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From the very first days of public Internet, it’s been a long and winding road for talk. From Web talks that were nothing but forums, to ICQ and IRC, to MSN Messenger and Google Talk, and ultimately – the talk most of us use today – Facebook talk.

To me, talk’s evolution is a bit sad, indeed. As old as ICQ and IRC look today, they were both talk protocols and programs I indeed liked using. Today, most of my talks take place on my mobile, and if I talk on desktop at all, it’s only Google Talk and Facebook talk – there’s simply no one to talk to anywhere else.

The truly bad part of all this is that Facebook talk is horrible. In fact, it’s pretty much unusable. I hate the talk sidebar, I dislike the little talk windows, and I keep missing messages because who keeps their eyes on Facebook all the time? Not to mention the fact you have to keep the thing open all day if you want to use the talk. When it comes to Facebook, I have to disagree with my colleague Aaron who says we don’t need desktop talk clients anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Reminisce the days of MSN Messenger and AIM? Those two were the very first talk clients I ever used. Once I embarked using them more and more, it became cumbersome to switch inbetween clients and contact. Read More . Facebook talk can be much better utilized and loved on desktop, and there are several good ways to do this.

Official Facebook Messenger [Windows]

Facebook’s official talk client Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger for Windows, which has evidently been in the oven for some time, has leaked to the web earlier this week. Facebook’s way to deal with this crisis was to officially release the app. Read More was released a little over a year ago. On the time of its release, it was no more than a carbon copy of the news ticker and talk sidebar, and I can’t say it’s much more than that right now. It’s still, however, preferable to Facebook’s Web interface, with convenient windows for each talk, and tray notifications for fresh messages.

Facebook Messenger comes either as a window you can budge around and resize, or a static sidebar you can dock to the right side of your screen. Aside from talking, it’s also a convenient way to access your Facebook notifications, friend requests, and news ticker.

For some reason, Facebook Messenger does not officially support Windows 8, and I experienced some weird flashing on my Windows eight machine when dual clicking a contact. Things behaved normally when I opened my talk windows with just a single click. Hopefully, these bugs are limited to Windows 8, but feel free to let me know what you experienced with Facebook Messenger.

Skype [Windows, Mac]

Skype, which used to be a nice and lean voice over IP client, has become much more than that since its purchase by Microsoft. Whether you like the switches or not, one of them makes it a viable solution for those looking for a Facebook talk client. The newest versions of Skype for Windows and Mac suggest Facebook integration, which adds all your Facebook friends to your Skype contact list, letting you talk and movie talk with them through Skype’s interface.

To add Facebook to your Skype contacts, click the “All” dropdown menu in your Contacts tab, and choose “Facebook“. Click “Connect to Facebook“, inject your Facebook credentials, and you’re pretty much set. All your Facebook contacts will now be available through Skype, and talking with them will feel and look exactly like talking with Skype contacts.

Note that this feature is not available on Skype for Windows eight (a.k.a Skype for Metro), and on Skype for Linux.

fTalk [Windows, Mac]

fTalk is a Windows client dedicated solely to Facebook, and if you miss the old days of IM clients and animated emoticons, you’re going to love the somewhat retro fTalk practice. fTalk is a desktop client, but it’s also a Facebook app, meaning you’re going to have to grant it access to your Facebook account when you very first log in. What that’s done, you can use fTalk to talk with online friends, and if they also use fTalk, with offline friends as well.

The app supports pop-up and sound notification, which you can control and tweak from the preferences. You can also set notifications to demonstrate only for friends in your Close Friends list, and thus minimize the interruption these notification may cause and limit them to people you indeed care about.

But fTalk is more than just a talk client. You can post status updates right from the app using the “Share a fresh status” box at the bottom, and even browse your friends’ photo albums, and like, share, and comment on photos.

fTalk is a pretty comprehensive client, and provides a fine Facebook substitute for when you don’t feel like keeping your browser open. Read a utter review of fTalk.

Any IM Client With Jabber Support

There’s a large number of IM clients that support Facebook’s protocol. Pidgin Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Pidgin is a free instant-messaging client that combines all your IM accounts in one elementary application. Instead of running several different IM clients that display ads and eat up memory, just use Pidgin. All your. Read More , Miranda IM, Adium Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Commence using the best instant messaging client out there for Mac. It’s called Adium, it connects to everything and there’s no reason for not using it. Okay, there’s one reason – Adium does not support. Read More , Trillian, and iMessage Bye Bye iChat: Getting Began With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] Bye Bye iChat: Getting Commenced With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] As the dust surrounding Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion release lodges, it’s time to evaluate whether those killer features announced earlier this year are truly that good. For me the most arousing addition when I. Read More are only some of the available options. The process of setting up Facebook talk is very similar across these different clients, so once you know the basics, you can figure out how to add it to your dearest client.

• Locate where you can add fresh accounts in your client.
• For protocol, choose Jabber or XMPP.
• Come in your Facebook credentials (use username, not email).
• For domain, come in talk.facebook.com. If you need to come in a server, this is it as well.
• For Jabber ID, inject <username>@chat.facebook.com
• For port, inject 5222

This should have you covered for almost any client that supports Facebook. If you get into trouble, you may find solutions in the specific app’s help or FAQ, but if you go after these directions, everything should work out fine.

You can also check out another Windows program called FacebookMessenger, which is very similar to Facebook’s official app. Note that this program requires Java Runtime Environment 1.Four.0 in order to run.

Bottom Line

Personally, I opted for Miranda IM several years ago, and there’s no way I’d be using Facebook talk without it. No matter which solution you go for, if you use Facebook talk at all, get ready for some serious improvement in your talking life. Beware, however, once you go desktop, you can’t go back!

Do you know of an excellent Facebook talk client I missed? Do you want to make a case for Facebook’s Web talk interface? Add your thoughts below.

How To Talk On Facebook From The Convenience Of Your Desktop

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From the very first days of public Internet, it’s been a long and winding road for talk. From Web talks that were nothing but forums, to ICQ and IRC, to MSN Messenger and Google Talk, and eventually – the talk most of us use today – Facebook talk.

To me, talk’s evolution is a bit sad, indeed. As old as ICQ and IRC look today, they were both talk protocols and programs I indeed loved using. Today, most of my talks take place on my mobile, and if I talk on desktop at all, it’s only Google Talk and Facebook talk – there’s simply no one to talk to anywhere else.

The indeed bad part of all this is that Facebook talk is horrible. In fact, it’s pretty much unusable. I hate the talk sidebar, I dislike the little talk windows, and I keep missing messages because who keeps their eyes on Facebook all the time? Not to mention the fact you have to keep the thing open all day if you want to use the talk. When it comes to Facebook, I have to disagree with my colleague Aaron who says we don’t need desktop talk clients anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Reminisce the days of MSN Messenger and AIM? Those two were the very first talk clients I ever used. Once I began using them more and more, it became cumbersome to switch inbetween clients and contact. Read More . Facebook talk can be much better utilized and liked on desktop, and there are several good ways to do this.

Official Facebook Messenger [Windows]

Facebook’s official talk client Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger for Windows, which has evidently been in the oven for some time, has leaked to the web earlier this week. Facebook’s way to deal with this crisis was to officially release the app. Read More was released a little over a year ago. On the time of its release, it was no more than a carbon copy of the news ticker and talk sidebar, and I can’t say it’s much more than that right now. It’s still, however, preferable to Facebook’s Web interface, with convenient windows for each talk, and tray notifications for fresh messages.

Facebook Messenger comes either as a window you can budge around and resize, or a static sidebar you can dock to the right side of your screen. Aside from talking, it’s also a convenient way to access your Facebook notifications, friend requests, and news ticker.

For some reason, Facebook Messenger does not officially support Windows 8, and I experienced some weird flashing on my Windows eight machine when dual clicking a contact. Things behaved normally when I opened my talk windows with just a single click. Hopefully, these bugs are limited to Windows 8, but feel free to let me know what you experienced with Facebook Messenger.

