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Sharky · 02-18-2010, 09:50 AM

... Yeah I love the damn thing. But Adium Sucks! It's like the Trillian for Mac, but it's support of ICQ is terrible!

Nomatter what I do, it Orphans most of my ICQ contacts, and changes their name back to an ICQ number. I can only find maybe 20% of who I look for these days!

Does anyone have an alternative to Adium for ICQ on the Mac?

candyflip · 02-18-2010, 09:52 AM

Check this one out.

http://www.digsby.com

Actually, just noticed that they haven't released the Mac version yet.

candyflip · 02-18-2010, 09:55 AM

Trilian Astra is also in testing for OSX. It's not a finished product, but it is available for download.

https://www.trillian.im/labs/

seeandsee · 02-18-2010, 10:03 AM

icq is fucker

VirtualAdultAgent · 02-18-2010, 10:57 AM

Every program I have used for MAC fucks icq contacts except the actual ICQ program. I just took the time in Adium to manually update the names with get info and changing the alias locally.

kmanrox · 02-18-2010, 11:09 AM

my adium works fine.. the only thing i dont like is when i cant find the Auth box...

munki · 02-18-2010, 11:11 AM

I wish Adium had skype support, otherwise it handles pretty well on my macbook pro.

arachnO · 02-18-2010, 12:04 PM

I like my Adium

I can run normal ICQ at my other laptops (I already work at 2 notebooks), but why for? Adium is nice

mpahlca · 02-18-2010, 12:07 PM

http://blog.ceruleanstudios.com/?p=464 just use trillian for web then system doesnt matter.

Adam X · 02-18-2010, 01:39 PM

icq for mac is an old version, they dont update it.. but it works good on my macbook

Babaganoosh · 02-18-2010, 01:44 PM

The worst part about the Macbook is being forced to wear the "Mac user" moniker that immediately makes people think you're a dick in Buddy Holly glasses blogging about your cat from Starbucks.

JP513 · 02-18-2010, 01:57 PM

Adium isn't great, but part of the problem is ICQ sucks on Mac anyway. Maybe webmasters should consider abandoning the platform.

Sharky · 02-21-2010, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VirtualAdultAgent

Every program I have used for MAC fucks icq contacts except the actual ICQ program. I just took the time in Adium to manually update the names with get info and changing the alias locally.

Yeah, I did that too. but every day i get contacts pushed into an "orphan" category for no reason, and they lose their attached names

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam X

icq for mac is an old version, they dont update it.. but it works good on my macbook

are you using snow leopard? I didn't want to try it without verifying it works! lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by Babaganoosh

The worst part about the Macbook is being forced to wear the "Mac user" moniker that immediately makes people think you're a dick in Buddy Holly glasses blogging about your cat from Starbucks.

Lol, I was actually in starbucks today with mine. Funny, I used to stereotype people the same way. But this damn thing just works. I've had less learning curve with this than I thought I would. Very few issues.. ICQ being one of them.

I hate to lose my contacts, but i suppose I should start clearing out the dead weight and maybe my adium just hit a query limit with ICQ servers or something?

Sharky · 02-21-2010, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpahlca

http://blog.ceruleanstudios.com/?p=464 just use trillian for web then system doesnt matter.

Yeah, this is an option. I never liked the trillian for web platform when I was on windows. Not being able to initiate/receive file transfers or video calls was a big issue for me.

Sharky · 02-21-2010, 09:38 PM

whoa. looks like trillian just released a Mac version in Alpha testing;-)

http://www.trillian.im/learn/tour-mac.html

I am going to have to give this a shot

Brujah · 02-21-2010, 10:08 PM

Just click on Adium window, and start typing someone's name. Try one letter, or two, or more and you should see them show up.

Sharky · 02-21-2010, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brujah

Just click on Adium window, and start typing someone's name. Try one letter, or two, or more and you should see them show up.

Yeah, that doesn't work if they are saved as a number, not a name

Sharky · 02-21-2010, 10:45 PM

OK, trillian for mac looks promising. but no history... and more importantly when a message comes in, i can hear it.. but not see it! lol

Farang · 02-21-2010, 11:28 PM

Why don't you just install win7 on your mac? It supports more software and stuff

Sharky · 02-21-2010, 11:48 PM

lol, wasn't the point of going mac to get rid of windows?

