A nostalgic look back at the essential Mac applications the author used daily in 2006, including the multi-protocol chat client Adium.
A developer shares principles for using instant messaging (like IRC) productively in tech work, emphasizing its ephemeral nature and the need to shift important info to permanent mediums.
A developer explains why they are abandoning the XMPP protocol for instant messaging, citing the fragmentation and decline of open, federated IM networks.
A technical guide for deploying Jabberd2, an XMPP server, covering installation, dependencies, and configuration for instant messaging and conferencing.
