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I'm Starting to Like Trillian Astra

by patndoris on Apr.26, 2009, under Software

It was the soft ding-dong sound of an email arriving. The system tray icon for Gmail Notifier (my official Gmail checker thingy) outlined the tiny envelope in blue. I had an email. Woo hoo! A quick click and the beta invite to Trillian Astra was before m… more »
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Saving Windows Live Messenger (WLM) Contact Display Pix ... and a bit more

by patndoris on Jul.08, 2008, under Computers

WLM stores contact display pictures in a temp file. When you do routine cleanup of files (like a disk cleanup, CCleaner, or other such utility) any contacts with whom you've not spoken in over a week, will default to the creepy blue WLM guy for their dis… more »
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Resistance is Futile - A FB Oddesy

by patndoris on Sep.23, 2007, under Websites

Quite some time ago, a friend in Canada sent me one of those automated emails to join Facebook "FB" - I ignored it. I ignored the next couple from him too. We're rarely in contact, it's one of those work/friends things where you talk a couple times a yea… more »
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I'm Excited About BigBlueBall

by patndoris on Aug.25, 2007, under Websites

On Friday, I received an invitation to be a staff memeber at BigBlueBall ( BBB ). For those of you who use IM programs, this is THE resource for everything IM related. I've been a member since 2006, but had become far more active lately in the forums. It… more »
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