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 [...]
Most computer users connect with their friends through multiple social networks and messaging clients. Staying up to date with all accounts therefore becomes quite complicated and time consuming. Here to offer a solution by merging social networking, email, and messaging is a web service called LiveGO. LiveGO is a free to use website that lets [...]
You can always access the chat logs of instant messaging clients like Skype and Windows Live in the application itself. But wouldn’t it be better if there is a way to put them in a cloud storage so that you can easily retrieve them from any computer? ChatPast is a web app that lets you [...]
It can be quite time wasting to keep shifting from your web browser window to your instant messaging client’s window. But because of BuddyFox you can now seamlessly integrate instant messaging with web surfing, without any window switching. BuddyFox is a browser addon for Mozilla Firefox. Once installed in your browser, it acts as an [...]
RSS feeds are extremely useful for getting the latest updates for your favorite website or blog. We usually read our feed from our RSS readers or e-mail. RSS.im is a web app that connects your RSS feed to your instant messaging clients so you can receive rss feeds updates in your IM window. To subscribe [...]
How would you like to browse the web while chat with your friends at the same time without having to leave the chatroom or change webpages? Fortunately, Chatab is an all in one online messenger with a built-in browser that lets you chat and browse at the same time. Similar to tools like Meebo, Chatab [...]
TwitOnMSN is a nifty online service that lets you use Twitter on MSN. It gives you the ability to follow and send updates directly through your MSN. To get started, simply login onto your MSN account and add TwitOnMSN006@Live.com to your contacts. Next, the TwitOnMSN bot should send you a message to sign, you can [...]
BabelWith.me is a real time chat translation app that lets you instantly communicate in multiple languages (up to 45). It automatically translates every message you type in into the language selected by the receiver in real time. Now you could enjoy real-time conversations with friends without language barriers. Just enter your name, language and start [...]
If you often find yourself missing important emails from colleagues or contacts you should check out Mail2.im. This service gives you an email address that can be set to forward all incoming emails (that are sent to your Mail2.im account) to another email account, chat client, Twitter or mobile phone. All it takes is to [...]
Answer.im is an online autoresponder that works as answering machine for your instant messenger. Using it you can keep your IM status online and make it automatically answer with your text, even if your computer is switched off. The site currently supports MSN, ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, Google talk. How does it work? 1. Login using [...]