AIM 6.0 Released!

You're probably saying, who cares? Right?

Well I'm really not the type of person who goes beyond AIM 5.5.3595 but ever since AIM 6.0 has been released, I've been using it. It runs smoothly, it isn't buggy like Triton was. It's got several new features that AIM has always been missing for instance:

• Offline Messages
• Plug-In SDK
• 1,000 Buddy Limit
• Grouped IM's
• IM Catcher
• IM Logging
• Address Book (Plaxo)

It also has features AIM has always had, like sharing pictures (drag-drop), video, voice, files and folders. AIM 6.0 has a lot of neat features that can become unnoticed. Like AIM can tell if one of your buddies has updated their profile. It will put a small orange-glowing "i" to the right of their name on the buddy list if it has been updated. Once you check it, it goes away. You can also tell what time/date your buddy has last updated their profile.

The Offline messages are what really made me switch. It's nice to send a message to someone that may get on while you're at work or sleeping. You cannot send these messages to Mobile phones. But you can send them to any person using any AIM version, so it's not limited to just AIM 6.0 users, which is a very high plus.

The only down side that I personally choose is that it's skinned. There is no option to remove the skinning. I do not like skinned programs, unless it's a media player. Though it does not effect performance noticeably, I suppose there is nothing wrong with it.

So in conclusion I recommend using AIM 6.0. If you're still skeptical you can always install it without disrupting your older AIM installation to try it out.

I encourage that you download AIM Ad Hack by Cuban-Aftermath Software. It will download and install AIM 6.0 for you, while removing many annoying features AIM installs. For instance: Buddy List Ad, AOL ToolBar, AOL Browser, ViewPoint, Plaxo and much more. The installer allows you to check and uncheck what you want to do so you have full control over the process. You will not notice that AIM Ad Hack is installed. The only place where it has "AIM Ad Hack" is in the Help -> About menu.

Download AIM 6.0:
AIM Ad Hack (recommended)
AIM Official Website

Thanks for reading,

-Allen