Sometimes I'm wondering why it took so long before I found out about IRC and how it works.. It's a much more 'relaxing' way of chatting compared to MSN. You know, doing random stuff on your PC (like JCS for example) and then contantly those chat windows popping up.. I only have those messenger programs on for game invites and serious discussions, but I really can't figure out how most of my classmates can enjoy those 'hello-hello-goodbye' conversations. So yeah, I truly suggest to try IRC as the new chatting standard.