Digsby has it all. Connect to AIM, Google Talk, ICQ, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! networks. Check your e-mail from Gmail, Yahoo!, Hotmail or any POP/IMAP accounts. For social networking, get updates for Facebook or MySpace! Who needs MySpace though?
Some of you may notice it looks similar to Pidgin, except Pidgin doesn’t include all of the features that Digsby does. Digsby is still in beta and currently doesn’t support audio/video chats. For some, that might be a deal breaker.
Unfortunately, the social networks don’t include Twitter and Pownce access. Hopefully it will support those in the future. Of course, the temporary fix for Twitter is to setup up Twitter to send notifications to your Google Talk account.
I love Digsby’s notifications. They aren’t like notifications from similar applications. Besides the common status notifications, Digsby alerts of you a new message with the option of typing in a response in the little notification popup.
One unimportant feature that I would like to see is skinning of the notification popup. Right now it has an almost bulky appearance to it. I would like it to have customizable transparency and the option to choose other background colors.
Another feature I want is removing the grouping by network. I just want my contacts listed without groups and without moving them into a single group, because then if I login someplace else, it will change how I see them.
Something that does need to be fixed is the memory usage. I’ve found it reach almost 100MB. When the contact list is minimized and there aren’t any chat windows open, it can use about 60MB. Since Digsby is still beta, it’s okay for now and that is something they are working on.
If you like using applications like Trillian, Miranda, or Pidgin, check out Digsby!
Others discussing Digsby and offering invites to try out the beta:
- Lifehacker: Consolidate IM, Email, and Social Networking with Digsby
- BizzNtech: Digsby- A Perfect Blend of IM, Social Networking and Email
- Mashable: Digsby Invites: Centralize Email, IM, Facebook and MySpace
- UNEASYsilence: Digsby - Manage Your Online Life
