I’ve been using various instant messengers since I started wasting time on the internet talking to weird internet people. I started off by using IRC in 1994, when I still in New Zealand. I got my first ICQ number in 1997, back when ICQ was fairly new and interesting. I then ended up using some weird one for a short while that seemed to only be used by Spanish speaking people that let you put “sticky notes” on web pages, and would show you what other people were viewing that web page and you could talk to each other. I then moved to AIM when I first planned to move to the United States. I then moved on to MSN in the year preceeding my move to the United Kingdom. Seriously guys, can’t you all use the same fucking system?
After all these years, I’ve ended up with running various clients all with far too many contacts, a lot of which I hardly ever speak to. I’ve finally settled on using iChat for AIM, and Adium for MSN and ICQ. Tonight, I culled my collective buddy lists from about 150 people to 40. I then ensured that every single one of those 40 people were people I actually knew, spoke to, and put them all into Address Book. Because Address Book in OS X “talks” to your other programs, people’s full names, as per their contact card, would then show up on all my IM clients. Now, everyone I talk to has a first name and a last name, and I don’t have to see any of their stupid MSN names that they love to change oh so much.
Because iChat is far superior to other IM clients, I hereby reckon that everyone I know should get a Mac and use iChat so I can have the pleasure of speaking to them with said client. The rest of you can eet mijn testikels. Dank u.
hello, ani moller.
i’m a frequent reader of your blog. i found your website during apple’s whole switch capaign and saw your switch ad.
and now, i have finally decided to place my first comment.
i agree that iChat is the best of all IM clients.
I use trillian. It’s easy to use.
I use Trillian when I’m using a PC too. It’s annoying though how if anyone messages you they automatically get added to your MSN list – so you end up with all these annoying orphans when you log in using a different client.
you’ve killed me, havent you?
Testikels eh
I find myself removing people all the time, because people also add me without any real reasons. I disagree with that behaviour, obviously. And Trillian keeps freaking me out with its “dimdoum!” every time someone logs on. Argh! Mac mini on Friday, thank God!
En veel plezier met het leren van Nederlands.