
Well, for reducing the "hassle" that you can use one of the best software that is facebook chat Digsby. Digsby is an application that "combines" instant messaging (IM) and social networks (SN) such as Facebook Chat, Yahoo Messenger, MSN, ICQ, etc. into one application. That way you can chat with your friends whether they use Facebook account, Yahoo and ICQ.
One of the interesting features of this software is the tab facilities - like the tabs that are in Firefox. So when you're chatting, chat display window is not in the form of its own but in the form of tabs.
To use this software you must register first (free registration). After that you download and install Digsby on your computer. The next step is to add the account in Digsby, Facebook could account, Yahoo, MSN, or ICQ.

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