My chat buddy list does not show up, but it did yesterday

Add buddies If you're already having a conversation with someone using AIM, Jabber, Google Talk, or Yahoo!, select the conversation, then choose Buddies > Add Buddy. Otherwise, do the following:

1. In the buddy list window, click Add (+), then choose Add Buddy.
2. If you're using a single buddy list, choose the account you want to use to chat with the buddy from the "Add to" pop-up menu.
3. If the person you want to add has a compatible messaging account listed in Contacts, click the disclosure triangle next to the "Last name" field, choose his or her name from the list, then click Add. Otherwise, complete the remaining steps.
4. Enter your buddy's buddy name in the "Account name" field, and your buddy's first and last name in the "First name" and "Last name" fields.
5. Choose a group for this buddy from the "Add to group" pop-up menu. If you don't want to add the buddy to a specific group, choose Buddies.
6. Click Add.

my buddy list not showing

If you own a web camera or if your Dell computer comes with a built-in web camera, you can complete a video conference on your computer.
There are a variety of free chat programs that provide free video messaging such as Skype, Yahoo Messenger or Google Chat.
With these programs, all you will need to do a video conference is add the person you wish to conference with to your buddy list.

Download and install a messaging software program such as Skype, Yahoo or Google Chat if you do not already have one installed on your Dell computer.
No matter which messaging program you use, the video call or conferencing feature works the same.
Launch the messaging software on your Dell computer.
Click on your buddy list or contact list.


Click on the contact with whom you'd like to video conference.
If he isn't one of your contacts, you will need to add him to your messenger contact list by clicking on "New" and then "New Contact."

Click on the contact name and select "Video Call."
You will now have a video conference call on your Dell computer.


http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/support/user-guides/call-with-video/

http://messenger.yahoo.com/features/webcam/


http://www.googletutor.com/put-video-in-google-talk/

Palringo is the ultimate Instant Messaging client for mobile phones and computers.
Now you can chat with all your buddies, no matter what IM they use, all from one universal Instant Messenger.

• Windows Live Messenger ® (MSN)
• AOL ® Instant Messenger (AIM)
• Yahoo! ® Messenger
• Google Talk ™
• ICQ ®
• Jabber ®
• iChat® / MobileMe ®
• Gadu-Gadu ®
• Facebook Chat (Alpha)

Express yourself in chat with emoticons and smileys to show your friends how you're feeling.
Send voice messages at the click of a button so your friends can hear your voice.
Show your buddies what you're looking at by sharing photos and pictures in chats.
See where your friends are right now with location and let everyone know where you are.
Create groups so you can send messages to everyone at the same time. Or search the existing groups to find chat rooms you're interested in and meet new people.
Broadcast what you're doing and where you are with your status.
Automatically update your status on social networking sites directly from Palringo.
Palringo Instant Messaging - Bring your chats to life.

The camera will turn on automatically when necessary. For example, in iChat, it will turn on automatically when you click the video camera icon next to someone's name in your buddy list, it will turn on automatically.

Likewise in Skype, simply click the video camera icon next to someone's name in your buddy list and it will initiate a video chat.

I didn't ask any about a toy. I ash about my buddy list about a buddy that I put on there and they didn't show up when they were on line, but I fix it I just wasn't saving it.

my buddy list is not showing when i sign on for aol please help me set up my buddy list thanks

Follow the instructions hopefully this solves for you
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Open AIM
then click setup
then live video
Then "Audio and Video Tuning Wizard" opens.
Click Next
Be sure to enter the right camera. If no camera shows up, your camera is not properly connected or configured.
Click Next
Here you will see a video window with your camera in action.
Click Next
Click Next
Enter the right microphone. Some cameras have a microphone built in.
Some other cameras need a separate microphone. In this case be sure that your mike is properly connected.
Select your speakers and be sure they work properly.
Next
"Click to Test Speakers"
Adjust the speaker volume as needed.
Click Next
Make a mike test and observe the volume bars moving to the right.
Adjust the mike sensitivity so you have a good meter movement when speaking normally
without peaking to yellow or red.
Click Next
Click Finish
Close the "IM Preferences" Window by clicking OK.
Close the "Instant Message" Window.
Your SETUP is complete.



On the "Buddies List" click the SCREEN NAME of a user you wish to chat with.
The "Instant Message" window opens. Here you also have a type interface and you
might check if your buddy is ready to receive your video chat invitation.
Click the Camera Icon. You are ready to chat. Your buddy still has to accept your invitation.

Open AIM
then click setup
then live video
Then "Audio and Video Tuning Wizard" opens.
Click Next
Be sure to enter the right camera. If no camera shows up, your camera is not properly connected or configured.
Click Next
Here you will see a video window with your camera in action.
Click Next
Enter the right microphone. Some cameras have a microphone built in.
Some other cameras need a separate microphone. In this case be sure that your mike is properly connected.
Select your speakers and be sure they work properly.
Next
"Click to Test Speakers"
Adjust the speaker volume as needed.
Click > Next
Make a mike test and observe the volume bars moving to the right.
Adjust the mike sensitivity so you have a good meter movement when speaking normally
without peaking to yellow or red.
Click Next
Click Finish
Close the "IM Preferences" Window by clicking OK.
Close the "Instant Message" Window.
Your SETUP is complete.





On the "Buddies List" click the SCREEN NAME of a user you wish to chat with.
The "Instant Message" window opens. Here you also have a type interface and you
might check if your buddy is ready to receive your video chat invitation.
Click the Camera Icon. You are ready to chat. Your buddy still has to accept your invitation.

Select the buddy you want to video chat with, highlight there name in your list...then select the camera icon on the bottom of the buddylist. Or you can open Frontrow application.


http://www.mvldesign.com/video_conference_tutorial.html



Hope this helps.