be given a built-in chatting interface by the network. The result is third-party apps trying to provide this feature. One of these apps is a tool called Blither. Blither is a Twitter client that is absolutely free to [...]
When comparisons are made between Facebook and Twitter, Facebook Chat is something Twitter does not really have an equivalent for. But this is something a new web service called Bonfire plans to change. Bonfire is a Twitter client that incorporates live chatting within Twitter’s interface. Seeing as how Facebook users were excited about Chat’s inclusion [...]
At times, revealing your phone number to somebody is not the wisest decision – you might be unwantedly contacted after your initial correspondence. Fortunately there are anonymous numbers that can be used to call and text others. One app that provides you with anonymous numbers is Call Safely. Call Safely is a phone application for [...]
Vox.io is a handy VoIP client which relies completely on your browser, on any flash-based device and helps you make calls to your friends and family. But before that, you must sign up for a free account and validate your phone number and email. After validating, all you have to do is enter the number [...]
Websites that let you create chat rooms are not usually as quick as you would like them to be. What you need is a fast web app that lets you quickly create a chat room and anonymously chat with others. That is precisely what Connected2Me offers. Connected2Me is a free to use web service that [...]
Have you ever been on the phone with somebody and tried to exchange important textual information? If you have, then you know it is not always easy. Here to help you out in such cases is a web service called SimpleMeet. SimpleMeet is a free to use web service that lets you instantly create chatrooms [...]