Skype [Windows, Mac]

Skype, which used to be a nice and lean voice over IP client, has become much more than that since its purchase by Microsoft. Whether you like the switches or not, one of them makes it a viable solution for those looking for a Facebook talk client. The newest versions of Skype for Windows and Mac suggest Facebook integration, which adds all your Facebook friends to your Skype contact list, letting you talk and movie talk with them through Skype’s interface.

To add Facebook to your Skype contacts, click the “All” dropdown menu in your Contacts tab, and choose “Facebook“. Click “Connect to Facebook“, inject your Facebook credentials, and you’re pretty much set. All your Facebook contacts will now be available through Skype, and talking with them will feel and look exactly like talking with Skype contacts.

Note that this feature is not available on Skype for Windows eight (a.k.a Skype for Metro), and on Skype for Linux.

fTalk [Windows, Mac]

fTalk is a Windows client dedicated solely to Facebook, and if you miss the old days of IM clients and animated emoticons, you’re going to love the somewhat retro fTalk practice. fTalk is a desktop client, but it’s also a Facebook app, meaning you’re going to have to grant it access to your Facebook account when you very first log in. What that’s done, you can use fTalk to talk with online friends, and if they also use fTalk, with offline friends as well.

The app supports pop-up and sound notification, which you can control and tweak from the preferences. You can also set notifications to showcase only for friends in your Close Friends list, and thus minimize the interruption these notification may cause and limit them to people you truly care about.

But fTalk is more than just a talk client. You can post status updates right from the app using the “Share a fresh status” box at the bottom, and even browse your friends’ photo albums, and like, share, and comment on photos.

fTalk is a pretty comprehensive client, and provides a fine Facebook substitute for when you don’t feel like keeping your browser open. Read a total review of fTalk.

Any IM Client With Jabber Support

There’s a large number of IM clients that support Facebook’s protocol. Pidgin Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Pidgin is a free instant-messaging client that combines all your IM accounts in one elementary application. Instead of running several different IM clients that display ads and eat up memory, just use Pidgin. All your. Read More , Miranda IM, Adium Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Begin using the best instant messaging client out there for Mac. It’s called Adium, it connects to everything and there’s no reason for not using it. Okay, there’s one reason – Adium does not support. Read More , Trillian, and iMessage Bye Bye iChat: Getting Embarked With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] Bye Bye iChat: Getting Embarked With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] As the dust surrounding Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion release lodges, it’s time to evaluate whether those killer features announced earlier this year are truly that good. For me the most titillating addition when I. Read More are only some of the available options. The process of setting up Facebook talk is very similar across these different clients, so once you know the basics, you can figure out how to add it to your dearest client.

• Locate where you can add fresh accounts in your client.
• For protocol, choose Jabber or XMPP.
• Come in your Facebook credentials (use username, not email).
• For domain, come in talk.facebook.com. If you need to come in a server, this is it as well.
• For Jabber ID, come in <username>@chat.facebook.com
• For port, inject 5222

This should have you covered for almost any client that supports Facebook. If you get into trouble, you may find solutions in the specific app’s help or FAQ, but if you go after these directions, everything should work out fine.

You can also check out another Windows program called FacebookMessenger, which is very similar to Facebook’s official app. Note that this program requires Java Runtime Environment 1.Four.0 in order to run.

Bottom Line

Personally, I opted for Miranda IM several years ago, and there’s no way I’d be using Facebook talk without it. No matter which solution you go for, if you use Facebook talk at all, get ready for some serious improvement in your talking life. Beware, however, once you go desktop, you can’t go back!

Do you know of an excellent Facebook talk client I missed? Do you want to make a case for Facebook’s Web talk interface? Add your thoughts below.

How To Talk On Facebook From The Convenience Of Your Desktop

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From the very first days of public Internet, it’s been a long and winding road for talk. From Web talks that were nothing but forums, to ICQ and IRC, to MSN Messenger and Google Talk, and ultimately – the talk most of us use today – Facebook talk.

To me, talk’s evolution is a bit sad, truly. As old as ICQ and IRC look today, they were both talk protocols and programs I truly loved using. Today, most of my talks take place on my mobile, and if I talk on desktop at all, it’s only Google Talk and Facebook talk – there’s simply no one to talk to anywhere else.

The indeed bad part of all this is that Facebook talk is horrible. In fact, it’s pretty much unusable. I hate the talk sidebar, I dislike the little talk windows, and I keep missing messages because who keeps their eyes on Facebook all the time? Not to mention the fact you have to keep the thing open all day if you want to use the talk. When it comes to Facebook, I have to disagree with my colleague Aaron who says we don’t need desktop talk clients anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Recall the days of MSN Messenger and AIM? Those two were the very first talk clients I ever used. Once I began using them more and more, it became cumbersome to switch inbetween clients and contact. Read More . Facebook talk can be much better utilized and loved on desktop, and there are several good ways to do this.

Official Facebook Messenger [Windows]

Facebook’s official talk client Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger for Windows, which has evidently been in the oven for some time, has leaked to the web earlier this week. Facebook’s way to deal with this crisis was to officially release the app. Read More was released a little over a year ago. On the time of its release, it was no more than a carbon copy of the news ticker and talk sidebar, and I can’t say it’s much more than that right now. It’s still, however, preferable to Facebook’s Web interface, with convenient windows for each talk, and tray notifications for fresh messages.

Facebook Messenger comes either as a window you can budge around and resize, or a static sidebar you can dock to the right side of your screen. Aside from talking, it’s also a convenient way to access your Facebook notifications, friend requests, and news ticker.

For some reason, Facebook Messenger does not officially support Windows 8, and I experienced some weird flashing on my Windows eight machine when dual clicking a contact. Things behaved normally when I opened my talk windows with just a single click. Hopefully, these bugs are limited to Windows 8, but feel free to let me know what you experienced with Facebook Messenger.

Skype [Windows, Mac]

Skype, which used to be a nice and lean voice over IP client, has become much more than that since its purchase by Microsoft. Whether you like the switches or not, one of them makes it a viable solution for those looking for a Facebook talk client. The newest versions of Skype for Windows and Mac suggest Facebook integration, which adds all your Facebook friends to your Skype contact list, letting you talk and movie talk with them through Skype’s interface.

To add Facebook to your Skype contacts, click the “All” dropdown menu in your Contacts tab, and choose “Facebook“. Click “Connect to Facebook“, come in your Facebook credentials, and you’re pretty much set. All your Facebook contacts will now be available through Skype, and talking with them will feel and look exactly like talking with Skype contacts.

Note that this feature is not available on Skype for Windows eight (a.k.a Skype for Metro), and on Skype for Linux.

fTalk [Windows, Mac]

fTalk is a Windows client dedicated solely to Facebook, and if you miss the old days of IM clients and animated emoticons, you’re going to love the somewhat retro fTalk practice. fTalk is a desktop client, but it’s also a Facebook app, meaning you’re going to have to grant it access to your Facebook account when you very first log in. What that’s done, you can use fTalk to talk with online friends, and if they also use fTalk, with offline friends as well.

The app supports pop-up and sound notification, which you can control and tweak from the preferences. You can also set notifications to demonstrate only for friends in your Close Friends list, and thus minimize the interruption these notification may cause and limit them to people you truly care about.

But fTalk is more than just a talk client. You can post status updates right from the app using the “Share a fresh status” box at the bottom, and even browse your friends’ photo albums, and like, share, and comment on photos.

fTalk is a pretty comprehensive client, and provides a good Facebook substitute for when you don’t feel like keeping your browser open. Read a utter review of fTalk.

Any IM Client With Jabber Support

There’s a large number of IM clients that support Facebook’s protocol. Pidgin Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Pidgin is a free instant-messaging client that combines all your IM accounts in one plain application. Instead of running several different IM clients that display ads and eat up memory, just use Pidgin. All your. Read More , Miranda IM, Adium Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Begin using the best instant messaging client out there for Mac. It’s called Adium, it connects to everything and there’s no reason for not using it. Okay, there’s one reason – Adium does not support. Read More , Trillian, and iMessage Bye Bye iChat: Getting Embarked With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] Bye Bye iChat: Getting Embarked With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] As the dust surrounding Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion release lodges, it’s time to evaluate whether those killer features announced earlier this year are truly that good. For me the most titillating addition when I. Read More are only some of the available options. The process of setting up Facebook talk is very similar across these different clients, so once you know the basics, you can figure out how to add it to your beloved client.

