We update the means of communication

Over the past month, popular programs for communicating via the Internet have made a few short steps to perfection with their developers and users. In this article, a brief overview of the changes and links for downloading the following programs:

• QIP 2005 build 8040
• Miranda v0.7.3
• R & Q 1074
• Trillian v3.1.8.0
• Skype v3.6.0.216

QIP 2005 build 8040

The new version of “light” ICQ, which is very popular in our area, carries improved compatibility in communicating with new versions of official clients (ICQ6). Many were afraid that the rumors about the purchase of Kvip by the RBC company would have a negative impact on the development of the messenger. So far everything looks exactly the opposite. In addition to the QIP 2005 version tested by time and working only on the ICQ network, the development of Kvip of a new generation - QIP Infium with support for the Jabber, XIMSS and Mail.Ru Agent protocols does not stop. On November 16, a new beta version was released, about changes in which you can read on the official forum . For those who want to be constantly in touch, there is a mobile version of the QIP PDA Symbian , it is also updated regularly.

Download:
- QIP 2005 build 8040: qip8040.exe (1.9Mb) or qip8040.zip (1.8Mb)
- QIP Infium: qipinfium9000.zip (3.9Mb)

Miranda v0.7.3

Developers are gradually bringing to mind the zero-seventh version of Miranda . At the beginning of the week version 0.7.2 appeared and literally on the same day - 0.7.3. Major changes after version 0.7.0 include eliminating flaws in the Jabber, ICQ, IRC, Yahoo and MSN modules, improving their functionality (especially Jabber), and accelerating the work with icons. Full lists of changes can be found on the project page at sourceforge.net .
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Download Miranda v0.7.3:
- for Windows 2000 / XP / Vista, miranda-im-v0.7.3-unicode.exe (1.4Mb) ​​or miranda-im-v0.7.3-unicode.zip (1.5Mb)
- for Windows 98 / Me, miranda-im-v0.7.3-ansi.exe (1.4Mb) ​​or miranda-im-v0.7.3-ansi.zip (1.5Mb)

R & Q 1074

On the open spaces of the Russian-language Internet, another small and fast ICQ client, called R & Q , is successfully living and developing. It is a logical continuation of the development of “extinct” & RQ . If it seems to you that your ICQ client uses too much traffic, R & Q will help save literally every byte. In the latest version there are more options in customizing the appearance of the program, searching through the history of all messages and, of course, error correction.

Download R & Q 1074: RnQ.1074.rar (1.3Mb).

Trillian v3.1.8.0

Quite a popular messenger, which was once born, as a free IRC client. At the moment, Trillian in its basic configuration supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo! and IRC. In addition to the basic version, there is a paid version of Trillian Pro, which adds support for Novell GroupWise Messenger, Bonjour, Jabber, Skype and video messaging. One of the most well-known advantages of Trillian over other messengers is the ability to simultaneously be connected to several ICQ accounts. In version 3.1.8.0, developers have worked to speed up work, improve file transfer on the Yahoo network, support UPnP, and add support for animated emoticons.

Download Trillian Basic v3.1.8.0: trillian-v3.1.8.0.exe (8.6Mb).

Skype v3.6.0.216

Skype developers regularly make us happy with new versions. At Habrahabr, the appearance of version 3.6 with support for video in higher quality (640x480 @ 30fps) has already been covered , so here are some details from the official list of changes : the plug-in for Internet Explorer has been updated, the stability of video calls for slow connections has been improved, bugs were fixed, in particular, bugs in the interface, program drops out during video and audio calls.

Download Skype v3.6.0.216: SkypeSetup.exe (21.6Mb).

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