The New’ Best Thing to Being There
The New’ Best Thing to Being There
Instant Messaging (IM) lets you type short messages that appear in a window on someone else’s computer. It’s faster than e-mail, but slightly less intrusive than a phone call, and so far few people have their secretaries screen their IMs.
This chapter describes how to use the most popular IM systems: AOL Instant Messenger, Windows or MSN Messenger, and Yahoo Messenger.
Instant message programs open a new window when one of your buddies sends you a message. If you have a program that blocks popup windows in your browser, IM windows aren’t affected. This is because popup-blockers block only Web browser popups.
AOL Instant /Messenger (14IM)
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM for short) is one of the simplest chat systems around. All it does is let you type messages back and forth. This section describes AIM version 5. If you use AOL, you can either use the separate AIM program we describe here or the AIM part of the regular AOL program (which does the same things although the windows are a little different).
Taking AIM
If you’re an AOL user, you’re already set up for instant messages. If not, you have to install the AIM program. AOL subscribers can also run the AIM program and use their AOL screen names when they’re logged in to another kind of Internet account.
AOL, being the hyper-aggressive marketing organization it is, has arranged for AIM to be bundled in with a lot of other packages. If you don’t have it, visit www aim. com and follow the directions on the Web page to download it. Before you can download the program, you have to choose a screen name — which can be up to 16 letters long (be creative so yours won’t collide with one of the 30 million names already in use) — and a password. You also have to enter your e-mail address. AOL, refreshingly, doesn’t want any more personal information. The e-mail address you give does have to be real; AOL sends a confirmation message to that address, and you must reply or your screen name is deleted.
Save the downloaded file somewhere on your computer. (C: \Windows \Temp is an okay place if you don’t have another folder you use for downloads.) Then run the downloaded program (which is called Installation.exe last we looked) to install AIM. Normally AIM runs in the background whenever you’re online. If it’s not running, click the AIM icon on your desktop.
Type your screen name and password and click Sign On. If you want to use AIM every time you’re online, check the Save Password and Auto-login boxes before signing on, and AIM will sign you on automatically in the future. After you sign in, you see the AIM window. You also see a big window full of news, ads, and links to AOL’s Web site — just close it.
AIM may run the New User Wizard, which offers help getting started. Follow its instructions, or click Cancel to go it alone (you can always return to the wizard by choosing Help-New User Wizard from the AIM menu). A stock ticker runs along the bottom of the AIM window (for you serious investors); click the button on its left edge to see news details or to customize the ticket
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