I use Trillian for my messenger client. It’s great because I don’t have to have 4 different messenging programs installed and running on my computer at the same time. I really do recommend trying out some kind of multi-IM client if you’re on more than 1 service which I’d guess 95% of people are. Hell, I didn’t even use Yahoo’s messanger before getting Trillian because I didn’t want a 3rd IM app running next to MSN and AIM. It was just too much. But if they’re all integrated, why not.
My problem is that I’m not always on the same computer. I go to work, sometimes I use my laptop, while most of the time I’m at home. But all these IM services have online contact lists right? Problem solved. Wrong! When you delete a contact from Trillian at home it’s all fine and dandy, but it doesn’t send any message to my IM service to remove that person from my list. I think it just hides them from me or something. When I log in at work I usually am not messing around with my list (for a couple of reasons I’ll leave out). I come home to find any clearing out of contacts I’d previously done to be wiped out. What happens is my work instance of Trillian knows nothing of my now updated list and goes along like it always had.
I suppose this is considered a “feature” so you don’t ever have to worry about missing any contacts. I find it annoying. Sorry to the people I delete, but if I don’t EVER talk to you, what’s the point of having you on my list.
P.S. I realized while typing this “Life” sucks as a category as it can pertain to anything. I was just lazy when I moved to Wordpress and didn’t feel like making a bunch of categories to retrocategorize (new word?) my blog. Since then I’ve made a number of groups which seem to sort things out sufficiently. Until I get unlazy and make some other groups, I’ll just have to deal. As will you: faithful reader. Goodbye.
