04/04/2019 03:40 PM  AIM is still alive! (AIM Phoenix) (UPDATED 12/19/19 FOR WINDOWS 10 ISSUES) ***Updated Dec 19 2019 to fix the dead TinyPic screenshots (RIP TinyPic ) and address issues when trying to run it on Windows 10.*** Yo, if you don't know what AIM Phoenix is, it's a private AIM server. Works with the original AIM software, you just have to configure it to connect to the private server rather than AOL's dead ones. Check it out, make an account and drop your screen names! I wanna make a FriendProject chatroom! Mine's XxTrashDemonxX. Here's how to connect to the Phoenix server! 1. Make an account on the AIM Phoenix website. 2. Go to the AIM Phoenix Downloads page and download/install a version of AIM. I personally prefer 5.9 because I've had no issues with it across every OS I've tried (XP, 7 and 10 so far). However, the website says that 5.1 works best with the server. 5.1 seems to cause Windows 10 computers to lock up and crash, though, and 5.9 hasn't done that for me yet, even on Windows 10.  So yeah try out different versions and see which one works out best for ya. But I prefer 5.9 for maximum 2000s nostalgia plus Windows 10 seems to like it. 3. After install/download is finished, open AIM.    4. At the login screen, click "Setup." 5. Go to the "Sign On/Off" category if it's not already selected and click "Connection" 5. Change the Host to iwarg.ddns.net and the Port to 5190 (if it's not already that). 5. Press "OK", and then "OK" again on the Setup screen. 6. Log into your account and you're ready to go! :) **Windows 10 issues!** As you may see in the older comments on this post, running AIM on Windows 10 might cause it to freeze up, lock up, and/or crash. In my original version of this post, I told everyone to download version 5.1 of the AIM client, and that particular version seems to cause these things. The issue seems to come from trying to run old software on a new version of Windows.  Running it in compatibility mode *might* fix the issue, but I can't say for certain. The Phoenix site also has an AIM Tamer program that may or may not help, but it didn't help for me. So instead, I'd just recommend getting 5.9. My screenshots were taken on a Windows 10 PC with 5.9 and everything worked smoothly. One of my friends said 5.0 works on Windows 10 too but you'll just have to take my word for it. You can mess around with various versions if you want  to see which work and which don't. But I can guarantee that any crashing/freezing/locking up is NOT caused by viruses or malware. These are official AIM clients that are exactly as AOL offered them back in the day. 5 Comments

04/03/2019 09:34 PM  (OBSOLETE) HOW TO ADD MUSIC TO YOUR PROFILE! Current mood:  excited There are easier methods that other people have pointed out. This method is for making it look and act as closely to the old MySpace music player but it's not the easiest. In fact, it's not really worthwhile anymore. You're better off using the methods in the comments. (edit 6/23/20: Pastebin link was dead, but I fixed it FOR SCIENCE!) I figured out a way to add music to your profile that kinda looks and acts like the music player on the old MySpace, but it's a bit of a pain to set up.    When you go to the edit profile page here and then to the "profile songs" section of that page, it appears blank. I'm pretty sure FriendProject never actually implemented profile songs.   SO, here's my method instead!   Edit your "about me" (or anywhere on your profile) and paste the HTML code from this Pastebin link into it. Yes, it works with layouts made with Pimp-My-Profile (check out mine if you want to see it in action - Requires Flash).   In the code appears this URL twice. Unless you want Everytime We Touch by Cascada playing on your profile (like it does on mine lol), you're gonna have to change both links.   The link must be a direct URL for an MP3 file, and the URL must end in ".mp3".   This is where things get really tedious. Or maybe it seems worse to me because I spent hours trying to find a way to make this work.   Google Drive, OneDrive Dropbox are out of the question. Direct links from them don't work.     So instead, I went to 000webhost.com and created a free website on it, just so I could use the site's file manager to upload the MP3 and create a direct link that works. You can make a site yourself, or you can comment on this bulletin with whatever song you want and I can put an MP3 of it it on mine and give you the link. (EDIT 6/27/2020) - User Colton has found a site called mailboxdrive.com that allows for storing MP3s much more easily. Kudos to them!   So yeah, that's it.   If you have a better solution, please share it with me lol 30 Comments

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