We just saw the launch of Facebook Messenger for Windows, but there’s no word on a Mac client. Did you know that you can chat with your Facebook friends using iChat on Mac ? And if your opt to save your chats in the preferences, you get the same experience of using the Facebook Messenger with chat history. Here’s how:
1. Go to the iChat menu and select “Preferences”.Click “Accounts”, then click the “+” at the bottom.
2. Select “Jabber” from the pull-down menu, then enter the following info:Screen name: username@chat.facebook.com
3. Password: <your Facebook password>
4. Click the arrow next to “Server options” and enter the following info:Server: chat.facebook.com
5. Port: 5222
6. (Untick the box labelled “Use SSL”)
And you’re done. Now you can chat with your Facebook friends without the need for a separate app.
