Best IM client for Mac?

[Recurring Villain]

I use MSN and gTalk, so what IM client should I use when Steve Jobs* comes and personally gives me my MBP?

*He better, I've waited so damn long for the thing.

[Danny Stewart]

Well, being a total Apple loyalist, I use iChat, however it only does AIM and Jabber (with Google Talk being a derivative of Jabber). Since I don't expect you'll be as picky about using Apple software only, I can very highly recommend Adium, which is the de facto standard in instant messaging on the Mac. Supports virtually every protocol known to man and has extensive theming and customization options. The only reason I do not use it is that it is not made by Apple and thus does not offer the same level of integration with other Apple applications (Safari, Mail, Address Book, etc.).

[Recurring Villain]

New problem:

Adium tells me every time I initially try to talk to someone that they're offline or appearing offline, when clearly they're not.

Any idea what the problem is?

[Danny Stewart]

Not seen that before. Frankly I would say just give it a day or two to settle in. It's not happening multiple times per person, is it?

[Recurring Villain]

It only asks after the first message I send to them.

[Danny Stewart]

Is this on MSN, Google Talk, or both?

[Superkid11]

Try deleting them and adding them again. I had the same problem at first.

[Danny Stewart]

Originally Posted by Superkid11

Try deleting them and adding them again. I had the same problem at first.

The accounts?