[ale] [OT] GAIM: perplexed.

[Jim Philips]

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On Sunday 22 February 2004 01:45 am, Joe Knapka wrote:
> I just installed GAIM, because by new cellphone has AIM built in, and
> I wanted to see if it worked, so I had to have an AIM account; and
> once I had that, installing GAIM on the laptop seemed like a natural
> step. (The AIM on the phone appears to work, I was able to send
> messages to myself from the phone and receive them on the laptop. It
> was strangely cool, though agonizingly slow. I hear there are kids who
> can type thirty or forty words a minute on a phone...)
>
> So I'm wondering... what now?  Do any of you/you all/y'all/youse/y'uns
> use any form of IM regularly? How does one hook up with folks? I'm
> lost in a sea of wondering what the heck GAIM is good for...
>
> Thanks,
>
> -- Joe Knapka

I used to use IM fairly regularly. You just need to find out from friends and 
relatives if they have a screen name. One way to do that is to send your 
screen name to them. Once you know a few, put them in your buddy list so 
you'll be notified when they're online. I know AOL has its own chat rooms for 
AIM as well, but I never used those. Anyway, IM can be nice for impromptu 
conversations. Like bumping into somebody you know, unexpectedly on the 
street.
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