For the last couple of days I’ve been playing around with the newest version of the Trillian client coming from Cerulean Studios. The new version of Trillian is in beta and is code-named Astra.

Taking a quick look at the screen shot above, let me highlight the different areas I have numbered above.

Twitter integration – the display of the timeline itself could be improved. I’d envision a panel that would slide out from behind the contact list that would display the timeline of events in a fashion similar to twhirl or other twitter client.
E-mail Integration – each of the email accounts …read more

The replacement for the MSN Messenger client has arrived. You can now dowload the Windows Live Messenger IM client for your own use. It’s still “beta”, but I’m beginning to think that word has taken the place of “e-” everything just for a marketing kick. But do try at your own risk.
I personally don’t rely on any individual IM client. I’m a big fan of Trillian Pro. I don’t really get involved with many of the individual IM client features. I’m just interested in being able to instantly message one of my contacts. I know, I know, I’m a simpleton.
Anyway, …read more