If you're already online, one of the cheapest ways of communicating with friends and family is to use an instant messaging service. Not only is it incredibly cheap, but it's easy enough for anyone to use. The only trouble is choosing which one. There are so many different networks available; you may find yourself using different clients to communicate with different people. Before you begin installing multiple clients and cluttering your computer, why not try one of the many multi-platform clients that are available, this will enable you to use a single application to communicate with others, irrespective of network.

Pidgin 2.7.2 enables you to chat across any IM platform to single or multiple users, simultaneously. The application supports many popular features such as file transfer, away messages and typing notification amongst several unique options. Another useful feature is that you can use your any current IM contacts you may have.

Pidgin 2.7.2 link.

23 Jul 2010