Digsby…
As I have expanded my Social Networking presence, it has become increasingly more difficult to follow and keep up with everything on a daily basis. One of the problems is that unless you have tabs open to all the sites at once, it is impossible to talk to everyone you need. One solution I have found recently is Digsby.
On Digsby I manage my Yahoo! Instant Messenger, my Facebook connection, my LinkedIn connection, my Twitter account, my Yahoo email and my Gmail email. You can connect to more service too. I have to say right away that I don’t use Digsby on all my PCs - only on those that are not my home desk PC. That is because, like any consolidation tool, it only does a 90% job of things. Still, a 90% job is better than a 50% job or no job at all. Therefore if I’m not at home on my desktop PC, I will happily use Digsby to keep connected with the outside world.
The services are basically split into three areas: Instant Messaging, Email, and Social Networking. You can completely control how you receive notifications, what all the windows look like, the theme, and many more things besides. Overall Digsby is a life saver that is constantly expanding its services and coverage. It is maintained by a dedicated set of developers who push put updates as often as needed and it can be happily left to run in the background and not interrupt you if you so desire.
So, if you’re looking for an all-in-one tool, Digsby may be the thing for you. Even if it doesn’t fit what you require 100%, like I said 90% is better than nothing!
