Why I Prefer ICQ...
...over MSN.
MSN messenger is really nice with all the extras and looks but somehow lacks some functionality that makes life easier. (Hmmm... sounds like a MAC doesn't it????)
Here are some reasons why ICQ is far more efficient as an instant messenger (until MSN comes up with these features).
1) Offline message. It's like leaving your wife a note on the fridge. With MSN you can't, it's like asking your wife to stand next to the fridge if you wanna leave her a message. Pffft.
2) Send multiple files at once, unlike MSN, one at a time.
3) Can pop-up the client anytime I want, with a Ctrl-A (to see who's online), and Ctrl-A again to drop it back down. MSN gotta double click on the lil guy to pop the program up, and click on the X to close it. MAFAN.
4) Invisible mode, invisible to individual person. (Avoiding that stalker girl was much easier). Can impress a girl by putting her on ur visible list. Can still chat with other ppl that you make yourself visible to. MSN appear offline, is virtually offline. You can only look at others log on and off. It's like being tied down to a chair blindfolded and gagged, facing a lift, and watching ppl go in and out.
5) Can choose to pop up msgs when I want, and not have it pop up on the taskbar like a fren that walks into your room without knocking first. I make the ICQ one really convenient by binding Ctrl-Z to it. Really cool.
6) Ppl say MSN is nicer bcos you can send by just pressing enter. Well, with MSN if you wanna type multiple lines you gotta press Ctrl-Enter. With ICQ you just press enter to go the next line, and when you wanna send, just press Tab --> Enter. Let's compare the keystrokes for both, we will be typing a message with 6 lines.
MSN :
(1)Ctrl-(2)Enter
(3)Ctrl-(4)Enter
(5)Ctrl-(6)Enter
(7)Ctrl-(8)Enter
(9)Ctrl-(10)Enter
(11)Enter
Total = 11
ICQ :
(1)Enter
(2)Enter
(3)Enter
(4)Enter
(5)Enter
(6)Tab-(7)Enter
Total = 7
7) Wanna unhide offline users for ICQ? Click on the unhide button on the top. Wanna unhide for MSN? Scroll down the heaps of nicks dat are N/A, BRB, On The Phone, Out To Lunch.. n click on the +. So mafan!
8) Simple away messages dat can be customized. On MSN, how many of you have to put yourself as Out To Lunch when you're actually having your dinner at home?
And ya, don't use the new ICQ versions la... get the old trusty ICQ Pro 2003b. No problems so far, works like a charm. Minimal extras.
WillZ
MSN messenger is really nice with all the extras and looks but somehow lacks some functionality that makes life easier. (Hmmm... sounds like a MAC doesn't it????)
Here are some reasons why ICQ is far more efficient as an instant messenger (until MSN comes up with these features).
1) Offline message. It's like leaving your wife a note on the fridge. With MSN you can't, it's like asking your wife to stand next to the fridge if you wanna leave her a message. Pffft.
2) Send multiple files at once, unlike MSN, one at a time.
3) Can pop-up the client anytime I want, with a Ctrl-A (to see who's online), and Ctrl-A again to drop it back down. MSN gotta double click on the lil guy to pop the program up, and click on the X to close it. MAFAN.
4) Invisible mode, invisible to individual person. (Avoiding that stalker girl was much easier). Can impress a girl by putting her on ur visible list. Can still chat with other ppl that you make yourself visible to. MSN appear offline, is virtually offline. You can only look at others log on and off. It's like being tied down to a chair blindfolded and gagged, facing a lift, and watching ppl go in and out.
5) Can choose to pop up msgs when I want, and not have it pop up on the taskbar like a fren that walks into your room without knocking first. I make the ICQ one really convenient by binding Ctrl-Z to it. Really cool.
6) Ppl say MSN is nicer bcos you can send by just pressing enter. Well, with MSN if you wanna type multiple lines you gotta press Ctrl-Enter. With ICQ you just press enter to go the next line, and when you wanna send, just press Tab --> Enter. Let's compare the keystrokes for both, we will be typing a message with 6 lines.
MSN :
(1)Ctrl-(2)Enter
(3)Ctrl-(4)Enter
(5)Ctrl-(6)Enter
(7)Ctrl-(8)Enter
(9)Ctrl-(10)Enter
(11)Enter
Total = 11
ICQ :
(1)Enter
(2)Enter
(3)Enter
(4)Enter
(5)Enter
(6)Tab-(7)Enter
Total = 7
7) Wanna unhide offline users for ICQ? Click on the unhide button on the top. Wanna unhide for MSN? Scroll down the heaps of nicks dat are N/A, BRB, On The Phone, Out To Lunch.. n click on the +. So mafan!
8) Simple away messages dat can be customized. On MSN, how many of you have to put yourself as Out To Lunch when you're actually having your dinner at home?
And ya, don't use the new ICQ versions la... get the old trusty ICQ Pro 2003b. No problems so far, works like a charm. Minimal extras.
WillZ
3 Comments:
At 5:51 PM,
Anonymous said…
You're so fucking wrong about the Mac, dude!
Using a Mac is 100x easier than using a PC. Obviously, you've not fully explored the functionalities of a Mac.
And the best thing is, no viruses, no hangs, and it runs like a dream!
At 6:44 PM,
WillZ said…
I'd appreciate if you don't use dat kinda language on my blog. I have zero tolerance for this. You may have valid reasons to say why u like Macs over PCs. Yea, maybe I have not fully explored the functionalities of a Mac. That's my opinion and you have yours. But watch what comes out of your mind onto the keys on my blog. You can use whatever language you want on your blog and I won't even bother. But when you're here, keep your profanities to yourself. I'd have nothing against what you posted if you watched your language.
At 6:55 PM,
WillZ said…
Oh BTW, hangs do happen on Macs. Even with properly setup ones. You know what would make my life easy with the Macs? As I mentioned before, something that tells me whether it's still reading from a HDD or not. The rainbow circle is twirling but no indication of whether it's trying to access the drive.
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