MacSwitching.com » Adium http://www.macswitching.com The resource to people switching to the Mac (and to MacLife altogether): Mac OS X integration, Mac-Windows interoperability, iPod and most Macintosh-related topics! Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:39:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 As Facebook chat becomes accessible by Jabber, you can use it with iChat, Adium or any other chat client – for free! http://www.macswitching.com/index.php/2010/02/19/as-facebook-chat-becomes-accessible-by-jabber-you-can-use-it-with-ichat-adium-or-any-other-chat-client-for-free/ http://www.macswitching.com/index.php/2010/02/19/as-facebook-chat-becomes-accessible-by-jabber-you-can-use-it-with-ichat-adium-or-any-other-chat-client-for-free/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:02:11 +0000 The MacSwitcher http://www.macswitching.com/?p=236 Ok, we’re all wasting our time on Facebook – and someone trying to build some biz on it too (by the way, check & become a fan of MacSwitching’s Facebook Page)!
One thing I really hate about it, is that FB chats just go nowhere, there’s simply no history, no way to call back just that important URL that you need the most right now.
Not anymore!

Facebook itself announced Jabber chat grand opening, so now you can use your iChat (or Adium, so to speak) to chat – even if you’re not using Facebook in a browser!

Let’s see how this is done.

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  • Open the iChat menu “Preferences”,
  • click on Account and then on the “+” button below,
  • select “Jabber” from the chat list,
  • insert the account name as follows: [your account name on facebook]@chat.facebook.com ,
  • your Facebook password,
  • click on “Server options” and type: Server: chat.facebook.com , Port: 5222, uncheck Use SSL.

    That’s all! Now all your friends will appear just as usual iChat contacts!

    Note #1: I love iChat but I’m still in love with Adium, since it works with a wider spectrum of IM services, and has lots of plug-ins.

    Note #2: By the way, this means to me that I can use Facebook chat even on my trusted ol’ Nokia E61, thanks to Talkonaut! Just waiting for the right iPhone app as well!

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