I was very pleasantly surprised just now to discover that Pidgin is available for the Windows platform.
According to the Pidgin website:
“Pidgin is a multi-protocol Instant Messaging client that allows you to use all of your IM accounts at once.”
Overtime I’ve somehow managed to accumulate accounts for a variety of instant messaging services, including MSN, Google Talk, AIM, and Yahoo! Messenger.
I spent quite some time trying to use all of them, but eventually came to the conclusion that forcing my machine to load five different messaging programs every time I started …