Filed under: Fun, World wide web, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Open Source, Social Software
Despite its seriously flawed name, Coccinella, the open source IM client, has some interesting features that might make you do a double take. The idea of chatting and having the ability to draw on a whiteboard, as well as play chess during a chat session sounds like fun, so I decided to give it a spin.
I learned from the process that Coccinella is the Latin name for ladybug. It isn’t, as I had thought originally, a bacteria found in pond scum. I continued my pursuit, preferring to focus on the adorable little ladybug in the logo and ignore the unfortunate “ella” associations with the name.
Coccinella is a free download for Windows, Linux and Mac. After downloading the application, the set up assistant leads you to select from a list of servers to open a new account on. Although Coccinella can connect to any Jabber/XMPP instant messaging server including Google Speak, AOL, MSN and ICQ, you have to dig for information to find out how. The set up assistant leads you to select from various servers and so I created an account with Jabber.org. I was happy I did.
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