3) I IM quite a lot, in fact I see it and use it as synonymous to the phone. My dad has been using ICQ (closed standard) since about 1998 before I went to university, which is great cos I can't hear him on a phone. Lorna is being trained (slowly). I only really use the phone for voice with my mum, because she's dyslexic and dappy...
I find the other advantage of IM is that it helps me with people I struggle to hear IRL and in many cases makes all communication easier as they have a better context for me. Some friends who now talk to me online, are able to improve their audibility IRL because they realise how much less I understand otherwise.
I like the scrollback and logging features, I can check what was said by whom, and if I'm tired I don't have to rely on my shady auditory memory.
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Date: 2007-01-22 08:19 pm (UTC)I find the other advantage of IM is that it helps me with people I struggle to hear IRL and in many cases makes all communication easier as they have a better context for me. Some friends who now talk to me online, are able to improve their audibility IRL because they realise how much less I understand otherwise.
I like the scrollback and logging features, I can check what was said by whom, and if I'm tired I don't have to rely on my shady auditory memory.