We update communication tools

Over the past month, popular programs for communicating via the Internet have taken a few steps to perfection with their developers and users. This article provides a brief overview of the changes and download links for 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 the "light" ICQ, which is very popular in our area, brings improved compatibility in communication with new versions of official clients (ICQ6). Many were afraid that rumors about the purchase of Quip by RBC would negatively affect the development of the messenger. So far, everything looks exactly the opposite. In addition to the time-tested version of QIP 2005 that works only on ICQ, the QIP of the 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, the changes in which can be read on the official forum . For those who want to be in touch constantly, there is a mobile version of 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

The developers gradually bring 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 the elimination of shortcomings in the Jabber, ICQ, IRC, Yahoo and MSN modules, the improvement of their functionality (especially Jabber), and the acceleration of work with icons. Full changelogs can be found on the project page on sourceforge.net .

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

In the vast Russian-speaking Internet, another small and fast ICQ client, called R&Q, successfully lives and develops, and is a logical continuation of the development of “dying” & RQ . If it seems to you that your ICQ client is using too much traffic, R&Q will help to save literally every byte. The latest version has more options in customizing the appearance of the program, searching through the history of all messages and, of course, fixing errors.

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

Trillian v3.1.8.0

A fairly popular messenger that was once born as a free IRC client. Trillian currently 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 chat. One of the most famous Trillian advantages over other instant messengers is the ability to simultaneously be connected to multiple accounts on ICQ. In version 3.1.8.0, the developers worked on speeding up work, improving file transfer on the Yahoo network, UPnP support, and added 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 delight us with new versions. On Habrahabr, the appearance of version 3.6 with support for higher quality video (640x480 @ 30fps) has already been covered , so here are just a few details from the official list of changes : the plug-in for Internet Explorer has been updated, video call stability for slow connections has been increased, file transfer speed between users has been increased, Bugs were fixed, in particular, flaws in the interface, the program was dropped out during video and audio calls.

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

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