Connect to every chat with a single software
Back when I was still active (and addicted) in chatting, I have a lot of applications running. mIRC (my IRC client), Yahoo! Messenger, MSN Messenger, AIM, and even ICQ (Google Talk wasn’t invented yet). My system tray is full of applications and my desktop is full of windows. Now I only have Y!M active, but for those of you who still enjoys chatting in multiple networks, BitlBee might be of some help.

BitlBee brings IM (instant messaging) to IRC clients. It’s a great solution for people who have an IRC client running all the time and don’t want to run an additional MSN/AIM/whatever client.
BitlBee currently supports the following IM networks/protocols: XMPP/Jabber (including Google Talk), MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, AIM and ICQ. Now they are working on Skype support.
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