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Digsby cuts memory footprint, adds LinkedIn notifications
by Brad Linder Sep 24th 2008 at 5:00PM
One of the biggest complaints early Digsby users had was that the application was a memory hog. And while it still certainly uses a bit more memory than some IM clients, that's to be expected since Digsby isn't just an IM client. The program also provides email notifications and updates from social networking sites including MySpace, Facebook and Twitter.
The latest release also adds LinkedIn support. Once you register your LinkedIn account you'll be able to see the number of unattended alerts at a glance by looking at the icon in your system tray. You can also click on the icon to see the latest updates from your LinkedIn contacts.
There have also been some performance updates that should make the program more responsive. And each IM protocol will try several connection methods for getting around firewalls and proxy servers before giving up.
If you've been avoiding Digsby because of its high memory footprint, it might be time to give it another look. In my tests, I've found that it uses between 25MB and 40MB of memory. Now if only the Digsby team would hurry up and release Mac and Linux versions they've been promising.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
burnblue said 8:01PM on 9-24-2008
I just want readers to know, Digsby doesn't just provide notifications. You can preview your inbox or profile from right there in Digsby, and it is pure awesome. IM protocols include Google and Facebook chat. Digsby will change a lot for you
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djfdat said 11:09PM on 9-24-2008
14 megs here :P
went thru it the whole beta for this release and its been great and now im on linkedin to opened me up to a new world of getting a job :)
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Salsa Shark said 10:13AM on 9-25-2008
56.6MB here...
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Jay said 9:39PM on 9-25-2008
137 MB here...
Yahoo, MSN, GoogleTalk & Facebook
damn..
I'm back to Pidgin..
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Marco said 12:30PM on 9-25-2008
190 MB here, but its better than before. Before, it took 200+ lol
I’m back to WLM.. only 35 MB incl. web cam and voice chat
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JinFX said 8:56AM on 9-26-2008
Trillian uses 3MB and is far more customizable.
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cub3 said 10:54AM on 9-27-2008
guys, stop talking about other IM clients. first of all, WLM has annoying ADs.
trillian has been on Astra for years. I was tired of waiting for it and jumped into Digsby.
Digsby does in fact changes the way you do things online. I love it, is essentially a must have app. specially now since they cut the memory footprint which was what any users were complaining about.
But, if you have 4GB of DDR2 Ram, like myself, you did not care about how much memory it was using.
the functionality and the fact that its free, is just more than enough to praise this APP.
Yes is missing things, but if you give it a try, you will never go back.
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