icq

IT IS SIMPLE. WHEN YOU INSTALL ICQ, THE PROGRAM ASKS YOU TO REGISTER AT A SERVER, WHICH IS CONNECTED TO A BROAD NETWORK OF SERVERS SPANNING THE INTERNET. AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION, YOU RECEIVE A UNIQUE UIN(UNIVERSAL INTERNET NUMBER). IN ADDITION, ICQ GIVES YOU THE OPTION OF ENTERING PERSONAL INFORMATION ALONG WITH YOUR UIN. THIS ALLOWS OTHER ICQ USERS YOU RECOGNIZE YOU WHEN YOU LOG ON.

ONCE YOU'VE REGISTERED, YOU CAN COMPILE A SELECTED LIST OF FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES. ICQ USES THIS LIST TO FIND YOUR FRIENDS FOR YOU. MEANWHILE, ICQ WAITS QUIETLY IN THE BACKGROUND WITHOUT INTERRUPTING ANY OTHER APPLICATIONS IN USE. AS SOON AS YOU LOG ONTO THE INTERNET, ICQ AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS THE INTERNET CONNECTION, ANNOUNCES YOUR PRESENCE TO THE INTERNET COMMUNITY AND ALERTS YOU WHEN FRIENDS SIGN ON OR OFF.

ONCE YOU KNOW WHO'S ONLINE, ALL IT TAKES IS A CLICK OF AN ICON TO INITIATE CHAT, IMPLEMENT URL TRANSFERS, SEND MESSAGES, EXCHANGE FILES, OR LAUNCH ANY EXTERNAL PEER-TO-PEER APPLICATIONS.

IT IS VERY EASY TO USE ICQ. THE INTERFACE IS NOT VERY COMPLICATED AND EVERYTHING IS JUST A CLICK AWAY. THE MAIN SCREEN WILL SHOW THE ONLINE AND OFFLINE USERS THAT YOU HAVE ADDED TO YOUR LIST. YOU CAN RIGHT CLICK ON ANY USER AND A LONG LIST OF ACTIONS WILL APPEAR - SEND MESSAGE AND FILE, CHATTING, CHECK INFO AND MANY MORE. YOU CAN EASILY ADD/FIND USERS TO YOUR CONTACT LIST USING THE ICQ MAIN SEARCH ENGINE AND AT THE SAME TIME PUT UNREGISTERED USERS ON FUTURE WATCH.

THERE IS ALSO A NUMBER OF ONLINE STATUS - AVAILABLE FOR RANDOM CHAT, CONNECT, PRIVACY AND MANY MORE. THESE FEATURES GIVE USERS WIDE RANGE OF CHOICES. YOU CAN ALSO HAVE MULTIPLE USERS ON ONE ICQ PROGRAM, WHICH MEANS THAT TWO PEOPLE CAN HAVE THEIR RESPECTIVE ACCOUNTS ON ICQ. THAT IS NOT ALL. GAMERS CAN EVEN PLAY MULTIPLAYER GAMES THROUGH ICQ. JUST MAKE SURE THAT ICQ RECOGNIZES THE GAME AND WHEN YOUR FRIEND IS ONLINE, YOU CAN START YOUR FUN.

WHOEVER HAS INTERNET ACCESS MUST HAVE THIS BOMBASTIC PROGRAM.