Clicking on chat on the top of the page will take you to chat you may enter as a guest as you don't need to created an account. As a guest you will be able to chat but if you want to keep your handle, you will need to make a password. I don't spend much time over there but I did a little work when the forums were down. The pace is much faster and fragmented, not well suited to the type of work I normally do but many enjoy the give and take.