[GOD GODDY]

Originally Posted by TTR_loves_Mittens

God, why does everyone hate AOL so much? I swear, since I got this new computer, I have never gotten the connection dropped, and I've had this baby for like 1-3 years.

And for a while, I've been letting it run overnight and in the day, and still no connection drop.

Random programs that do nothing for you, low connection speeds, RAM and processor hog, high prices. Though I hear their anti-virus program is pretty good.

Originally Posted by TTR_loves_Mittens

Also, I'm not using Gaim or Trillian because I'd rather have a free product then using an opensource (Or GPL, whatever it is) for a free product. I always though GPL and opensource was only for alternatives to commercial products.

The thing about AIM is that it has advertisements that make noises and irritating windows if you accidentally roll your mouse over them. I know you sign onto MSN as well, and that program also uses a shit ton of RAM like AIM does. If you use Gaim or Trillian you will not only have no ads, but you can sign into all your IM accounts at once, use less resources, use less space in your taskbar and system tray, and have more features available for use.

I've converted other people to Gaim. It's simpler than Trillian in appearance, though I've never had the chance to use Trillian before. I'll just stick with Gaim, though. Finally, there is Miranda IM, but it doesn't let you use more than one account per service.