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# Just a wistful question
No matter how many times I tell Messenger to turn off those advert tabs (expedia, lastminute.com) they always come back. Is it just me, or have Microsoft stopped me from doing this?
(Dr Newstead, Wed 25 Dec 2002, 21:17, archived)
# and relief washes over me
that I don't use it. Logging off soon...
(I helped save b3ta! Batsgirl, Wed 25 Dec 2002, 21:21, archived)
# Microsoft are c*nts
(Allegedly), and that's why I don't think you can turn them off....
(I helped save b3ta! 4838 Let the man go through, Wed 25 Dec 2002, 21:21, archived)
# I use trillian
It's not perfect by any means, but (imho) it's a sight better than MSN Messenger itself.
(Psi, Wed 25 Dec 2002, 21:22, archived)
# What's
that?
(I helped save b3ta! 4838 Let the man go through, Wed 25 Dec 2002, 21:23, archived)
# go to
www.trillian.cc and grab it, it's a multi-messy client that connects to AOL, IRC, Yahoo, ICQ, and MSN all at once!

AND there's no ads, and it's skinnable too!
(I helped save b3ta! JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks, Wed 25 Dec 2002, 21:24, archived)
# The
thought of that almost caused me to wet my pants...

edit: 2.25M !!!! Bugger that, I'll wait until I'm back in work (ADSL) and download it there.... I'm only on dialup @ home, which is being slower than a snail with a brick on it's back trying to get through honey....
(I helped save b3ta! 4838 Let the man go through, Wed 25 Dec 2002, 21:25, archived)
# The really REALLY
nice thing is that you can use multiple accounts... More than one Yahoo/ICQ/MSN (maybe AOL too, not sure) ID? Simply add them both, and see all your friends at once!

(Don't do this if one ID's a lurking one though, 'cause it'll combine your contact lists...)

Edit: yes, just over 2 megs... but compare that to 7megs for MSN and about 10 for ICQ (and more if you want to do stupid stuff like, oh f'rinstance, manage message history...)
/salesman
(I helped save b3ta! JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks, Wed 25 Dec 2002, 21:28, archived)
# its pretty good
but i prefer mIRC for using IRC ,...but everything else is cool :o)
(I helped save b3ta! Xkimo was at work on, Wed 25 Dec 2002, 21:27, archived)
# I have that
But I only chat to people on MSN, so I haven't add a reason to use it yet. But it does look cool.
(Dr Newstead, Wed 25 Dec 2002, 21:28, archived)
# go to preferences
tell it it's a shared computer so don't display your tabs
(I helped save b3ta! bananaman, Wed 25 Dec 2002, 21:23, archived)
# Yeah
It seems it's happened to a few people. That shared computer thing worked (a forum suggested it too), but it's odd that it happened over Xmas, and I haven't updated or anything. They just snuck it in. The shits.
(Dr Newstead, Wed 25 Dec 2002, 21:26, archived)