• Locate where you can add fresh accounts in your client.
• For protocol, choose Jabber or XMPP.
• Come in your Facebook credentials (use username, not email).
• For domain, come in talk.facebook.com. If you need to come in a server, this is it as well.
• For Jabber ID, come in <username>@chat.facebook.com
• For port, come in 5222

This should have you covered for almost any client that supports Facebook. If you get into trouble, you may find solutions in the specific app’s help or FAQ, but if you go after these directions, everything should work out fine.

You can also check out another Windows program called FacebookMessenger, which is very similar to Facebook’s official app. Note that this program requires Java Runtime Environment 1.Four.0 in order to run.

Bottom Line

Personally, I opted for Miranda IM several years ago, and there’s no way I’d be using Facebook talk without it. No matter which solution you go for, if you use Facebook talk at all, get ready for some serious improvement in your talking life. Beware, however, once you go desktop, you can’t go back!

Do you know of an excellent Facebook talk client I missed? Do you want to make a case for Facebook’s Web talk interface? Add your thoughts below.

How To Talk On Facebook From The Convenience Of Your Desktop

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From the very first days of public Internet, it’s been a long and winding road for talk. From Web talks that were nothing but forums, to ICQ and IRC, to MSN Messenger and Google Talk, and ultimately – the talk most of us use today – Facebook talk.

To me, talk’s evolution is a bit sad, truly. As old as ICQ and IRC look today, they were both talk protocols and programs I indeed liked using. Today, most of my talks take place on my mobile, and if I talk on desktop at all, it’s only Google Talk and Facebook talk – there’s simply no one to talk to anywhere else.

The indeed bad part of all this is that Facebook talk is horrible. In fact, it’s pretty much unusable. I hate the talk sidebar, I dislike the little talk windows, and I keep missing messages because who keeps their eyes on Facebook all the time? Not to mention the fact you have to keep the thing open all day if you want to use the talk. When it comes to Facebook, I have to disagree with my colleague Aaron who says we don’t need desktop talk clients anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Recall the days of MSN Messenger and AIM? Those two were the very first talk clients I ever used. Once I embarked using them more and more, it became cumbersome to switch inbetween clients and contact. Read More . Facebook talk can be much better utilized and loved on desktop, and there are several good ways to do this.

Official Facebook Messenger [Windows]

Facebook’s official talk client Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger for Windows, which has evidently been in the oven for some time, has leaked to the web earlier this week. Facebook’s way to deal with this crisis was to officially release the app. Read More was released a little over a year ago. On the time of its release, it was no more than a carbon copy of the news ticker and talk sidebar, and I can’t say it’s much more than that right now. It’s still, however, preferable to Facebook’s Web interface, with convenient windows for each talk, and tray notifications for fresh messages.

Facebook Messenger comes either as a window you can budge around and resize, or a static sidebar you can dock to the right side of your screen. Aside from talking, it’s also a convenient way to access your Facebook notifications, friend requests, and news ticker.

For some reason, Facebook Messenger does not officially support Windows 8, and I experienced some weird flashing on my Windows eight machine when dual clicking a contact. Things behaved normally when I opened my talk windows with just a single click. Hopefully, these bugs are limited to Windows 8, but feel free to let me know what you experienced with Facebook Messenger.

Skype [Windows, Mac]

Skype, which used to be a nice and lean voice over IP client, has become much more than that since its purchase by Microsoft. Whether you like the switches or not, one of them makes it a viable solution for those looking for a Facebook talk client. The newest versions of Skype for Windows and Mac suggest Facebook integration, which adds all your Facebook friends to your Skype contact list, letting you talk and movie talk with them through Skype’s interface.

To add Facebook to your Skype contacts, click the “All” dropdown menu in your Contacts tab, and choose “Facebook“. Click “Connect to Facebook“, inject your Facebook credentials, and you’re pretty much set. All your Facebook contacts will now be available through Skype, and talking with them will feel and look exactly like talking with Skype contacts.

Note that this feature is not available on Skype for Windows eight (a.k.a Skype for Metro), and on Skype for Linux.

fTalk [Windows, Mac]

fTalk is a Windows client dedicated solely to Facebook, and if you miss the old days of IM clients and animated emoticons, you’re going to love the somewhat retro fTalk practice. fTalk is a desktop client, but it’s also a Facebook app, meaning you’re going to have to grant it access to your Facebook account when you very first log in. What that’s done, you can use fTalk to talk with online friends, and if they also use fTalk, with offline friends as well.

The app supports pop-up and sound notification, which you can control and tweak from the preferences. You can also set notifications to demonstrate only for friends in your Close Friends list, and thus minimize the interruption these notification may cause and limit them to people you indeed care about.

But fTalk is more than just a talk client. You can post status updates right from the app using the “Share a fresh status” box at the bottom, and even browse your friends’ photo albums, and like, share, and comment on photos.

fTalk is a pretty comprehensive client, and provides a good Facebook substitute for when you don’t feel like keeping your browser open. Read a total review of fTalk.

Any IM Client With Jabber Support

There’s a large number of IM clients that support Facebook’s protocol. Pidgin Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Pidgin is a free instant-messaging client that combines all your IM accounts in one plain application. Instead of running several different IM clients that display ads and eat up memory, just use Pidgin. All your. Read More , Miranda IM, Adium Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Embark using the best instant messaging client out there for Mac. It’s called Adium, it connects to everything and there’s no reason for not using it. Okay, there’s one reason – Adium does not support. Read More , Trillian, and iMessage Bye Bye iChat: Getting Embarked With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] Bye Bye iChat: Getting Began With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] As the dust surrounding Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion release lodges, it’s time to evaluate whether those killer features announced earlier this year are truly that good. For me the most arousing addition when I. Read More are only some of the available options. The process of setting up Facebook talk is very similar across these different clients, so once you know the basics, you can figure out how to add it to your beloved client.

• Locate where you can add fresh accounts in your client.
• For protocol, choose Jabber or XMPP.
• Inject your Facebook credentials (use username, not email).
• For domain, inject talk.facebook.com. If you need to come in a server, this is it as well.
• For Jabber ID, come in <username>@chat.facebook.com
• For port, inject 5222

This should have you covered for almost any client that supports Facebook. If you get into trouble, you may find solutions in the specific app’s help or FAQ, but if you go after these directions, everything should work out fine.

You can also check out another Windows program called FacebookMessenger, which is very similar to Facebook’s official app. Note that this program requires Java Runtime Environment 1.Four.0 in order to run.

Bottom Line

Personally, I opted for Miranda IM several years ago, and there’s no way I’d be using Facebook talk without it. No matter which solution you go for, if you use Facebook talk at all, get ready for some serious improvement in your talking life. Beware, however, once you go desktop, you can’t go back!

Do you know of an excellent Facebook talk client I missed? Do you want to make a case for Facebook’s Web talk interface? Add your thoughts below.

How To Talk On Facebook From The Convenience Of Your Desktop

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From the very first days of public Internet, it’s been a long and winding road for talk. From Web talks that were nothing but forums, to ICQ and IRC, to MSN Messenger and Google Talk, and eventually – the talk most of us use today – Facebook talk.

To me, talk’s evolution is a bit sad, indeed. As old as ICQ and IRC look today, they were both talk protocols and programs I truly loved using. Today, most of my talks take place on my mobile, and if I talk on desktop at all, it’s only Google Talk and Facebook talk – there’s simply no one to talk to anywhere else.

