Ok, Adium all the way on the MAC, but what about the PC? Definitely Trillian. I have been using Trillian on the PC side for many years (before even version 1) and they have done a GREAT job on Version 3.0. It’s definitely the best multi-platform chat program on the PC side and with this new version, they have added many new features. Some features include Activity Monitor, Instant Lookup (real cool), Metacontacts (just like Adium), Tabbed chat windows (like Adium), Video/Audio chat and then my favorite feature, Rendezvous. What is Rendezvous? Well, you probably won’t use it … but it’s an Apple network protocol. So, you can use a serverless IM, basically an intranet chat system that’s cross-platform. This is the first PC software that is compatible with the Rendezvous that Panther on the MAC uses (on iChat and Adium). So, now, in the office, we can connect everyone via internal network and communicate via chat without enabling internet.
Anyway, I HIGHLY recommend Trillian on the PC, especially if you use more than one chat client.
Trillian is great….