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MSN Messenger 6.2

Intrusive registration process and fee-based add-ons keep us from warming up to this instant messenger.

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Yahoo Messenger with Voice 8

Free voice calls and voicemail, built-in Web searches, and drag-and-drop photo sharing make Yahoo's new instant messenger a fun, powerful IM tool.

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AOL AIM 5.5

Although it offers more business-oriented features than any other IM we reviewed, AIM 5.5 will still appeal mostly to home users.

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Google Talk

With an interface that lacks ads but is also short on features, this early Google Talk beta serves Gmail users who want to chat via text or voice.

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Study: Teenagers favour IM over e-mail

Instant messaging is emerging as a favourite communication tool among teenagers and young adults, with a good number of them sending more IMs than e-mails, a new survey says.

IM and the future of email

Who knows what tomorrow will bring?

Don't pardon the interruption

Here are the worst PC distractions and how to banish some of them.

IM viruses finally come of age

Over the last four years, I've been saying that instant messaging (IM) is a security threat waiting to happen.

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Remove IE from XP?

I recently switched to Firefox from Internet Explorer--spyware and uninstallable toolbars were driving me crazy. Now that I have Firefox and don't need IE anymore, is there any way for me to completely remove IE 6 from Windows XP Home Edition?

Does using instant messaging make my computer vulnerable?

I want to use instant messaging but people keep telling me that if I use it anyone can hack into my computer and that there is no way to protect my PC. Is this true?

DIY: Parents' guide to online safety

Your children will surf the Web, chat, and download files. With some help from these software tools, you can protect them while they do what kids do.

FAQ: The Australian iTunes store

We answer your questions about the Australian version of Apple's iTunes store.

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IM invasion: top chat apps compared

Like e-mail, instant messaging has become a part of our lives, at work, at home, at school, on the go -- even on our mobile phones. We take a look at four top chat apps, all of them free, and weigh the relative merits of each.

Web 2.0 applications: Google vs. Yahoo vs. the world

CNET reviews Web 2.0 e-mail applications from major vendors Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft.

Outlook horror stories

Microsoft Outlook is the Jekyll and Hyde of the Microsoft Office suite. When Outlook is good, it's very good. But when it's bad, it's a horror show.

Sites to make New Year's resolutions stick

Resolutions may be made to be broken, but these Web sites help you get granular with goals, and then nag if you fall short.

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Zoho Virtual Office 3.2

Communicate, collaborate, organize, and share information seamlessly.

TrueActive Monitor 5.0

Monitor and record every activity on your computer.

eWorks Pro 4.1.021

Coomunicate in instant messaging client on your pocket PC.

Others Online 1.1.2095

See people relevant to your browsing and interests on every Web page you visit.

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