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Skype: Backup Your Contacts

contributed by Rob Rogers on July 12, 2007 under Instant messaging

Since your Contacts play in important role in the functionality of Skype, it only makes since to back them up. That way, if disaster strikes, you simply restore the contacts and you’re off and going.

Google Talk: Prevent from Starting When Windows Starts

contributed by Rob Rogers on July 10, 2007 under Instant messaging

By default, the Google Talk application starts when Windows does. If you don’t use Google Talk regularly, you are wasting resources by having it run when you don’t need it. To stop Google Talk from starting when Windows does:

MySpaceIM: Disable Message History to Stop Saving IM Sessions on your Computer

contributed by Rob Rogers on June 21, 2007 under Instant messaging

By default, MySpaceIM saves all of your IM sessions in the Message History. If you never reference back to these chats, it is taking up unnecessary space on your computer. To disable Message History, follow these steps:

MySpaceIM: Limit Who Can See When You Are Online

contributed by Rob Rogers on under Instant messaging

If you use MySpaceIM to chat with your friends and family, it is doubtful that you want everybody on MySpace to know that you’re online. To limit the people that can see when you’re online to only those on your Contact List, follow these steps:

MySpaceIM: Prevent from Starting When Windows Starts

contributed by Rob Rogers on June 20, 2007 under Instant messaging

By default, the instant messenger from MySpace (MySpaceIM) starts when Windows does. If you don’t use MySpaceIM regularly, you are wasting resources by having it run when you don’t need it. To stop MySpaceIM from starting when Windows does:

MySpaceIM: Limit People that can Contact You to those on your Contact List

contributed by Rob Rogers on under Instant messaging

If you use MySpaceIM to chat with your friends and family, it is doubtful that you want to chat with any and everybody on MySpace. To limit the people that can contact you to only those on your Contact List, follow these steps:

AIM 6.1: Disable Display of AIM Today When Signing In

contributed by Rob Rogers on June 18, 2007 under Instant messaging

By default, AIM launches your web browser to bring up AIM Today each time you sing in. This can get rather annoying if all you wanted to do was chat with someone. To disable the launching of AIM Today, follow these steps:

AIM 6: Limit Users that can Contact You

contributed by Rob Rogers on June 13, 2007 under Instant messaging

If you use AIM to chat with your friends and family, it is doubtful that you want to chat with any and everybody that uses AIM. To limit what users can contact you, follow these steps:

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