Do you use instant messaging? I do. In fact I have to be on it sometimes for work. It’s a nice way to talk with people without having to call or fill up the old inbox. I don’t think it can replace walking on over to someones desk – but it is handy when that level of interaction isn’t necessary or possible.

Well yesterday I ran across a site, imified which basically provides a set of plugins so that you can use your instant message client (that’d be pidgin for me) for all kinds of stuff. One cool thing I’ve already messed with is blogging through IM. Now – that doesn’t make a ton of sense when I’m sitting at a pc with an internet connection – but since I have an IM client on my phone – it opens up some nice possibilities. It is probably something I’ll use when I’m in Hungary.

What looks like a nice match up for this technology is Remember the Milk. I just signed up for RTM – so I’ll have to see if it works for me or not – but being able to use instant message with it makes it much more useful right off the bat. How did people function before the internet?