| Many have used various internet messaging clients | | | | client. You can mix and match people from various |
| like Yahoo, Msn, and Aim and have also run into the | | | | networks on your buddy list without ever thinking |
| problem of having friends on all various networks. At | | | | about which one they are using anymore. |
| times your preferred chat client doesn't communicate | | | | Another advantage is that you save on your RAM |
| with another friend's network. Over the years you | | | | usage. This is good for slower machines. Why run |
| may have added accounts from all these different | | | | four different programs when you can just run one? |
| chat clients to stay in touch with friends on these | | | | It does have it's drawbacks though. In client games |
| networks. | | | | and addons will not work while in pidgin. The voice |
| There is a solution called Pidgin which is an all in one | | | | chat features will not work at all. You can't access or |
| internet messaging chat client. You can add multiple | | | | show your webcam either. One of the more popular |
| names and accounts from about 12 different | | | | chat clients, Skype, is not available on pidgin either. |
| networks. This is nice since you can organize a | | | | Although it does have it drawbacks for most users |
| number of your accounts with just one application. | | | | these missing features will not matter so much. If |
| One of the best features is being able to sign in all at | | | | you need to use the voice or webcam feature on a |
| once. You can add all your accounts from every | | | | certain chat client, just log in with that one when you |
| network and set it up so that when you log in it will | | | | are using those functions. No matter what you can't |
| log into every single network at once. This means | | | | use it as your only client if you need to use these |
| that you just work with pidgin and use it as a single | | | | other features. |