I often have MSN messenger running on my PC for a number of reasons:

1. It starts-up when the machine starts-up
2. Its refuses to let you close it unless you shut outlook, Internet explorer and about 20 other Microsoft programs
3. I occasionally use it to chat to people online

Friday lunchtime I was chatting to people on Messenger. Once I’d finished I set my status to away as I had work to do. When I unlocked my PC on Monday morning I found 3 people had started conversations with me on Messenger as it had decided to switch my status to online over the weekend!

While I’m ranting about Microsoft my PC Blue Screened of Deathed itself today. IRQ_LESS_OR_NOT_EQUAL, great I’ll remember not to do that in future, thanks Bill.

/* Pete Graham */