anyone use AIM express?

[alix2.0]

whats the deal with not being able to use express anymore without having to do the whole email thing? it was working fine a week ago.

is there another way to get to it? i guess it doesnt matter that much but the whole email thing annoys me.

 

[alix2.0]

the new chat boxes suck, too.

 

[miaheatlvr]

Originally Posted by alix2.0
http:///forum/post/2539675
the new chat boxes suck, too.
I used to, but have moved on to MSN considering you DONT NEED an AOL account and the majority of people I know dont want to pay for email..

 

[howardj]

I've tried, but it always say 'your pop up blocker settings will not allow this option'

 

[alix2.0]

Originally Posted by HowardJ
http:///forum/post/2539696
I've tried, but it always say 'your pop up blocker settings will not allow this option'

you can just press "Ctrl" when you click on it.

 

[alix2.0]

Originally Posted by MiaHeatLvr
http:///forum/post/2539689
I used to, but have moved on to MSN considering you DONT NEED an AOL account and the majority of people I know dont want to pay for email..
well all my friends have AOL and generally dont use MSN or yahoo, or id get one of those. and, AOL email is free?

 

[azul1994]

http://www.meebo.com/ this is basically the same thing as aim express. Only it always works for me.

 

[matt b]

I just go to aim.com and download it

 

[alix2.0]

i can't download it.
oh well, i guess ill just have to deal. i was using it for like 3 hours last night and it wasnt so bad.

 

[alix2.0]

huh, now its back to the way it used to be.
whatev.

 

[shogun323]

Originally Posted by alix2.0
http:///forum/post/2539698
well all my friends have AOL and generally dont use MSN or yahoo, or id get one of those. and, AOL email is free?
Alix check out a program called Trillian. I have used it for a few years. It is a cross platform instant messenger program. So you are able to chat with Yahoo, AIM, and MSN peeps all at the same time.

 

[m0nk]

Originally Posted by shogun323
http:///forum/post/2553875
Alix check out a program called Trillian. I have used it for a few years. It is a cross platform instant messenger program. So you are able to chat with Yahoo, AIM, and MSN peeps all at the same time.
Eh, gaim (pidgin) > trillian.

 

[shogun323]

Cool. I havent heard of Pidgin. Now I just use iChat.

 

[m0nk]

Originally Posted by shogun323
http:///forum/post/2553900
Cool. I havent heard of Pidgin. Now I just use iChat.
I think pidgin is the only cross platform multi-IM client. I run linux, which is the platform it started on, with the name gaim (which stands for gnome-AIM, where gnome is the most commonly used window manager on linux). Since it's open source, it was quickly released for other platforms.

 

[dragonzim]

Originally Posted by shogun323
http:///forum/post/2553875
Alix check out a program called Trillian. I have used it for a few years. It is a cross platform instant messenger program. So you are able to chat with Yahoo, AIM, and MSN peeps all at the same time.
I've used Trillian for years as well.

 

[nyyankeees]

As long as you have your own internet connection (DSL, Cable) AOL is now free, even the installed version, which is what I use. If you're still in the "caveman days" and have dial up you still have to pay a monthly fee for AOL.

 

[howardj]

I've tried using AIM Express at my g-ma's, and on the desktop, but Both computers say 'your pop-up settings will not allow this, blah blah blah'.
Anyone know how to fix this?

 

[alix2.0]

hold down control while the thing pops up.

 

[howardj]

no, nothing pops up..
I click the little aol guy, and I sign in, and it says pop-up error..

 

[alix2.0]

no, like, when you click on the sign in thing, hold down control. hold it down untill the buddy list loads. it should work then.