Comments on: Instant Messaging Coming My Way http://www.softwaretime.com/wp/2005/02/instant-messaging-coming-my-way/ How gadgets and modern life affect the human race Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:11:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ShadowHawk http://www.softwaretime.com/wp/2005/02/instant-messaging-coming-my-way/comment-page-1/#comment-49 ShadowHawk Mon, 09 May 2005 20:37:00 +0000 http://www.softwaretime.com/wp/2005/02/12/instant-messaging-coming-my-way/#comment-49 I use IM all the time. I'm exactly like the kids mentioned in the article, except I'm 27. Most of the people I chat with are teens. It's great fun. The teens I chat with online are some of the nicest and brightest people I've met. IM is here to stay, whether or not the old-timey boomers like is irrelevent to me and my generation. I use IM all the time. I’m exactly like the kids mentioned in the article, except I’m 27. Most of the people I chat with are teens. It’s great fun. The teens I chat with online are some of the nicest and brightest people I’ve met. IM is here to stay, whether or not the old-timey boomers like is irrelevent to me and my generation.

]]> By: ShorelineJudo http://www.softwaretime.com/wp/2005/02/instant-messaging-coming-my-way/comment-page-1/#comment-50 ShorelineJudo Sat, 26 Feb 2005 21:28:00 +0000 http://www.softwaretime.com/wp/2005/02/12/instant-messaging-coming-my-way/#comment-50 I generally don't IM. At work, it's been shut off for external use now anyway. Sometimes, it's useful at work to have a quick interactive IM conversation. Normally, though, I don't see much of a difference between IM and email, but clearly some people do - and if your email server is having trouble, there's a difference. Also, I'm not interested in my kids having IM capability. Of course, they're still what I would consider young. I see the computer, email, internet access, and IM like I see the phone when I was a kid. I had limits. If I was on the phone for more than an hour, I was told to get off. Certainly, as a parent now, there are more things to monitor. Even with a great product like Software Time, you've got to have a handle on what your kids are doing. I generally don’t IM. At work, it’s been shut off for external use now anyway. Sometimes, it’s useful at work to have a quick interactive IM conversation.

Normally, though, I don’t see much of a difference between IM and email, but clearly some people do – and if your email server is having trouble, there’s a difference.

Also, I’m not interested in my kids having IM capability. Of course, they’re still what I would consider young. I see the computer, email, internet access, and IM like I see the phone when I was a kid. I had limits. If I was on the phone for more than an hour, I was told to get off.

Certainly, as a parent now, there are more things to monitor. Even with a great product like Software Time, you’ve got to have a handle on what your kids are doing.

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