This is the only problem I have with Mac. it's just annoying.

sandman! · 02-21-2010, 11:53 PM

it seem 95% of the time someone is not getting my icq messages they are using one of the crappy icq knockoffs

KillerK · 02-22-2010, 03:23 AM

Run a vmware slice on your mac with windows and then run trillian in that.

cheekycherry · 02-22-2010, 04:06 AM

time to get with the times and get skype

Sharky · 02-22-2010, 04:30 AM

I have skype:-)

I run Crossover and thought about running trillian in that, but want to try and stay away from running windows apps on my Mac.

Cleo · 02-22-2010, 05:06 AM

There are two versions of Adium. The beta version is much better than the regular released version. Try giving Adium 1.4b17 a try.

Thurbs · 02-22-2010, 05:36 AM

icq a relic ... i pretty much gave up on it after 2 errors that stopped 2 numbers from working.

shouldn't the industry move on to say google talk at this point , video / chat / voice .... no software needed through gmail and it works well, based on jabber ...

Sharky · 02-22-2010, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cleo

There are two versions of Adium. The beta version is much better than the regular released version. Try giving Adium 1.4b17 a try.

Hi Cleo!

I am actually using the beta version you mentioned.
I've started looking into the Debug logs and it looks like the iCQ servers are rejecting the queries because of too many lookups. grr...

I tried changing the ICQ server it was querying and got more of the same.

@Thurbs - I'm with you. I don't use Google talk that much, but my messenger of choice these days is skype.

Brujah · 02-22-2010, 10:15 AM

I'd also like to see the movement away from ICQ gain steam. Probably 99% of my contacts are all using it though. Maybe a big percentage of them would like to switch too.

GTS Mark · 02-22-2010, 10:27 AM

Adium sucks balls, i hardly ever use it anymore.

02-18-2010, 09:50 AM	#1
Sharky Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 4,938	The only thing I hate about My Macbook pro is... ... Yeah I love the damn thing. But Adium Sucks! It's like the Trillian for Mac, but it's support of ICQ is terrible! Nomatter what I do, it Orphans most of my ICQ contacts, and changes their name back to an ICQ number. I can only find maybe 20% of who I look for these days! Does anyone have an alternative to Adium for ICQ on the Mac? __________________ Sharky

02-18-2010, 09:52 AM	#2
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Babaganoosh ♥♥♥ Likes Hugs ♥♥♥ Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: /home Posts: 15,841	The worst part about the Macbook is being forced to wear the "Mac user" moniker that immediately makes people think you're a dick in Buddy Holly glasses blogging about your cat from Starbucks.

02-18-2010, 01:57 PM	#12
JP513 Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Republic of Barebackistan Posts: 1,914	Adium isn't great, but part of the problem is ICQ sucks on Mac anyway. Maybe webmasters should consider abandoning the platform.

02-21-2010, 09:38 PM	#15
Sharky Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 4,938	whoa. looks like trillian just released a Mac version in Alpha testing;-) http://www.trillian.im/learn/tour-mac.html I am going to have to give this a shot __________________ Sharky

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02-21-2010, 10:45 PM	#18
Sharky Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 4,938	OK, trillian for mac looks promising. but no history... and more importantly when a message comes in, i can hear it.. but not see it! lol __________________ Sharky

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Sharky Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 4,938	lol, wasn't the point of going mac to get rid of windows? This is the only problem I have with Mac. it's just annoying. __________________ Sharky

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02-22-2010, 03:23 AM	#22
KillerK Confirmed User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,406	Run a vmware slice on your mac with windows and then run trillian in that.

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cheekycherry Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: N/A Posts: 1,703	time to get with the times and get skype

02-22-2010, 04:30 AM	#24
Sharky Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 4,938	I have skype:-) I run Crossover and thought about running trillian in that, but want to try and stay away from running windows apps on my Mac. __________________ Sharky

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02-22-2010, 05:36 AM	#26
Thurbs The Thrilla in Manila Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Thurbs' Lagoon, Christmas Island Posts: 4,785	icq a relic ... i pretty much gave up on it after 2 errors that stopped 2 numbers from working. shouldn't the industry move on to say google talk at this point , video / chat / voice .... no software needed through gmail and it works well, based on jabber ...

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Brujah Beer Money Baron Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: brujah / gmail Posts: 22,157	I'd also like to see the movement away from ICQ gain steam. Probably 99% of my contacts are all using it though. Maybe a big percentage of them would like to switch too. __________________ Free Premium Domain Lists and Tools at Clickmojo.com For Sale: Obscenity.com

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