i wish i could get all my siblings and friends to have open whenever they are online IM. now in OS X apple made ichat which in the culmination of a five year agreement to share technology. very similar to AOL instant messenging ichat has fun emoticons and chat rooms, that makes conversations fun. when i’m online i always have ichat open. this then frees up the dial-up connection so anyone on a computer can reach you. if i ever get a mobile phone, not only will it have bluetooth for syncing, but it must be IM compatible (i would need a keyboard too). when i get up early, i always look for my brother across the ocean, but only once every two weeks to i find him on IM. i hope i will find him online, or even aiko soon.