Bro. David, There's a similar program to the AOL Instant Messenger, called ICQ, that you can download off the net. We've had it for about 3 months already, and it does help you get a hold of people. The chat is really cool too because it is real time, so you see it as soon as the person types :o) The url is http://www.mirabilis.com. Check it out one of these days Sis. Clarissa