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Reposted from my LJ: While trying to track down and eradicate some spyware, I found a cool new tool. Process Explorer is a highly souped-up version of Task Manager. It shows you not only which tasks are running, but which tasks have spawned other tasks, and what files and registry keys are associated with each task.
Using Process Explorer, I was able to figure out that evil process B was being continuously respawned by innocuous-looking process A, where each of them lived in the file system, and what registry keys were associated with each.
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Oh goodie. That's one of those things that I have always thought should exist. (for values of 'always' = 'since I've used Linux')
Trillian will talk to AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, and IRC. The only catch is that you have to have your own user ID for each service you want to use. So, if you want to talk to someone who only has ICQ, you'll need an ICQ ID, too. Once you have it, though, Trillian lets you talk to all the services from a single interface. Very handy.
Forget Trillian. Use open-source GAIM. [link] Compatible with AIM, Yahoo, ICQ, MSN, Jabber, and more.
even though ICQ and AIM are both owned by AOL, they use different servers, so they can't communicate directly with each other.
This isn't true anymore. You can have AIMers on your ICQ list. I regularly message buffistas on their AIM accounts from ICQ. The only restriction is that they have to be online (which is why I still love ICQ, for the offline messaging).
Trillian is also unable to log into the Yahoo interface. Believe me, I've tried.
It's working fine for me, with v 2.013 pro.
Anyone know where I can get a good deal on an iPod? Refurbished or otherwise?
So why is IM better than email? If the person you're IMing isn't online, what's the difference?
If the person you're IMing isn't online, what's the difference?
None, I guess, except that you're able to see that they're offline, so you know why they're not responding. And when they are online, not having to wait for emails to go through lets you have more naturally paced conversations.
IM isn't necessarily better than e-mail. It's just another way of communicating. As Jessica says, it's more conversational.