The indeed bad part of all this is that Facebook talk is horrible. In fact, it’s pretty much unusable. I hate the talk sidebar, I dislike the little talk windows, and I keep missing messages because who keeps their eyes on Facebook all the time? Not to mention the fact you have to keep the thing open all day if you want to use the talk. When it comes to Facebook, I have to disagree with my colleague Aaron who says we don’t need desktop talk clients anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Reminisce the days of MSN Messenger and AIM? Those two were the very first talk clients I ever used. Once I commenced using them more and more, it became cumbersome to switch inbetween clients and contact. Read More . Facebook talk can be much better utilized and liked on desktop, and there are several good ways to do this.

Official Facebook Messenger [Windows]

Facebook’s official talk client Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger for Windows, which has evidently been in the oven for some time, has leaked to the web earlier this week. Facebook’s way to deal with this crisis was to officially release the app. Read More was released a little over a year ago. On the time of its release, it was no more than a carbon copy of the news ticker and talk sidebar, and I can’t say it’s much more than that right now. It’s still, however, preferable to Facebook’s Web interface, with convenient windows for each talk, and tray notifications for fresh messages.

Facebook Messenger comes either as a window you can budge around and resize, or a static sidebar you can dock to the right side of your screen. Aside from talking, it’s also a convenient way to access your Facebook notifications, friend requests, and news ticker.

For some reason, Facebook Messenger does not officially support Windows 8, and I experienced some weird flashing on my Windows eight machine when dual clicking a contact. Things behaved normally when I opened my talk windows with just a single click. Hopefully, these bugs are limited to Windows 8, but feel free to let me know what you experienced with Facebook Messenger.

Skype [Windows, Mac]

Skype, which used to be a nice and lean voice over IP client, has become much more than that since its purchase by Microsoft. Whether you like the switches or not, one of them makes it a viable solution for those looking for a Facebook talk client. The newest versions of Skype for Windows and Mac suggest Facebook integration, which adds all your Facebook friends to your Skype contact list, letting you talk and movie talk with them through Skype’s interface.

To add Facebook to your Skype contacts, click the “All” dropdown menu in your Contacts tab, and choose “Facebook“. Click “Connect to Facebook“, come in your Facebook credentials, and you’re pretty much set. All your Facebook contacts will now be available through Skype, and talking with them will feel and look exactly like talking with Skype contacts.

Note that this feature is not available on Skype for Windows eight (a.k.a Skype for Metro), and on Skype for Linux.

fTalk [Windows, Mac]

fTalk is a Windows client dedicated solely to Facebook, and if you miss the old days of IM clients and animated emoticons, you’re going to love the somewhat retro fTalk practice. fTalk is a desktop client, but it’s also a Facebook app, meaning you’re going to have to grant it access to your Facebook account when you very first log in. What that’s done, you can use fTalk to talk with online friends, and if they also use fTalk, with offline friends as well.

The app supports pop-up and sound notification, which you can control and tweak from the preferences. You can also set notifications to display only for friends in your Close Friends list, and thus minimize the interruption these notification may cause and limit them to people you truly care about.

But fTalk is more than just a talk client. You can post status updates right from the app using the “Share a fresh status” box at the bottom, and even browse your friends’ photo albums, and like, share, and comment on photos.

fTalk is a pretty comprehensive client, and provides a good Facebook substitute for when you don’t feel like keeping your browser open. Read a total review of fTalk.

Any IM Client With Jabber Support

There’s a large number of IM clients that support Facebook’s protocol. Pidgin Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Pidgin is a free instant-messaging client that combines all your IM accounts in one elementary application. Instead of running several different IM clients that display ads and eat up memory, just use Pidgin. All your. Read More , Miranda IM, Adium Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Embark using the best instant messaging client out there for Mac. It’s called Adium, it connects to everything and there’s no reason for not using it. Okay, there’s one reason – Adium does not support. Read More , Trillian, and iMessage Bye Bye iChat: Getting Commenced With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] Bye Bye iChat: Getting Began With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] As the dust surrounding Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion release lodges, it’s time to evaluate whether those killer features announced earlier this year are indeed that good. For me the most titillating addition when I. Read More are only some of the available options. The process of setting up Facebook talk is very similar across these different clients, so once you know the basics, you can figure out how to add it to your dearest client.

• Locate where you can add fresh accounts in your client.
• For protocol, choose Jabber or XMPP.
• Inject your Facebook credentials (use username, not email).
• For domain, come in talk.facebook.com. If you need to come in a server, this is it as well.
• For Jabber ID, come in <username>@chat.facebook.com
• For port, inject 5222

This should have you covered for almost any client that supports Facebook. If you get into trouble, you may find solutions in the specific app’s help or FAQ, but if you go after these directions, everything should work out fine.

You can also check out another Windows program called FacebookMessenger, which is very similar to Facebook’s official app. Note that this program requires Java Runtime Environment 1.Four.0 in order to run.

Bottom Line

Personally, I opted for Miranda IM several years ago, and there’s no way I’d be using Facebook talk without it. No matter which solution you go for, if you use Facebook talk at all, get ready for some serious improvement in your talking life. Beware, tho’, once you go desktop, you can’t go back!

Do you know of an excellent Facebook talk client I missed? Do you want to make a case for Facebook’s Web talk interface? Add your thoughts below.

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From the very first days of public Internet, it’s been a long and winding road for talk. From Web talks that were nothing but forums, to ICQ and IRC, to MSN Messenger and Google Talk, and ultimately – the talk most of us use today – Facebook talk.

To me, talk’s evolution is a bit sad, truly. As old as ICQ and IRC look today, they were both talk protocols and programs I truly loved using. Today, most of my talks take place on my mobile, and if I talk on desktop at all, it’s only Google Talk and Facebook talk – there’s simply no one to talk to anywhere else.

The truly bad part of all this is that Facebook talk is horrible. In fact, it’s pretty much unusable. I hate the talk sidebar, I dislike the little talk windows, and I keep missing messages because who keeps their eyes on Facebook all the time? Not to mention the fact you have to keep the thing open all day if you want to use the talk. When it comes to Facebook, I have to disagree with my colleague Aaron who says we don’t need desktop talk clients anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Recall the days of MSN Messenger and AIM? Those two were the very first talk clients I ever used. Once I began using them more and more, it became cumbersome to switch inbetween clients and contact. Read More . Facebook talk can be much better utilized and loved on desktop, and there are several good ways to do this.

Official Facebook Messenger [Windows]

Facebook’s official talk client Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger for Windows, which has evidently been in the oven for some time, has leaked to the web earlier this week. Facebook’s way to deal with this crisis was to officially release the app. Read More was released a little over a year ago. On the time of its release, it was no more than a carbon copy of the news ticker and talk sidebar, and I can’t say it’s much more than that right now. It’s still, however, preferable to Facebook’s Web interface, with convenient windows for each talk, and tray notifications for fresh messages.

Facebook Messenger comes either as a window you can budge around and resize, or a static sidebar you can dock to the right side of your screen. Aside from talking, it’s also a convenient way to access your Facebook notifications, friend requests, and news ticker.

For some reason, Facebook Messenger does not officially support Windows 8, and I experienced some weird flashing on my Windows eight machine when dual clicking a contact. Things behaved normally when I opened my talk windows with just a single click. Hopefully, these bugs are limited to Windows 8, but feel free to let me know what you experienced with Facebook Messenger.

Skype [Windows, Mac]

Skype, which used to be a nice and lean voice over IP client, has become much more than that since its purchase by Microsoft. Whether you like the switches or not, one of them makes it a viable solution for those looking for a Facebook talk client. The newest versions of Skype for Windows and Mac suggest Facebook integration, which adds all your Facebook friends to your Skype contact list, letting you talk and movie talk with them through Skype’s interface.

To add Facebook to your Skype contacts, click the “All” dropdown menu in your Contacts tab, and choose “Facebook“. Click “Connect to Facebook“, come in your Facebook credentials, and you’re pretty much set. All your Facebook contacts will now be available through Skype, and talking with them will feel and look exactly like talking with Skype contacts.

