As a modern chick, I must stay connected. Even if that means having 5 instant messenger accounts, 4 emails, 3 social network feeds, etc… gosh, a chick can get lost trying to figure out where she logged her friend’s new cell phone number. Luckily, Digsby solves all.
Digsby is my hub of connections to the outside world. Basically Digsby consolidates your IM, Email, and your social network accounts into one application. For IMs, Digsby supports AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk, Jabber, and Facebook Chat Accounts. As for Email, Digsby manages your Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, AOL/AIM Mail, IMAP, and POP accounts. Last but not least, Digsby supports a feature that provides a newsfeed from your Facebook, Twitter, or MySpace account. Seeing how I have an account on a good number of these applications, I was more than excited to try Digsby.
Let’s just say after 3 months, I’m still a loyal supporter.
I’m a busy chick, I don’t have time to search, open, and sign onto 5 different accounts. Now all I have to do is open my Digsby, click on one “connect” per account and all my contacts are there, organized. As for my email and social network newsfeeds, after my initial setup I never have to bother with them again. It’s as if someone read my wish list and decided to send me an early birthday present. Best of all, you can personalize the look of your Digsby. None of that generic, grey crap for me.
As much as I love Digsby, I must warn you about two drawbacks. First, Digsby is still in their testing phase and they do send out a number of automatic updates. If you ever get disrupted during an update, it is best to reinstall the application. Second, Digsby is currently not available for Mac users. Sorry Macs, it seems that PCs get first dibs this time.
As a person whose been through a number of IM applications (Trillian, Meebo, Yahoo! Messinger, etc.) I can confidently say that I’ll be staying with Digsby (at least until the next best thing).
