Having tried a few IM tools, I've settled on GAIM. I can use it to access the IRC #python channel on Freenode, which is nice, and also to over (gulp) MSN.

I'm not happy about using MSN, you understand, but if that's where everyone else is, that's where you have to be too, if you want to talk to them.

So, now I'm on Freenode and MSN as small_values. Do say "Hi".