New Psi Version

Rejoice, Users of XMPP Networks!

Version 0.10 of Psi, the best cross-platform GUI XMPP client I know of, has been released. If you are interested in using Jabber, this is an excellent client to use. The new version tightens up the interface a bit, letting you choose whether to use one or several chat windows when chatting with a number of buddies, using the “tabbed window” metaphor made so popular by Firefox. It’s also suspend-aware now, which avoids that up-to-now problem by which, if a laptop user forgot to make himself offline, his status would not change until the server literally timed out when trying to contact the client.

I use this software under Linux and Windows, and it will also run under OS X.

If you are interested in replacing Trillian or another multi-network client, give Psi a chance. You will need a Jabber account on a server with the appropriate transports enabled, but that will be easy to come by. Plus, you get the benefit of a service that can handle multiple chat clients per-user, with configurable message delivery priority. No more forgetting to log out of ICQ before leaving for work, crippling your chatting prospects for the rest of the day!

Hm. Maybe I should find/write and link a page detailing the advantages and disadvantages of using Jabber…