Install pidgin 2.6 in fedora 11
Finally the latest version of Pidgin 2.6 is out now. For some of you who are wondering what is Pidgin, it is by far the best cross-platform Instant messaging client.Because of the advancements in...
View ArticleHow to stop popup notifications in pidgin
The notification feature provided by pidgin 2.5.5 in ubuntu 9.04 is activated by default. Earlier it seemed to be a pretty attaractive thing but I have many people added in my friends list and getting...
View ArticleHow to install and configure festival plugin in Pidgin
For those of you who are wondering what is festival, it is a speech synthesis software. It is available for linux too and one can use it to convert text into speech(audio). In this howto I will tell...
View ArticleHow to enable Facebook Chat in Pidgin
I am an Instant messaging addict. Its the fastest way I can contact with most of my friends and work mates. Many of my facebook friends are not available on gtalk and I never wanted a separate tab for...
View ArticlePidgin 2.7 is here with some Bug Fixes and new Features
Good news for all the pidgin fans, Pidgin developers have announced the release of the brand new Pidgin 2.7.0. This release brings a lot of protocol support improvements, bug fixes and new features....
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Finch, a command line alternative to Pidgin
I don't know in which scenario should I suggest you to use a console based IM client but I came across Finch for the first time while trying to save my laptop's battery life during power cuts by...
View ArticlePidgin's Buddy pounce, a powerful Notification Feature
Consider this scenario - you want to have an imp. discussion with someone on your chat list and the person is marked away. You are wondering if there is any way you could be notified when he returns....
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