Comments on: Away Status http://nslog.com/2007/07/17/away_status The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:53:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Arden http://nslog.com/2007/07/17/away_status#comment-42394 Arden Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:32:44 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/07/17/away_status#comment-42394 Much agreed. I know a few people in particular who seem to have turned away messages off... they'll sit for hours, either idle or "available," and yet never respond to IM's. Away when there is slightly annoying when you want to talk to the person and aren't sure if they'll respond, but not nearly as much as the other way around. That being said, I sometimes forget to turn off Caffeine and will sit idly "available" all day. It annoys me too, of course, because I like to keep my IM buddies abreast of my situation. This is one reason I use Chax to auto-set me as away when my screensaver kicks in. Sometimes, I'd rather just say "I'm away" than what I'm doing. Much agreed. I know a few people in particular who seem to have turned away messages off... they'll sit for hours, either idle or "available," and yet never respond to IM's. Away when there is slightly annoying when you want to talk to the person and aren't sure if they'll respond, but not nearly as much as the other way around.

That being said, I sometimes forget to turn off Caffeine and will sit idly "available" all day. It annoys me too, of course, because I like to keep my IM buddies abreast of my situation. This is one reason I use Chax to auto-set me as away when my screensaver kicks in. Sometimes, I'd rather just say "I'm away" than what I'm doing.

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