Note that this feature is not available on Skype for Windows eight (a.k.a Skype for Metro), and on Skype for Linux.

fTalk [Windows, Mac]

fTalk is a Windows client dedicated solely to Facebook, and if you miss the old days of IM clients and animated emoticons, you’re going to love the somewhat retro fTalk practice. fTalk is a desktop client, but it’s also a Facebook app, meaning you’re going to have to grant it access to your Facebook account when you very first log in. What that’s done, you can use fTalk to talk with online friends, and if they also use fTalk, with offline friends as well.

The app supports pop-up and sound notification, which you can control and tweak from the preferences. You can also set notifications to demonstrate only for friends in your Close Friends list, and thus minimize the interruption these notification may cause and limit them to people you truly care about.

But fTalk is more than just a talk client. You can post status updates right from the app using the “Share a fresh status” box at the bottom, and even browse your friends’ photo albums, and like, share, and comment on photos.

fTalk is a pretty comprehensive client, and provides a excellent Facebook substitute for when you don’t feel like keeping your browser open. Read a total review of fTalk.

Any IM Client With Jabber Support

There’s a large number of IM clients that support Facebook’s protocol. Pidgin Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Pidgin is a free instant-messaging client that combines all your IM accounts in one elementary application. Instead of running several different IM clients that display ads and eat up memory, just use Pidgin. All your. Read More , Miranda IM, Adium Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Begin using the best instant messaging client out there for Mac. It’s called Adium, it connects to everything and there’s no reason for not using it. Okay, there’s one reason – Adium does not support. Read More , Trillian, and iMessage Bye Bye iChat: Getting Embarked With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] Bye Bye iChat: Getting Began With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] As the dust surrounding Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion release lodges, it’s time to evaluate whether those killer features announced earlier this year are indeed that good. For me the most arousing addition when I. Read More are only some of the available options. The process of setting up Facebook talk is very similar across these different clients, so once you know the basics, you can figure out how to add it to your beloved client.

• Locate where you can add fresh accounts in your client.
• For protocol, choose Jabber or XMPP.
• Come in your Facebook credentials (use username, not email).
• For domain, inject talk.facebook.com. If you need to come in a server, this is it as well.
• For Jabber ID, come in <username>@chat.facebook.com
• For port, inject 5222

This should have you covered for almost any client that supports Facebook. If you get into trouble, you may find solutions in the specific app’s help or FAQ, but if you go after these directions, everything should work out fine.

You can also check out another Windows program called FacebookMessenger, which is very similar to Facebook’s official app. Note that this program requires Java Runtime Environment 1.Four.0 in order to run.

Bottom Line

Personally, I opted for Miranda IM several years ago, and there’s no way I’d be using Facebook talk without it. No matter which solution you go for, if you use Facebook talk at all, get ready for some serious improvement in your talking life. Beware, tho’, once you go desktop, you can’t go back!

Do you know of an excellent Facebook talk client I missed? Do you want to make a case for Facebook’s Web talk interface? Add your thoughts below.

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From the very first days of public Internet, it’s been a long and winding road for talk. From Web talks that were nothing but forums, to ICQ and IRC, to MSN Messenger and Google Talk, and eventually – the talk most of us use today – Facebook talk.

To me, talk’s evolution is a bit sad, truly. As old as ICQ and IRC look today, they were both talk protocols and programs I truly loved using. Today, most of my talks take place on my mobile, and if I talk on desktop at all, it’s only Google Talk and Facebook talk – there’s simply no one to talk to anywhere else.

The truly bad part of all this is that Facebook talk is horrible. In fact, it’s pretty much unusable. I hate the talk sidebar, I dislike the little talk windows, and I keep missing messages because who keeps their eyes on Facebook all the time? Not to mention the fact you have to keep the thing open all day if you want to use the talk. When it comes to Facebook, I have to disagree with my colleague Aaron who says we don’t need desktop talk clients anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Recall the days of MSN Messenger and AIM? Those two were the very first talk clients I ever used. Once I commenced using them more and more, it became cumbersome to switch inbetween clients and contact. Read More . Facebook talk can be much better utilized and liked on desktop, and there are several good ways to do this.

Official Facebook Messenger [Windows]

Facebook’s official talk client Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger for Windows, which has evidently been in the oven for some time, has leaked to the web earlier this week. Facebook’s way to deal with this crisis was to officially release the app. Read More was released a little over a year ago. On the time of its release, it was no more than a carbon copy of the news ticker and talk sidebar, and I can’t say it’s much more than that right now. It’s still, however, preferable to Facebook’s Web interface, with convenient windows for each talk, and tray notifications for fresh messages.

Facebook Messenger comes either as a window you can budge around and resize, or a static sidebar you can dock to the right side of your screen. Aside from talking, it’s also a convenient way to access your Facebook notifications, friend requests, and news ticker.

For some reason, Facebook Messenger does not officially support Windows 8, and I experienced some weird flashing on my Windows eight machine when dual clicking a contact. Things behaved normally when I opened my talk windows with just a single click. Hopefully, these bugs are limited to Windows 8, but feel free to let me know what you experienced with Facebook Messenger.

Skype [Windows, Mac]

Skype, which used to be a nice and lean voice over IP client, has become much more than that since its purchase by Microsoft. Whether you like the switches or not, one of them makes it a viable solution for those looking for a Facebook talk client. The newest versions of Skype for Windows and Mac suggest Facebook integration, which adds all your Facebook friends to your Skype contact list, letting you talk and movie talk with them through Skype’s interface.

To add Facebook to your Skype contacts, click the “All” dropdown menu in your Contacts tab, and choose “Facebook“. Click “Connect to Facebook“, come in your Facebook credentials, and you’re pretty much set. All your Facebook contacts will now be available through Skype, and talking with them will feel and look exactly like talking with Skype contacts.

Note that this feature is not available on Skype for Windows eight (a.k.a Skype for Metro), and on Skype for Linux.

fTalk [Windows, Mac]

fTalk is a Windows client dedicated solely to Facebook, and if you miss the old days of IM clients and animated emoticons, you’re going to love the somewhat retro fTalk practice. fTalk is a desktop client, but it’s also a Facebook app, meaning you’re going to have to grant it access to your Facebook account when you very first log in. What that’s done, you can use fTalk to talk with online friends, and if they also use fTalk, with offline friends as well.

The app supports pop-up and sound notification, which you can control and tweak from the preferences. You can also set notifications to demonstrate only for friends in your Close Friends list, and thus minimize the interruption these notification may cause and limit them to people you truly care about.

But fTalk is more than just a talk client. You can post status updates right from the app using the “Share a fresh status” box at the bottom, and even browse your friends’ photo albums, and like, share, and comment on photos.

fTalk is a pretty comprehensive client, and provides a fine Facebook substitute for when you don’t feel like keeping your browser open. Read a total review of fTalk.

Any IM Client With Jabber Support

There’s a large number of IM clients that support Facebook’s protocol. Pidgin Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Pidgin is a free instant-messaging client that combines all your IM accounts in one plain application. Instead of running several different IM clients that display ads and eat up memory, just use Pidgin. All your. Read More , Miranda IM, Adium Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Embark using the best instant messaging client out there for Mac. It’s called Adium, it connects to everything and there’s no reason for not using it. Okay, there’s one reason – Adium does not support. Read More , Trillian, and iMessage Bye Bye iChat: Getting Embarked With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] Bye Bye iChat: Getting Began With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] As the dust surrounding Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion release lodges, it’s time to evaluate whether those killer features announced earlier this year are truly that good. For me the most titillating addition when I. Read More are only some of the available options. The process of setting up Facebook talk is very similar across these different clients, so once you know the basics, you can figure out how to add it to your dearest client.

• Locate where you can add fresh accounts in your client.
• For protocol, choose Jabber or XMPP.
• Inject your Facebook credentials (use username, not email).
• For domain, inject talk.facebook.com. If you need to inject a server, this is it as well.
• For Jabber ID, come in <username>@chat.facebook.com
• For port, come in 5222

This should have you covered for almost any client that supports Facebook. If you get into trouble, you may find solutions in the specific app’s help or FAQ, but if you go after these directions, everything should work out fine.

