Geek Tip: Making Yahoo Messenger Look Like Google Talk


Updated 05/01/07 11:02 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 8 comments

Geek Tip: Making Yahoo Messenger Look Like Google Talk

If you are like me and have made the switch over to Google Talk because you appreciate its intuitive interface and simplistic design, then this might be a useful tip for you. To make other chat programs like Yahoo Messenger, look like the ever-so-lovely Google Talk, all you need to do is download a Google Talk skin, and your complex Yahoo messenger days will be over! Just follow these simple Read more

Download of the Day: IMO For iPad


Updated 03/29/12 3:12 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

IM Chat Apps For iPad

You may not think that your iPad was made for instant messaging, but I beg to differ. Check out IMO. This free app allows you to instant message using your GTalk, Facebook Messenger, Skype, Jabber, MSN, and Yahoo accounts (among others) in a clean and pleasing interface. You can even send and receive voice memos, video, and photo files, and chat in a group setting. You don't even have to sign up Read more

Sham Love: Libyans Using Dating Site to Plan Revolution


Updated 03/01/11 10:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Libyans Using Online Dating Site to Plan Revolution

After Twitter and Facebook helped protesters topple regimes in Egypt and Tunisia, embattled governments in Libya and elsewhere know to keep an eye on the popular social networks. So in Libya, tech-savvy revolutionaries have moved to a less obvious social site: one catering to online dating. Making sure to always be one step ahead of the regime, opposition leader Omar Shibliy Mahmoudi created a Read more