TipDeck.com » Instant Messenger http://tipdeck.com Home of the how to videos and instructions Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:43:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 How to Download AIMhttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-download-aim http://tipdeck.com/how-to-download-aim#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:28:44 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=1344 How to Download AIMFor those who love chatting on IM’s and those who enjoy it on AIM there’s good news. You can now download the new AIM 6.8 and make your chat more meaningful. If you think downloading the latest AIM may take too much from you then you are wrong. It’s simple and quick. Here’s how to download AIM and do it for free.

  1. Log on to the AIM website. Once you have landed there choose the option ‘Download’. This will start the downloading process.
  2. Next you will see a prompt to save on your screen. Choose ‘Save File’ and download the Aim messenger on your desktop to locate it easily. You can even choose to place it on your toolbar.
  3. In a few seconds you will see the installer icon. Double click on the file ‘Install_AIM’.
  4. Now you will see a welcome document for AIM 6.8 installation
  5. Click on ‘I agree’ to confirm your agreement to the rules and regulations of the AOL Network Terms of Service, AOL network Privacy Policy and AOL Software End User Agreement.
  6. This is typical of any network service that is used to convey, instruct and share liabilities and rights of the member and the service.
  7. Reading these terms is vital.
  8. Confirming your agreement will take you to the installation options. You can choose from ‘Full installation’ and ‘Custom installation’.
  9. After choosing your option click on ‘next’
  10. Your installation process has started now. You can see the percentage of the download being completed.
  11. After the download you will receive other options of choosing additional products for AIM music and games.
  12. Once you have chosen or skipped this your installation is complete. You are ready to launch your latest AIM IM.
  13. Click on ‘Launch’ and your IM is ready to ping

Just follow all instructions on the AIM website and downloading your favourite IM will happen in a few minutes. Good Luck!

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]]> http://tipdeck.com/how-to-download-aim/feed 1 How to Create a Buddy Iconhttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-create-a-buddy-icon http://tipdeck.com/how-to-create-a-buddy-icon#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:16:56 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=1037 Buddy IconIf you are regularly chat with friends online and also like making new friends then a cool buddy icon is what you must have. Well, do not worry it is very easy to create one.

Most chat engines have a special icon maker to help you browse and upload pictures you like and also edit them.

If you are chatting right not you will be able to see a photo option that may have a random picture already on it. All you need to do is click on that picture. It will take you to more pictures.

You can choose from these pictures or upload one of your own favourite pictures.Buddy Icon11 How to Create a Buddy Icon
Click on the browse options. Go to the folder where you have saved your picture. Now click on the picture file you want to upload.

Once you click n upload, it will take a few seconds or minutes, depending upon the speed of your internet connection. Once the picture is uploaded you will get a prompt to crop the picture.

Click on the arrows on the corners and crop the image. Now save it. Your picture has turned into a buddy icon.

Most buddy icon creators are free to use. You can keep changing your buddy icon as and when you like. Chat engines also provide help and instructions on how to create a buddy icon. So that makes it a fairly easy process. Add a suitable screen name and you are ready to roll.

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]]> http://tipdeck.com/how-to-create-a-buddy-icon/feed 0 How to Create Your Buddy Icons for AIMhttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-create-your-buddy-icons-for-aim http://tipdeck.com/how-to-create-your-buddy-icons-for-aim#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:05:53 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=887 How to Create Your Buddy Icons for AIMBuddy icons give an online identity to the browser. Creating your own buddy icon for AIM can really be an interesting task. If you want to have an online identity and wish to craete a buddy icon that can represent you on the instant messenger program, then you must follow the enlisted instructions given below. These instructions will guide you to make buddy icons for AIM:

Instructions

  1. Firstly, go to the Buddy List® window and click on the “Edit” menu item. Select the “Settings” menu drop-down item.
  2. In the “Settings” options, select the “Expressions” tab and click on the “Browse” link.
  3. Select the image that you would like to use as your buddy icon with the “Select a Buddy Icon” tool.
  4. Now with the aid of image editing program, you can edit the image as per the requirement How to Create Your Buddy Icons for AIMand your preference. You can crop or rescale the image to make a perfect buddy icon. You must know that while cropping will use only a specific section of the image for your icon, rescaling will use the whole image.
  5. Keep in mind that your buddy icon should be nearly 48 x 48 pixels and not more than 7K size. You can get the pixels right by rescaling the image to 48 by 48 pixels in size. However, this size may vary depending on the instant messenger program you are using.
  6. Now click on the “Save” button to save the image.
  7. You are now ready to roll your own customized buddy icon.

Tips to Remember

  • There are different image files that you can use to make your buddy icon. Depending upon the instant messenger program you use, you can go for bmp, .gif, .jpg, .icn or .xbm image files.
  • It is always preferable to select an image that will be easy to see even after you minimize it to a very small size. Make sure you do not go for very detailed or large sized images because they generally do not work well as buddy icons.

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