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10.08.07
Can IChat Remember Available & Away Messages?
 By
Dave Taylor
I'm a huge fan of Apple's iChat program and use it all the time with my friends. A couple of my friends also have cool tweaks where they have amusing status messages and one even shows what she's listening to on her computer. How do they do that?
You're right, iChat is a darn cool application. Now that my wife recently bought a brand new MacBook with a built-in video camera, we've been having a good time with video conferences too, whether I'm just a few miles away in the Ask Dave Taylor office complex or across the country, thousands of miles away. The kids love it too!
But you're talking about the little line that shows up under your friends in the iChat Buddy List, like what's below my pal "spike" in this little slice of my own Buddy Window:
(the nicknames have been tweaked to protect the innocent here. Note the icon next to "pet", btw. That means the other person can do a video chat. By contrast, the green phone icon next to "Mac" shows that they can do a voice-only chat, but not video.)
Underneath "Spike" you can see the custom status message "Mobile (Hiptop)" but you can actually put anything you want there. The key is to click on the word "Available" immediately under your name:
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If you want to create a custom available message, click on "Custom..." immediately under "Available", as I have selected in the menu above. To create a custom Away message, click on "Custom..." immediately below "Away". I'll do the former to show you what happens:
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About the Author:
Dave Taylor has been involved with the Internet since 1980 and is
internationally known as an expert on both business and technology issues.
Holder of an MSEd and MBA, author of twenty books and founder of four
startups, he also runs a strategic marketing company and consults with firms
seeking the best approach to working with weblogs and social networks. Dave
is an award-winning speaker and frequent guest on radio and podcast
programs.
AskDaveTaylor.com
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