You can also check out another Windows program called FacebookMessenger, which is very similar to Facebook’s official app. Note that this program requires Java Runtime Environment 1.Four.0 in order to run.

Bottom Line

Personally, I opted for Miranda IM several years ago, and there’s no way I’d be using Facebook talk without it. No matter which solution you go for, if you use Facebook talk at all, get ready for some serious improvement in your talking life. Beware, however, once you go desktop, you can’t go back!

Do you know of an excellent Facebook talk client I missed? Do you want to make a case for Facebook’s Web talk interface? Add your thoughts below.

How To Talk On Facebook From The Convenience Of Your Desktop

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From the very first days of public Internet, it’s been a long and winding road for talk. From Web talks that were nothing but forums, to ICQ and IRC, to MSN Messenger and Google Talk, and eventually – the talk most of us use today – Facebook talk.

To me, talk’s evolution is a bit sad, indeed. As old as ICQ and IRC look today, they were both talk protocols and programs I truly liked using. Today, most of my talks take place on my mobile, and if I talk on desktop at all, it’s only Google Talk and Facebook talk – there’s simply no one to talk to anywhere else.

The indeed bad part of all this is that Facebook talk is horrible. In fact, it’s pretty much unusable. I hate the talk sidebar, I dislike the little talk windows, and I keep missing messages because who keeps their eyes on Facebook all the time? Not to mention the fact you have to keep the thing open all day if you want to use the talk. When it comes to Facebook, I have to disagree with my colleague Aaron who says we don’t need desktop talk clients anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Reminisce the days of MSN Messenger and AIM? Those two were the very first talk clients I ever used. Once I began using them more and more, it became cumbersome to switch inbetween clients and contact. Read More . Facebook talk can be much better utilized and liked on desktop, and there are several good ways to do this.

Official Facebook Messenger [Windows]

Facebook’s official talk client Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger for Windows, which has evidently been in the oven for some time, has leaked to the web earlier this week. Facebook’s way to deal with this crisis was to officially release the app. Read More was released a little over a year ago. On the time of its release, it was no more than a carbon copy of the news ticker and talk sidebar, and I can’t say it’s much more than that right now. It’s still, however, preferable to Facebook’s Web interface, with convenient windows for each talk, and tray notifications for fresh messages.

Facebook Messenger comes either as a window you can budge around and resize, or a static sidebar you can dock to the right side of your screen. Aside from talking, it’s also a convenient way to access your Facebook notifications, friend requests, and news ticker.

For some reason, Facebook Messenger does not officially support Windows 8, and I experienced some weird flashing on my Windows eight machine when dual clicking a contact. Things behaved normally when I opened my talk windows with just a single click. Hopefully, these bugs are limited to Windows 8, but feel free to let me know what you experienced with Facebook Messenger.

Skype [Windows, Mac]

Skype, which used to be a nice and lean voice over IP client, has become much more than that since its purchase by Microsoft. Whether you like the switches or not, one of them makes it a viable solution for those looking for a Facebook talk client. The newest versions of Skype for Windows and Mac suggest Facebook integration, which adds all your Facebook friends to your Skype contact list, letting you talk and movie talk with them through Skype’s interface.

To add Facebook to your Skype contacts, click the “All” dropdown menu in your Contacts tab, and choose “Facebook“. Click “Connect to Facebook“, come in your Facebook credentials, and you’re pretty much set. All your Facebook contacts will now be available through Skype, and talking with them will feel and look exactly like talking with Skype contacts.

Note that this feature is not available on Skype for Windows eight (a.k.a Skype for Metro), and on Skype for Linux.

fTalk [Windows, Mac]

fTalk is a Windows client dedicated solely to Facebook, and if you miss the old days of IM clients and animated emoticons, you’re going to love the somewhat retro fTalk practice. fTalk is a desktop client, but it’s also a Facebook app, meaning you’re going to have to grant it access to your Facebook account when you very first log in. What that’s done, you can use fTalk to talk with online friends, and if they also use fTalk, with offline friends as well.

The app supports pop-up and sound notification, which you can control and tweak from the preferences. You can also set notifications to showcase only for friends in your Close Friends list, and thus minimize the interruption these notification may cause and limit them to people you truly care about.

But fTalk is more than just a talk client. You can post status updates right from the app using the “Share a fresh status” box at the bottom, and even browse your friends’ photo albums, and like, share, and comment on photos.

fTalk is a pretty comprehensive client, and provides a fine Facebook substitute for when you don’t feel like keeping your browser open. Read a utter review of fTalk.

Any IM Client With Jabber Support

There’s a large number of IM clients that support Facebook’s protocol. Pidgin Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Pidgin is a free instant-messaging client that combines all your IM accounts in one ordinary application. Instead of running several different IM clients that display ads and eat up memory, just use Pidgin. All your. Read More , Miranda IM, Adium Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Commence using the best instant messaging client out there for Mac. It’s called Adium, it connects to everything and there’s no reason for not using it. Okay, there’s one reason – Adium does not support. Read More , Trillian, and iMessage Bye Bye iChat: Getting Embarked With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] Bye Bye iChat: Getting Embarked With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] As the dust surrounding Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion release lodges, it’s time to evaluate whether those killer features announced earlier this year are truly that good. For me the most arousing addition when I. Read More are only some of the available options. The process of setting up Facebook talk is very similar across these different clients, so once you know the basics, you can figure out how to add it to your dearest client.

• Locate where you can add fresh accounts in your client.
• For protocol, choose Jabber or XMPP.
• Come in your Facebook credentials (use username, not email).
• For domain, come in talk.facebook.com. If you need to inject a server, this is it as well.
• For Jabber ID, come in <username>@chat.facebook.com
• For port, come in 5222

This should have you covered for almost any client that supports Facebook. If you get into trouble, you may find solutions in the specific app’s help or FAQ, but if you go after these directions, everything should work out fine.

You can also check out another Windows program called FacebookMessenger, which is very similar to Facebook’s official app. Note that this program requires Java Runtime Environment 1.Four.0 in order to run.

Bottom Line

Personally, I opted for Miranda IM several years ago, and there’s no way I’d be using Facebook talk without it. No matter which solution you go for, if you use Facebook talk at all, get ready for some serious improvement in your talking life. Beware, tho’, once you go desktop, you can’t go back!

Do you know of an excellent Facebook talk client I missed? Do you want to make a case for Facebook’s Web talk interface? Add your thoughts below.

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From the very first days of public Internet, it’s been a long and winding road for talk. From Web talks that were nothing but forums, to ICQ and IRC, to MSN Messenger and Google Talk, and ultimately – the talk most of us use today – Facebook talk.

To me, talk’s evolution is a bit sad, indeed. As old as ICQ and IRC look today, they were both talk protocols and programs I indeed liked using. Today, most of my talks take place on my mobile, and if I talk on desktop at all, it’s only Google Talk and Facebook talk – there’s simply no one to talk to anywhere else.

The truly bad part of all this is that Facebook talk is horrible. In fact, it’s pretty much unusable. I hate the talk sidebar, I dislike the little talk windows, and I keep missing messages because who keeps their eyes on Facebook all the time? Not to mention the fact you have to keep the thing open all day if you want to use the talk. When it comes to Facebook, I have to disagree with my colleague Aaron who says we don’t need desktop talk clients anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Recall the days of MSN Messenger and AIM? Those two were the very first talk clients I ever used. Once I embarked using them more and more, it became cumbersome to switch inbetween clients and contact. Read More . Facebook talk can be much better utilized and loved on desktop, and there are several good ways to do this.

Official Facebook Messenger [Windows]

Facebook’s official talk client Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger for Windows, which has evidently been in the oven for some time, has leaked to the web earlier this week. Facebook’s way to deal with this crisis was to officially release the app. Read More was released a little over a year ago. On the time of its release, it was no more than a carbon copy of the news ticker and talk sidebar, and I can’t say it’s much more than that right now. It’s still, however, preferable to Facebook’s Web interface, with convenient windows for each talk, and tray notifications for fresh messages.

