The Instant Messenger 2 team has released IM2 v1.5.9 Beta in the process for finalizing their 1.6 version. Free download and change log for this release are available here.

Please note, that this is beta software and may crash. From past experience with IM2, I’d expect it to crash often. Though with every new release, there is the hope that IM2 gets better. Maybe one day this will become the multi-IM client of choice for people. That could very well happen with your feedback!

In case you didn’t notice, I removed the button for IM2 from the left side of my site. While IM2 is a program, the lack of support and the constant problems I’ve had with it haven’t left a good impression with me. I’ll continue to post news about IM2 here and on OCC, but I will not display a permanent link on my site until I find IM2 as a decent and reliable product. This could be tomorrow or it could be in 10 years. That all depends on them.