Although both Ubuntu and Fedora replaced Pidgin with Empathy, the Pidgin developers have been hard at work and has released a new version of Pidgin – Pidgin 2.7. This version of Pidgin brings  a lot of new features and improvement:

In this article we will tell you how to setup the Facebook Chat in Pidgin without any plugins.

There already has been words about Empathy replacing Pidgin as the default IM client in both Ubuntu 9.10 and Fedora 12. We are not sure whether Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic will have it or not but Fedora 12 is going to have Empathy as it’s default IM client for sure.

In this article we will tell you how to disable the Popup Bubble notifications in Pidgin messenger.

Pidgin (IM Client) is no doubt the best instant messaging client available for Linux. It supports many services (protocols) like Google Talk, MSN, Yahoo and more. But Pidgin has a small problem that it displays the “Waiting for Network Connection ” in the status bar even if you are connected to the internet, as a [...]

In this article we will tell you how to go about installing the all new Pidgin 2.6 on a Fedora Linux system.

The sidebar in Windows 7 and Windows Vista provides you with gadgets that provide you with  quick access to certain apps and features such as you can se a big round clock on your side bar and more. In this article we will tell you how to show the contact list from your Pidgin Messenger [...]

In this article, we present to you, 10 screenlets which we have picked to be the best for any linux system.

For some unknown reason, I (as well as many other) like to set my currently playing track as my status in Gtalk and other IM clients. In Windows, with Gtalk and Winamp, this can be done done very easily. (From Winamp 5.5, there is a bit of problem.) But in Linux neither the GTalk client [...]

Facebook`s Chat feature really makes Facebook an all-in-one social networking website. People have started using the Facebook Chat much as they use the Google Chat. The only only downside to Facebook`s chat is that you donont have a client for the chat feature. But, now you can have your favourite Facebook Chat right on a [...]

This particular problem of Firefox starting in Offline Mode is particularly because of a network unavailability problem. And is common when you have your NetworkManager turned on along with the network service.

Here is a nice workaround that lets you login to the GoogleTalk clent via Pidgin. Right Click on your Google Account in Pidgin and click on modify. Then select the Advanced tab. In the dialog box that opens, Check the “Force Old (port 5223) SSL” option.