Facebook Messenger comes either as a window you can stir around and resize, or a static sidebar you can dock to the right side of your screen. Aside from talking, it’s also a convenient way to access your Facebook notifications, friend requests, and news ticker.

For some reason, Facebook Messenger does not officially support Windows 8, and I experienced some weird flashing on my Windows eight machine when dual clicking a contact. Things behaved normally when I opened my talk windows with just a single click. Hopefully, these bugs are limited to Windows 8, but feel free to let me know what you experienced with Facebook Messenger.

Skype [Windows, Mac]

Skype, which used to be a nice and lean voice over IP client, has become much more than that since its purchase by Microsoft. Whether you like the switches or not, one of them makes it a viable solution for those looking for a Facebook talk client. The newest versions of Skype for Windows and Mac suggest Facebook integration, which adds all your Facebook friends to your Skype contact list, letting you talk and movie talk with them through Skype’s interface.

To add Facebook to your Skype contacts, click the “All” dropdown menu in your Contacts tab, and choose “Facebook“. Click “Connect to Facebook“, inject your Facebook credentials, and you’re pretty much set. All your Facebook contacts will now be available through Skype, and talking with them will feel and look exactly like talking with Skype contacts.

Note that this feature is not available on Skype for Windows eight (a.k.a Skype for Metro), and on Skype for Linux.

fTalk [Windows, Mac]

fTalk is a Windows client dedicated solely to Facebook, and if you miss the old days of IM clients and animated emoticons, you’re going to love the somewhat retro fTalk practice. fTalk is a desktop client, but it’s also a Facebook app, meaning you’re going to have to grant it access to your Facebook account when you very first log in. What that’s done, you can use fTalk to talk with online friends, and if they also use fTalk, with offline friends as well.

The app supports pop-up and sound notification, which you can control and tweak from the preferences. You can also set notifications to display only for friends in your Close Friends list, and thus minimize the interruption these notification may cause and limit them to people you indeed care about.

But fTalk is more than just a talk client. You can post status updates right from the app using the “Share a fresh status” box at the bottom, and even browse your friends’ photo albums, and like, share, and comment on photos.

fTalk is a pretty comprehensive client, and provides a excellent Facebook substitute for when you don’t feel like keeping your browser open. Read a total review of fTalk.

Any IM Client With Jabber Support

There’s a large number of IM clients that support Facebook’s protocol. Pidgin Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Pidgin is a free instant-messaging client that combines all your IM accounts in one elementary application. Instead of running several different IM clients that display ads and eat up memory, just use Pidgin. All your. Read More , Miranda IM, Adium Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Commence using the best instant messaging client out there for Mac. It’s called Adium, it connects to everything and there’s no reason for not using it. Okay, there’s one reason – Adium does not support. Read More , Trillian, and iMessage Bye Bye iChat: Getting Commenced With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] Bye Bye iChat: Getting Embarked With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] As the dust surrounding Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion release lodges, it’s time to evaluate whether those killer features announced earlier this year are truly that good. For me the most arousing addition when I. Read More are only some of the available options. The process of setting up Facebook talk is very similar across these different clients, so once you know the basics, you can figure out how to add it to your dearest client.

• Locate where you can add fresh accounts in your client.
• For protocol, choose Jabber or XMPP.
• Inject your Facebook credentials (use username, not email).
• For domain, come in talk.facebook.com. If you need to come in a server, this is it as well.
• For Jabber ID, inject <username>@chat.facebook.com
• For port, inject 5222

This should have you covered for almost any client that supports Facebook. If you get into trouble, you may find solutions in the specific app’s help or FAQ, but if you go after these directions, everything should work out fine.

You can also check out another Windows program called FacebookMessenger, which is very similar to Facebook’s official app. Note that this program requires Java Runtime Environment 1.Four.0 in order to run.

Bottom Line

Personally, I opted for Miranda IM several years ago, and there’s no way I’d be using Facebook talk without it. No matter which solution you go for, if you use Facebook talk at all, get ready for some serious improvement in your talking life. Beware, tho’, once you go desktop, you can’t go back!

Do you know of an excellent Facebook talk client I missed? Do you want to make a case for Facebook’s Web talk interface? Add your thoughts below.

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From the very first days of public Internet, it’s been a long and winding road for talk. From Web talks that were nothing but forums, to ICQ and IRC, to MSN Messenger and Google Talk, and ultimately – the talk most of us use today – Facebook talk.

To me, talk’s evolution is a bit sad, truly. As old as ICQ and IRC look today, they were both talk protocols and programs I indeed loved using. Today, most of my talks take place on my mobile, and if I talk on desktop at all, it’s only Google Talk and Facebook talk – there’s simply no one to talk to anywhere else.

The truly bad part of all this is that Facebook talk is horrible. In fact, it’s pretty much unusable. I hate the talk sidebar, I dislike the little talk windows, and I keep missing messages because who keeps their eyes on Facebook all the time? Not to mention the fact you have to keep the thing open all day if you want to use the talk. When it comes to Facebook, I have to disagree with my colleague Aaron who says we don’t need desktop talk clients anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Recall the days of MSN Messenger and AIM? Those two were the very first talk clients I ever used. Once I began using them more and more, it became cumbersome to switch inbetween clients and contact. Read More . Facebook talk can be much better utilized and loved on desktop, and there are several good ways to do this.

Official Facebook Messenger [Windows]

Facebook’s official talk client Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger for Windows, which has evidently been in the oven for some time, has leaked to the web earlier this week. Facebook’s way to deal with this crisis was to officially release the app. Read More was released a little over a year ago. On the time of its release, it was no more than a carbon copy of the news ticker and talk sidebar, and I can’t say it’s much more than that right now. It’s still, however, preferable to Facebook’s Web interface, with convenient windows for each talk, and tray notifications for fresh messages.

Facebook Messenger comes either as a window you can stir around and resize, or a static sidebar you can dock to the right side of your screen. Aside from talking, it’s also a convenient way to access your Facebook notifications, friend requests, and news ticker.

For some reason, Facebook Messenger does not officially support Windows 8, and I experienced some weird flashing on my Windows eight machine when dual clicking a contact. Things behaved normally when I opened my talk windows with just a single click. Hopefully, these bugs are limited to Windows 8, but feel free to let me know what you experienced with Facebook Messenger.

Skype [Windows, Mac]

Skype, which used to be a nice and lean voice over IP client, has become much more than that since its purchase by Microsoft. Whether you like the switches or not, one of them makes it a viable solution for those looking for a Facebook talk client. The newest versions of Skype for Windows and Mac suggest Facebook integration, which adds all your Facebook friends to your Skype contact list, letting you talk and movie talk with them through Skype’s interface.

To add Facebook to your Skype contacts, click the “All” dropdown menu in your Contacts tab, and choose “Facebook“. Click “Connect to Facebook“, come in your Facebook credentials, and you’re pretty much set. All your Facebook contacts will now be available through Skype, and talking with them will feel and look exactly like talking with Skype contacts.

Note that this feature is not available on Skype for Windows eight (a.k.a Skype for Metro), and on Skype for Linux.

fTalk [Windows, Mac]

fTalk is a Windows client dedicated solely to Facebook, and if you miss the old days of IM clients and animated emoticons, you’re going to love the somewhat retro fTalk practice. fTalk is a desktop client, but it’s also a Facebook app, meaning you’re going to have to grant it access to your Facebook account when you very first log in. What that’s done, you can use fTalk to talk with online friends, and if they also use fTalk, with offline friends as well.

The app supports pop-up and sound notification, which you can control and tweak from the preferences. You can also set notifications to showcase only for friends in your Close Friends list, and thus minimize the interruption these notification may cause and limit them to people you indeed care about.

But fTalk is more than just a talk client. You can post status updates right from the app using the “Share a fresh status” box at the bottom, and even browse your friends’ photo albums, and like, share, and comment on photos.

fTalk is a pretty comprehensive client, and provides a superb Facebook substitute for when you don’t feel like keeping your browser open. Read a utter review of fTalk.

