Comments on: Trillian adds Facebook, IRC support to Astra

Chat application Trillian is getting some new and upcoming protocols, making it one of the most diverse instant-messaging applications on the market.


by monomilkman July 18, 2008 5:01 PM PDT: any idea on a possible release date yet??? it seems like astra has been in alpha phase forever and im dying to get my hands on it, i really cant wait; Like this Reply to this comment


by monomilkman July 18, 2008 5:01 PM PDT: any idea on a possible release date yet??? it seems like astra has been in alpha phase forever and im dying to get my hands on it, i really cant wait; Like this Reply to this comment


by monomilkman July 18, 2008 5:02 PM PDT: any idea when we can expect astra to be released??? it seems like it has been in alpha phase forever and i cant wait to try it out; Like this Reply to this comment


by monomilkman July 18, 2008 5:02 PM PDT: whoopps sorry for the double post; Like this Reply to this comment


by jtaylorhoopla July 18, 2008 8:21 PM PDT: I have trillian astra, i love this update, it has something called "quick reply" where you can reply to a im from the notification, not having to open the im window, it also tells you when someone is preparing to send you a message, prior to opening a im window, its a great update.; Like this Reply to this comment


by firefoxluva95 July 19, 2008 12:50 PM PDT: As much as I like the added features, I can't help commenting that they basically looked at Digsby and copied off of them. Quick reply was in Digsby when it launched, so was basic Facebook support. Digsby now has Facebook Chat integrated. Only downside is Digsby right now leaks memory but they are working quickly to fix that. Digsby sorta stopped my enthusiasm to test Trillian Astra. Let's just see who comes out of pre-release status first. haha.; Like this Reply to this comment


by jtaylorhoopla July 19, 2008 7:20 PM PDT: ive tried digsby, its way too unreliable for me.; Like this Reply to this comment


by firefoxluva95 July 20, 2008 6:32 PM PDT: Really? Strange of you to say that. It's been really reliable on a Vista Home Premium machine. I guess since Vista already has high system requirements, Digsby probably has enough RAM to eat. I'm sure Digsby in its final form will be great.

Astra, I will warn you, will become unstable at times with a simple task such as adding a contact although that may have been fixed. Either way, neither client is ready for prime time as they are both pre-release. Astra is just a bit too overskinned and the skins look better in Vista than XP but overall a fine piece of software so far.

Now let me throw in a third app in here. Meebone. Meebone is an Adobe AIR application (meaning AIR is required). It puts the web based meebo app right on your desktop. You may want to check that out too. Happy chatting :).; Like this Reply to this comment


by xxdesmusxx July 21, 2008 10:25 AM PDT: at this rate they may even catch up with Digsby! :P; Like this Reply to this comment


by WeCanDoBIZ July 23, 2008 3:22 AM PDT: Yes, Digsby is not reliable on XP Pro - it eats a stack of RAM which brings everything to a snails pace. I have been using Trillian for probably 6 years and love it, but I have always wished those guys kept up with developments in the native IM clients.

Ian Hendry
WeCanDo.BIZ
http://www.wecando.biz; Like this Reply to this comment

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