Other Internet Applications
What I've covered thus far in terms of Internet applications is just the tip of the iceberg (might as well use that worn-out phrase before there aren't any icebergs left, right?). Ubuntu also comes with a couple of other Internet applications that you might want to consider. These include the Instant Messenger client called Pidgin (Applications ► Internet ► Pidgin Internet Messenger), which allows you to do use any one of your MSN/Windows Instant Messenger, Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), ICQ, Gadu-Gadu, GroupWise, IRC, or Jabber accounts… or all of them simultaneously. If you want to give Internet telephony a try, Ekiga Softphone (Applications ► Internet ► Ekiga Softphone) also comes bundled ...
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