iChat

Save Money by Sending SMS Text Messages from iChat

by Matt

Here in the United States, the cost of sending text messages from your cell phone continues to increase. From my iPhone, it costs $0.15 for each text message I send or receive. While you can purchase text packages to help mitigate this cost (I have a basic package of 200 messages for $5), you can [...]

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iChat: Combine AIM and Google Talk Buddy Lists

by Matt

A decade ago, AOL Instant Messenger and ICQ were at the top of the chat world. ICQ died a rather quick death (despite its continued existence), but AIM continues to be popular. Over the last few years, Google’s dominance of web mail has allowed the company to make inroads in instant messaging, as well. Millions [...]

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