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Kool IM: Yet another web-based IM service
For those that have way too many IM accounts (I'm up to 10 as of last week), a multi-protocol IM client is essential, but what about when you're stuck at an airport kiosk or internet cafe? Meebo is a great option, but as of today there's a new game in town: Kool IM just launched with a cute little ice cube logo and support for AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, Google Talk, ICQ, and Jabber. Like Meebo, Kool IM is Ajax-powered and rolls all of your IM accounts into one contact list. Unlike Meebo, it opens your IMs in a pop-up window (rather than embedding everything in a single browser window or tab), and doesn't feel quite as polished. You can use Kool IM without an account, but registering lets you save and manage your accounts for quicker sign-on.[Via TechCrunch]
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
