http://pidgin.im/It was annoying me that I use facebook chat quite a lot but it is limited heavily to your browser. I also use MSN for a few contacts (our dear john included).
I know there were things like trillian that allows you to use multiple IM applications in one but I was wondering if there was one for facebook / MSN.
I quickly stumbled across Pidgin, an open source multiple protocol IM program.
Supports pretty much everything under the Sun, Facebook, MSN, AIM, ICQ etc. it even supports Xfire chat! (don't think it works with steam chat though

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And because it's open source, with a bit of knowledge you could program it to communicate with those G15's you know & love and also those little status screenie things!
Ah well, for those of you looking to use 1 IM client instead of 2-3 - give Pidgin a go!
http://pidgin.im/