Comments on: Pidgin – Tips and Tricks http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mohammad http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/#comment-435430 mohammad Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:54:59 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/#comment-435430 Hi thanks it was useful my two main problems with pidgin is file transfer and sent to all Hi
thanks it was useful
my two main problems with pidgin is file transfer and sent to all

]]> By: Rita Book http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/#comment-404498 Rita Book Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:48:03 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/#comment-404498 I agree that Pidgin is *HUGE* - even in "small Buddy List" mode - compared to Miranda. I suspect much of the blame lies with gtk-win32, which I never liked. You know, maybe if you guys used the Windows APIs it wouldn't take you years and years to figure out how to display webcam video. I agree that Pidgin is *HUGE* – even in “small Buddy List” mode – compared to Miranda. I suspect much of the blame lies with gtk-win32, which I never liked. You know, maybe if you guys used the Windows APIs it wouldn’t take you years and years to figure out how to display webcam video.

]]> By: Mackenzie http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/#comment-397024 Mackenzie Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:29:20 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/#comment-397024 Please look at http://geekblog.oneandoneis2.org/index.php/2006/08/17/why_doesn_t_linux_need_defragmenting While Linux filesystems *can* get fragmented, it only happens when the drive is very full. Please look at http://geekblog.oneandoneis2.org/index.php/2006/08/17/why_doesn_t_linux_need_defragmenting

While Linux filesystems *can* get fragmented, it only happens when the drive is very full.

]]> By: Sajid Iqbal http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/#comment-360788 Sajid Iqbal Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:52:18 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/#comment-360788 Thanks mate, I was looking for some pidgin review. I am using it for not very long time but I am satisfied with it. Thanks mate, I was looking for some pidgin review. I am using it for not very long time but I am satisfied with it.

]]> By: Maj http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/#comment-301455 Maj Fri, 30 May 2008 16:31:19 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/#comment-301455 Having a lot of files doesn't "harm" your hard drive. That's what it's for. The amount of space taken by having many small text files compared to one large file is negligible. Having a lot of files doesn’t “harm” your hard drive. That’s what it’s for. The amount of space taken by having many small text files compared to one large file is negligible.

]]> By: Mackenzie Morgan http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/#comment-251607 Mackenzie Morgan Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:42:38 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/#comment-251607 AIM ones seem to work fine. The XMPP protocol simply doesn't support them though. AIM ones seem to work fine. The XMPP protocol simply doesn’t support them though.

]]> By: Mackenzie Morgan http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/#comment-251605 Mackenzie Morgan Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:41:17 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/#comment-251605 That's not right. Having separate files means it's not getting fragmented. Fragmentation occurs when you try to write big file and don't have a large enough chunk of free space. If it was all in one giant DB, that would happen. The separate small files mean each file can be perfectly contiguous instead of fragmenting. Also, the number of files you have has no effect whatsoever on your hard drive. It cannot possibly be harming your drive. If your drive is dying, that's because hard drives have moving parts and just sorta die after a while. That’s not right. Having separate files means it’s not getting fragmented. Fragmentation occurs when you try to write big file and don’t have a large enough chunk of free space. If it was all in one giant DB, that would happen. The separate small files mean each file can be perfectly contiguous instead of fragmenting. Also, the number of files you have has no effect whatsoever on your hard drive. It cannot possibly be harming your drive. If your drive is dying, that’s because hard drives have moving parts and just sorta die after a while.

]]> By: Chuqui http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/#comment-251556 Chuqui Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:24:52 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/#comment-251556 Hi, I was told that the HDD cannot be fragmented in Ubuntu, because the way it handle with files, totally different to Windows. Can someone tell me if Pidgin could really harm my hard drive?? Hi, I was told that the HDD cannot be fragmented in Ubuntu, because the way it handle with files, totally different to Windows.

Can someone tell me if Pidgin could really harm my hard drive??

]]> By: Rakshit http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/#comment-226682 Rakshit Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:13:57 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/#comment-226682 I love Pidgin simply because it helps me to identify the person who has blocked me on google talk- a feature that is missing in GTalk. I love Pidgin simply because it helps me to identify the person who has blocked me on google talk- a feature that is missing in GTalk.

]]> By: Shankar Ganesh http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/#comment-210868 Shankar Ganesh Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:56:05 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pidgin-tips-and-tricks/#comment-210868 Thanks for dropping by man. I too don't like Pidgin for one reason: most of the time, file transfers don't go well when using it. Thanks for dropping by man. I too don’t like Pidgin for one reason: most of the time, file transfers don’t go well when using it.

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