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January 14, 2005

Persistent presence problems

Here's another presence problem. I have two Windows PCs at home, a desktop and a laptop. I sat in front of the desktop this morning to eat my muesli and read the news and e-mail. I then powered up my laptop to edit a client document and mail it off. The laptop was then shut down. Now I'm back at my desktop PC.

Guess what I can see? Each IM client has a window telling me I've been logged off because I logged in somewhere else. Bloody useless! I'm BACK! HELLO! Why not just register my presence wherever I am?

Has nobody at Yahoo! or MSN ever actually studied how people use their products? Methinks not.

Posted by Martin Geddes at 11:34 AM
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