Aim 6.0 Beta 2

Posted 1 year, 10 months ago at 3:05 pm. 4 comments
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Aim 6.0 launced again with a new UI designed to make things look like Userplane.com. I’m not entirely sure why yet but it may have something to do with AIM Chatrooms that went missing. Aim 6.0 has new features such as offline messaging, a new mobile area, an away status window which is far better than IM catcher, and the ability to log IMs has been reintroduced back. Next they are hinting towards changing the colors of the buddy list, can’t wait for that. The UI structure is basically the same as the first but they have added some additional changes such as creating a more larger screen name status area. This tends to get bulky once your searching for a screen name in your buddy list while you are signed onto more than 2 screen names. The icons on the bottom also tend to be a little vague as what they are representing. For Example, the first button shown looked like a video recorder to me, instead it was meant as a mobile button.

The Away Status Window is a welcomed new addition as it helps a little bit for the Aim 5.9 users who were used to seeing a window pop up while they were away. It keeps all your IMs on the side tab bar so that you can reach them when your ready. For now I haven’t see it pop up to front like the old IM catcher did. That was considerably annoying especially when you were playing a fullscreen game and all of a sudden it minimizes to show you a IM.