Mac chat and file share communities
I noticed that most of the mac heads around use AIM for chat. Is there any chat client out there that lets you chat AIM, IRC, yahoo, and M$ messenger all form one app?
If not what's the best for each of these seperately. Can you even get M$ messenger for the mac? I've got a few PC buddies on M$ and I need something that will let me chat with them.
Also, what are your favorite file sharing apps for the mac? Do you all prefer Carracho, Hotline, Kazaa... etc etc, and what do you use to talk to these file sharing newtorks?
I might switch another person (can you believe it???) but he won't go without a serius file sharing community behind him.
If not what's the best for each of these seperately. Can you even get M$ messenger for the mac? I've got a few PC buddies on M$ and I need something that will let me chat with them.
Also, what are your favorite file sharing apps for the mac? Do you all prefer Carracho, Hotline, Kazaa... etc etc, and what do you use to talk to these file sharing newtorks?
I might switch another person (can you believe it???) but he won't go without a serius file sharing community behind him.
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<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/mac/messenger/messenger_default.asp?navindex=s15" target="_blank">MSN Messenger</a> for Mac is free and an easy way to take advantage of the full power of instant messaging.
Personally, I use IRC for chatting. Remember that you can use your AOL screename with iChat.
Barto
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Now there are the file sharing contenders to consider: Kazaa, limewire... etc etc, what's the best place to be for a mac user and what's the best program/client to get you there? I don't suppose there are any one stop fits all clients out there like there are for chat?
I really like it. It suports quite a few.
It works really well and the interface is great.
Proteus Rocks.
Barto
Its UI is well designed and it searches on quite a few servers.
I never really understood what's so good about Direct Connect. Everyone says its good but I personally haven't found it very efficient. The way that one has to choose a place to connect to and then search the files instead of typing in the file names themselves.
Also, I don't personally like Fire so much as the interface looks more crude than proteus and there are less features.
If you use M$N messenger often, Proteus or Fire is a must. I constantly get disconnected with M$N whereas I've been using Proteus for about 2 months now and it has never done that.
Tell me what you all think
On the other hand, Limewire has a poor interface, but (for me) has been very reliable at actually downloading the stuff.
<strong>Well, I've got acquisitin installed but it doesn't seem to do anything. Mebbe my connection is just very slow toady, but it just spins and spins searching a term and doesn't return anything? Also, where is the public folder? This was much easier on the PC.</strong><hr></blockquote>
What do you need the "public folder" for? (Not sure what you're referring to. You can set the download folder and shared folders in Acquisition's preferences.
Acquisition is a Gnutella client, so you have to wait until it's connected to enough servers before searching. Often, the longer you wait, the better your results. Of course, now they have "ultrapeer" nodes or something, so that goes a way to alleviate the problem.
I've got carracho but it just looks like a dog, can't do anything with it yet.
I've got chat sorted out nicely, but the file sharing on the mac doesn't seem to be as easy as it should be.
Hotline, limewire... lemme try those next.
a year of collecting - a little more than 2 years of server
it was november 2002 when kdx became my main p2p network - server is cool - i get more than i want
using hotline rarely
february 2003 hotline 1.9 (x native) came out..i read the eula...no way...spyware and tracking
using hotline only in emergency situations
a few days ago - direct connect flys to me
my review...its big...yah...its easy...its not too reliable...poeple u download from vanish when u reach the point u say...gagaga...now i have it!!...yep
i have to test it..but it seems like a very good source when u know exactly what you want - search and suck
i came across many apps like limewire...carracho..etc...they are not useful..for me...its like yah...i dont like the interface..i need that global feature...i never finish my downloads
so kdx and directconnect is unbeatable..sometimes hotline
i think xnap is wonderful too...but its a very demanding java app
PM me with good server recommends, Matsu needs pluggins and any other expensive apps you can think of.
Actually I gave acquisition another try, and the results were respectable, which file sharing services does it poll anyway? I have to play with it a bit to figure out how to get it to set criteria, ie, audio or video or programs, and how to get more detail, like mac only programs versus windows versions etc etc... but it doesn't look so bad now.
<strong>Actually I gave acquisition another try, and the results were respectable, which file sharing services does it poll anyway? I have to play with it a bit to figure out how to get it to set criteria, ie, audio or video or programs, and how to get more detail, like mac only programs versus windows versions etc etc... but it doesn't look so bad now.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Acquisition connects to Gnutella servers, namely Limewire, Bearshare, Gnucleus. It came out after Limewire went open source.
If only there were as many other cool servers as me on Carracho.