AIM URL’s

I keep getting asked this question so here is the guide to AIM URL’s
You can use AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) codes in hyperlinks to interact with the AIM or iChat clients. Here is the list of AIM codes and how to use them:

To use a space
If you want to use a space be sure to place the ‘+’ symbol where there would normally be a space. aim:goim?screenname=SCREENNAMEk&message=Hello,+this+is+a+test!
Example: Click Here (You know you want to)

Opens a new blank IM window
aim:goim
Example: Click Here

Opens a new IM window with a screen name
aim:goim?screenname=SCREENNAME

Example: Click Here (You know you want to)

Opens a new IM window with a screen name and a message
aim:goim?screenname=SCREENNAME&message=MESSAGE
Example: Click Here (You know you want to)

Opens a chat room
aim:gochat?roomname=ROOMNAME
Example: Click Here (You know you want to)

Opens the "Add Buddy" window with a screen
name to add

aim:addbuddy?screenname=SCREENNAME
Example: Click Here (You know you want to)

Opens the "Add Buddy" window with a screen
and a group name to add
aim:addbuddy?screenname=SCREENNAME&groupname=GROUPNAME

Example: Click Here (You know you want to)

To change someone’s buddy icon when they click on the
link
aim:buddyicon?src=BUDDYICONURL
Example: aim.gif

To open or receive someone’s
shared files
aim:getfile?screenname=SCREENNAME
Example: Click Here (You know you want to)

big bang

Andy and I were awoken at around six this morning by what we thought was an earthquake. True to form I fell straight back asleep. It turns out though that it was an explosion north of Londona at Buncefield some 50 miles away.
By now you have probably seen the news and know it’s a huge oil depot that has exploded. Lucky for everyone it was at 6am on a Sunday.
More on the BBC

madonna at koko

I was amazed when working for a Time Warner company came up trumps for me on Tuesday. We has a staff competition and at stake were 2 pairs of tickets for the Madonna show at Koko in Camden.
Imagine my suprise then when Corp Comms called me to tell me I had won the tickets. I was a little overwhelmed and it left me with a dilemma. Andy was working away as usual during the week (he would naturally have been my number one choice) so I had to decide who could go at short notice. Matt ended up being the lucky recipient as we had only been discussing at the weekend how he had never been to see her maj in concert. I needed to fix that immediately.
So we legged it to Camden to collect the tickets from the box office. Casually wandering past the crowds of people who had been queueing overnight to get tickets. To be fair we hadn’t realised they had been there all night.

So Then it was a little like waiting for a flight except the lounge was fancier and it had a huge mirror ball in the ceiling. Waiting from 7:30 until 10 when madge was due on stage. I had bets that she would not turn up on time. She never has at any concert I have been to before.
She did arrive on time though and did a quick set for about 30 minutes or so. It was brilliant and I really enjoyed it but I can’t honestly say I’d have been happy if I’d waited overnight to get in.

Neil Tennant and the other celebrities in the VIP lounge seemed to enjoy themselves too.
So all in all a fabulous Tuesday evening and as soon as I can get bluetooth working again I’ll upload some pics.

ICE ICE BABY

I’ve recevied this by email a few times already over the weekend.
“East Anglian Ambulance Service have launched a national “In case of Emergency ( ICE ) ” campaign with the support of Falklands war hero Simon Weston and in association with Vodafone’s annual life savers award.

The idea is that you store the word ” I C E ” in your mobile phone address book, and against it enter the number of the person you would want to be contacted “In Case of Emergency”.

In an emergency situation ambulance and hospital staff will then be able to quickly find out who your next of kin are and be able to contact them.”

So here is a link to their campaign…