Recently I had to complete a thorough rebuild of my laptop and came across this really great application called Ninite.  Like most people I had a collection of applications that needed to be re-installed.  So I simply just went to the web site and selected all the programs I needed.  The software on offer is neatly laid out into sections including Web Browsers, Messaging, Media, Imaging and so on.  When you have finished selecting your software then click on ‘Get Installer’ and just leave alone to get on installing everything you’ve asked for.

Simples….saved no end of time!

I’ve recently checked out Trillian Astra 4 a really smart multi-protocol chat client.  It supports most of the popular instant-messaging and social networks including Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo, AIM, Google Talk, Facebook, Twitter, Skype plus of course POP and IMAP email.

The slick interface allows you to chat by text, audio and video so give it a go today!  It is currently only available for Windows, web and the iPhone but currently a MAC version is under development.