A Better AIM from AOL
October 8, 2007 by Jerome Locson
Filed under Computers
Instant messaging is an important service to offer if you want to get the mass. We have a variety of choices to choose from – Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, Meebo, AOL, Gtalk, etc…
But does all offer the best? Perhaps Yahoo Messenger offers feature rich IM platform compared to others that’s why competition is really there. AOL’s IM platform, the AIM, come up with a more updated version with features available already from its rival Yahoo Messenger. In their blog posted the list of updated features to its AIM 6.5 beta version. Here it is…
We’re getting close to launching the new AIM 6.5. Help us test drive the latest AIM beta software – version 6.5.4.15. We’ve listened to your feedback and have continued to make improvements to our new features. This version includes the following updates:
New Themes: Now you can customize your AIM experience with MORE colors. Check out the color wheel at the top of the Buddy List window, and select your favorite theme. We got a little creative with the names. Let us know what you think.
Stream Music: After downloading AIM, select the option to also install the AIM Tunes plugin. It allows you to stream music from and to your buddies. Once you download the plugin look to the Actions menu on your Buddy List window for the AIM Tunes site to launch in your default browser. Then play around with fun options like play list management, find new music, and check out what your buddies are listening to.
One click to Buddy info: Back by popular demand, we have brought back the one-click to view your buddy’s ‘Buddy Info’. Notice that familiar blue indicator. You’ll still get the orange indicator in the Buddy List to indicate when something has been updated by your buddy.
Audio/Video updates: New software updates have been made to improve Live Video performance under low bandwidth conditions. Also, especially for Vista users, we’ve added more default device options found in your Enhanced IM settings.
Enhanced call notifications: If you use our call products, you will now receive incoming call alerts directly in your IM and as an alert.
Module enhancements: We made managing your modules easier. Click the buttons to expand and collapse the modules. We’ve made some slight design changes too.
Buddy Info Design Update: Status messages are now integrated into your Buddy Info. Plus, check out the updated feeds area.
Connection Settings: For users who are having difficulty connecting to AIM we have updated our last Connection settings tab to include more web-based help information about connection settings, proxies, and firewalls. We also combined the HTTP/HTTPS protocols so now AIM will always try your secured network if you manually select this option.
Plus: Continue to test our new Status in the Buddy List feature, TXT Message mode feature from the IM window, and QQ games plugin.
To more details about this update, check out their news site at http://beta.aol.com/projects.php?project=aim6 and download at http://www.aim.com/get_aim/win/latest_win.adp
