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Swift IM Beta
A great little chat client, Swift, has a new beta of its upcoming 4.0 release available and I’d encourage all ChinWag users to check it out if you’re looking for a reliable and uncomplicated desktop chat client. Version 4 adds support for message carbons, making it easy to switch between multiple desktop or mobile chats… Continue Reading →
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Service Outage
Hi everyone, there was a service outage last night of approximately five hours, from 3am to 8am (AEST). This was due to an configuration file error that prevented a restart of Prosody after a scheduled config reload. Human idiocy, basically – the config was not tested after an edit. Apologies to all affected, services have… Continue Reading →
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IRC Gateway
On a testing basis, to see if it’s useful to anyone, I’ve enabled an IRC gateway. This allows you to use your XMPP client to connect to an IRC channel as if it were a native multi-user conference. You should be able to join IRC channels on any network by joining a group chat or… Continue Reading →
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Moving to Movim
Since I started this little project, one of the main things I’ve been looking for is a decent web interface for chatting. I’ve tested and rejected a lot of things. Some options came really close to being what I wanted but just didn’t seem to have any momentum behind them and stagnated. I wanted to… Continue Reading →
Find your flock
Chinwag Services
Here’s some of the things we run that you might want to use!
Chinwag Social
Our flagship social media platform. You don’t need to be Australian to post here, but it might help.
Yellow Plastic
Yellow Plastic is a discussion forum for retrocomputing and older technology projects.
Chinwag Code
Any projects we modify or create are shared here, and we’re happy to provide some space for our users as well!
