How to Change Your Name in Mibbit
Mibbit is an Internet Relay Chat network with users chatting in chat channels across a variety of subjects and themes. Mibbit also offers a web-based IRC client that allows users to connect to the...
View ArticleHow to Change the Alert Sounds in Microsoft Communicator 2007
If you use Office Communicator to exchange instant messages with coworkers or for conference calls, you have probably noticed that each event you receive a notification for has a different alert sound....
View ArticleHow to Find the History Log on Digsby
Given the expanding ability to multi-network, it can become overwhelming to keep track of all your chats and email notifications. Digsby is a solution for that -- it's a program that allows users to...
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How to Call a Long Distance U.S. Land Line Number With Google Voice
Google Voice is a web-based application that provides communication services including voicemail, call forwarding, text messaging and voicemail transcription. Google Voice has introduced calling out...
View ArticleHow to Minimize Your IM Screen
Instant messaging programs give you the ability to chat with individuals without using a cell or home phone. The IM screen, as well as screen that contains a list of contacts or "buddies," remains open...
View ArticleHow to Make the Taskbar Icons Blink in Pidgin
Pidgin is a free instant-messaging program that allows users to chat with their buddies on a variety of networks, including AIM, MSN, Facebook, Yahoo! and Google Talk. Like other instant-messaging...
View ArticleHow to Stop Pidgin From Launching
Pidgin is an open-source, multi-protocol, instant-messaging program for Windows. It can connect to a variety of networks, including AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, Facebook and Google Talk. Like other instant...
View ArticleHow to Find Google Talk Online Users
It is possible to find other Google Talk users in order to communicate with them by way of instant messaging when they happen to be online. Google Talk is a free service that is offered to those who...
View ArticleHow to Activate My Badges on IMVU
The IMVU instant messaging program, which connects users worldwide, allows you to create personalized badges, which you can display on your profile page and allow others to download and display. Often...
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How to Send a Free International Text MSG Via the Internet
The ease of sending an international text message via the Internet comes with many benefits. International phone calls, even those used with a calling card, can become expensive. Many providers charge...
View ArticleHow to Delete an ICQ Account
ICQ is one of the most popular instant messaging programs in the world, claiming 42 million active users at the time of publication. While it's simple to download the program and create an account, the...
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How to Send a Text to Gchat
Gmail comes with an instant messaging application called Google Talk or Gchat that can be used to send messages to your Gmail contacts, or text messages to mobile phones. As of April 2011 the text...
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How to Get Call Phone Option on Gtalk
Google's Gtalk chat protocol allows you to exchange instant messages or audio/video links with anyone who has a free Google Account. Google has also created an optional plugin that allows you to call a...
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How to Send SMS by ICQ
ICQ (a play on the phrase "I Seek You") is an instant messaging computer program. It gives you the ability to exchange instant messages with other ICQ users. If you prefer, you can send text messages...
View ArticleHow to Remove the City I Live in on My Stickam Profile
Stickam is a website where users can engage in live video chat and submit pictures and videos to the website's database. Stickam also features streaming content from television networks and hosts...
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How to Get Mobile IM
Instant messaging is one of the most convenient features on a computer. You can also use it on your Web-enabled mobile phone. Mobile IM allows you to keep in touch with co-workers, friends and family...
View ArticleHow to Upload a Profile Picture on Google Wave
Google Wave is a communication tool that allows multiple users to participate in a "wave," or a single chat, using their Google accounts. Waves allow all users involved to discuss and work together on...
View ArticleHow to Change Display Name in Digsby
Digsby is like a conference room for your online friends. The application combines instant messaging and social networking apps such as Facebook, Yahoo! Messenger, Twitter and MSN Messenger, and opens...
View ArticleHow to Keep Office Communicator Active
If you have Office Communicator, there are several statuses you can choose from to let people on your friends list know whether you're available. You can set your status as "Available," "Away" or...
View ArticleHow to Stop Automatic Sign In
"Automatic sign in" is a feature in most chat or messaging clients. It allows you to sign in automatically during initial boot-up. For a chat client to enable this feature, it should first determine a...
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