Do you use instant messengers?  Do all of your relatives, friends, and colleagues use the same messenger service?

If you are like me, you have some contacts using AIM, some using MSN, some using Yahoo, etc.

One solution is to download and install the messaging app for each.  This can be a pain to keep up with.  This also means that each messaging client must be running to get messages, thus eating up your system’s resources.

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