Any IM Client With Jabber Support

There’s a large number of IM clients that support Facebook’s protocol. Pidgin Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Pidgin is a free instant-messaging client that combines all your IM accounts in one plain application. Instead of running several different IM clients that display ads and eat up memory, just use Pidgin. All your. Read More , Miranda IM, Adium Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Embark using the best instant messaging client out there for Mac. It’s called Adium, it connects to everything and there’s no reason for not using it. Okay, there’s one reason – Adium does not support. Read More , Trillian, and iMessage Bye Bye iChat: Getting Began With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] Bye Bye iChat: Getting Commenced With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] As the dust surrounding Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion release lodges, it’s time to evaluate whether those killer features announced earlier this year are truly that good. For me the most arousing addition when I. Read More are only some of the available options. The process of setting up Facebook talk is very similar across these different clients, so once you know the basics, you can figure out how to add it to your dearest client.

• Locate where you can add fresh accounts in your client.
• For protocol, choose Jabber or XMPP.
• Inject your Facebook credentials (use username, not email).
• For domain, come in talk.facebook.com. If you need to come in a server, this is it as well.
• For Jabber ID, inject <username>@chat.facebook.com
• For port, inject 5222

This should have you covered for almost any client that supports Facebook. If you get into trouble, you may find solutions in the specific app’s help or FAQ, but if you go after these directions, everything should work out fine.

You can also check out another Windows program called FacebookMessenger, which is very similar to Facebook’s official app. Note that this program requires Java Runtime Environment 1.Four.0 in order to run.

Bottom Line

Personally, I opted for Miranda IM several years ago, and there’s no way I’d be using Facebook talk without it. No matter which solution you go for, if you use Facebook talk at all, get ready for some serious improvement in your talking life. Beware, however, once you go desktop, you can’t go back!

Do you know of an excellent Facebook talk client I missed? Do you want to make a case for Facebook’s Web talk interface? Add your thoughts below.

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From the very first days of public Internet, it’s been a long and winding road for talk. From Web talks that were nothing but forums, to ICQ and IRC, to MSN Messenger and Google Talk, and eventually – the talk most of us use today – Facebook talk.

To me, talk’s evolution is a bit sad, truly. As old as ICQ and IRC look today, they were both talk protocols and programs I indeed loved using. Today, most of my talks take place on my mobile, and if I talk on desktop at all, it’s only Google Talk and Facebook talk – there’s simply no one to talk to anywhere else.

The truly bad part of all this is that Facebook talk is horrible. In fact, it’s pretty much unusable. I hate the talk sidebar, I dislike the little talk windows, and I keep missing messages because who keeps their eyes on Facebook all the time? Not to mention the fact you have to keep the thing open all day if you want to use the talk. When it comes to Facebook, I have to disagree with my colleague Aaron who says we don’t need desktop talk clients anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Why You Don’t Need Desktop Talk Clients Anymore Recall the days of MSN Messenger and AIM? Those two were the very first talk clients I ever used. Once I embarked using them more and more, it became cumbersome to switch inbetween clients and contact. Read More . Facebook talk can be much better utilized and liked on desktop, and there are several good ways to do this.

Official Facebook Messenger [Windows]

Facebook’s official talk client Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger For Windows Leaks & Then Released Officially [News] Facebook Messenger for Windows, which has evidently been in the oven for some time, has leaked to the web earlier this week. Facebook’s way to deal with this crisis was to officially release the app. Read More was released a little over a year ago. On the time of its release, it was no more than a carbon copy of the news ticker and talk sidebar, and I can’t say it’s much more than that right now. It’s still, however, preferable to Facebook’s Web interface, with convenient windows for each talk, and tray notifications for fresh messages.

Facebook Messenger comes either as a window you can budge around and resize, or a static sidebar you can dock to the right side of your screen. Aside from talking, it’s also a convenient way to access your Facebook notifications, friend requests, and news ticker.

For some reason, Facebook Messenger does not officially support Windows 8, and I experienced some weird flashing on my Windows eight machine when dual clicking a contact. Things behaved normally when I opened my talk windows with just a single click. Hopefully, these bugs are limited to Windows 8, but feel free to let me know what you experienced with Facebook Messenger.

Skype [Windows, Mac]

Skype, which used to be a nice and lean voice over IP client, has become much more than that since its purchase by Microsoft. Whether you like the switches or not, one of them makes it a viable solution for those looking for a Facebook talk client. The newest versions of Skype for Windows and Mac suggest Facebook integration, which adds all your Facebook friends to your Skype contact list, letting you talk and movie talk with them through Skype’s interface.

To add Facebook to your Skype contacts, click the “All” dropdown menu in your Contacts tab, and choose “Facebook“. Click “Connect to Facebook“, inject your Facebook credentials, and you’re pretty much set. All your Facebook contacts will now be available through Skype, and talking with them will feel and look exactly like talking with Skype contacts.

Note that this feature is not available on Skype for Windows eight (a.k.a Skype for Metro), and on Skype for Linux.

fTalk [Windows, Mac]

fTalk is a Windows client dedicated solely to Facebook, and if you miss the old days of IM clients and animated emoticons, you’re going to love the somewhat retro fTalk practice. fTalk is a desktop client, but it’s also a Facebook app, meaning you’re going to have to grant it access to your Facebook account when you very first log in. What that’s done, you can use fTalk to talk with online friends, and if they also use fTalk, with offline friends as well.

The app supports pop-up and sound notification, which you can control and tweak from the preferences. You can also set notifications to showcase only for friends in your Close Friends list, and thus minimize the interruption these notification may cause and limit them to people you indeed care about.

But fTalk is more than just a talk client. You can post status updates right from the app using the “Share a fresh status” box at the bottom, and even browse your friends’ photo albums, and like, share, and comment on photos.

fTalk is a pretty comprehensive client, and provides a excellent Facebook substitute for when you don’t feel like keeping your browser open. Read a total review of fTalk.

Any IM Client With Jabber Support

There’s a large number of IM clients that support Facebook’s protocol. Pidgin Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Combine All Your IM Accounts In One Application With Pidgin [Windows & Linux] Pidgin is a free instant-messaging client that combines all your IM accounts in one plain application. Instead of running several different IM clients that display ads and eat up memory, just use Pidgin. All your. Read More , Miranda IM, Adium Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Adium – The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac] Embark using the best instant messaging client out there for Mac. It’s called Adium, it connects to everything and there’s no reason for not using it. Okay, there’s one reason – Adium does not support. Read More , Trillian, and iMessage Bye Bye iChat: Getting Embarked With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] Bye Bye iChat: Getting Commenced With The Fresh OS X Messages App [Mountain Lion] As the dust surrounding Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion release lodges, it’s time to evaluate whether those killer features announced earlier this year are truly that good. For me the most arousing addition when I. Read More are only some of the available options. The process of setting up Facebook talk is very similar across these different clients, so once you know the basics, you can figure out how to add it to your dearest client.

• Locate where you can add fresh accounts in your client.
• For protocol, choose Jabber or XMPP.
• Inject your Facebook credentials (use username, not email).
• For domain, inject talk.facebook.com. If you need to come in a server, this is it as well.
• For Jabber ID, come in <username>@chat.facebook.com
• For port, come in 5222

This should have you covered for almost any client that supports Facebook. If you get into trouble, you may find solutions in the specific app’s help or FAQ, but if you go after these directions, everything should work out fine.

You can also check out another Windows program called FacebookMessenger, which is very similar to Facebook’s official app. Note that this program requires Java Runtime Environment 1.Four.0 in order to run.

Bottom Line

Personally, I opted for Miranda IM several years ago, and there’s no way I’d be using Facebook talk without it. No matter which solution you go for, if you use Facebook talk at all, get ready for some serious improvement in your talking life. Beware, however, once you go desktop, you can’t go back!

Do you know of an excellent Facebook talk client I missed? Do you want to make a case for Facebook’s Web talk interface? Add your thoughts below.

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