Trillian Astra build 75 was just released and there are a lot of great new features, read more here: Trillian Astra Build 75.
If your ready to play with Trillian Astra but don’t want to wait forever for Cerulean Studio’s to release it or approve you to become a beta tester then click here to download the torrent.
After install you’ll find that Trillian Astra won’t connect so here’s a quick and easy work around:
1.First of all you’ll need to create a username in trillian astra inside the client.
2.Now when you try to connect it won’t connect right? Exit out of trillian
3.Go to this directory: C:\Document and Settings\YourName\Application Data\Trillian\users\(your username)
4.Find the file ASTRA-(your username).ini and open it in notepad.
5. You’ll see a line that says prefsConnectionSettingsServerPort=3158
6. Change the number from 3158 to 4444
7.Now save the file and try logging on in trillian
Good luck!
I get a lot of emails from people whom want to know which applications I prefer in Windows. Although this is both a loaded question and a very broad one, I will try to answer this the best I can and will definitely update it from time to time.
Favorite FTP Application: WinSCP
Favorite Telnet & SSH Application: PuTTY
Favorite Internet Browser: Firefox 2 & Safari
Favorite Imaging Software: Adobe Photoshop CS3 - Open Source: Gimp
Favorite Instant Messanger: Application: Trillian - Web Based: Meebo
Favorite Text Editor (HTML, CSS, etc): Edit Plus 2
Favorite CD/DVD & ISO Software: MagicISO
Favorite Office Suite: Microsoft Office 2007 - Open Source: Open Office & Star Office
Favorite Compression & Encryption Software: WinRAR
Favorite Blogging Software: Windows Live Writer
Favorite AntiVirus/Malware Software: Eset NOD32
Favorite Email Client: Microsoft Outlook 2007 (for exchange) - Open Source: Mozilla Thunderbird 2
Favorite BitTorrent Application: Azureus
This list is way from a complete one and to be honest I have been moving away from Windows all together and replacing them with Mac’s. Sorry Microsoft guys - I have been bit by the Apple bug. I also have a laptop running Fedora 8 and I’ll make sure I write a favorite’s list for both Apple and Linux soon.
I was very excited to get my copy of the Cerulean Studios Trillian Astra (Alpha release) today and so far I am impressed! Trillian Astra is graphic intense and so far has played very well with Microsoft’s Windows Vista Ultimate operating system. The loading time for Astra is notecibally faster using the Vista Aero theme filled with all my network connections (AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, Myspace, Windows Live, and Yahoo) and windows load on the fly, without a hitch (or glitch).
 A very nice feature of Astra is that you now have one username for all your network connections and accounts. No matter what computer you’re on, when you install Astra all you need to do is login with your Astra credentials and your all set! All your contacts and groups populate and you’re ready to go, just like you were on you other computers!! Another thing I really like is how I can have all of this, exactly how I have it on all my computers, on my iPhone - BIG PLUS!! The mobile edition is something I have yet to be able to test but if it is anything like this Alpha test release I will be a happy customer.
So far I am 100% impressed and I will continue to rip into this Alpha test and let you know what I find. Get excited for Astra’s widgets BTW, looks very slick - let’s hope they add RSS feed support!!
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