Any apps like AIMWatcher?

July 6, 2005 3:57 PM

Anybody know of an app like the now defunct AIMWatcher that will chart AIM buddy availibility over time?

It was a really good idea b/c sometimes when a person signed off and on can give you a pretty good idea of when they'll be online again, but it appears that the app is no longer available and I don't think I have a backup copy anywhere.

posted by idontlikewords to Computers & Internet (5 answers total)

Best answer: There was an old question about this. imwatching.net is the link I bookmarked from it.
posted by trevyn at 4:03 PM on July 6, 2005

Response by poster: Awesome... Tried searching the AskMeFi archives for aimwatcher, but this did not come up. Thanks!
posted by idontlikewords at 4:12 PM on July 6, 2005

Here's the thread, if you're interested.
posted by trevyn at 4:46 PM on July 6, 2005

Haven't read the thread yet, so I'll be embarassed if this question was answered therein, but ... when AIM lists a user as idle (and greys out their name), what does it mean? That the user has not used AIM recently or that the user has not used any part of the system in general? Apologies for being off-topic, but the question was already answered.
posted by Sinner at 12:38 AM on July 7, 2005

It means that they haven't been using their computer. A sort of backup to the away message, I guess.
posted by undertone at 6:32 AM on July 7, 2005