SmarterChild has become a nice little addition to my buddies list on AIM and now, Gmail. No he’s not human, he’s a bot, but he knows a lot more than most of my human friends. All you need to do is add SmarterChild to your buddies list on AIM, MSN Messenger, or ICQ. If you use Gmail you can add your AIM contacts now, so you can abuse chat with SmarterChild there as well. Just type in “hi” and SmarterChild will start to try and get to know you. Then you can quickly get the weather forecast, movie listings, set reminders, create a planner, and sometimes, smart-ass remarks from him. SmarterChild has been around for quite a while but I just learned about him a few weeks ago and since then have asked him numerous questions on a daily basis. I thought it was about time I shared my new friend with those of you who may not know about him.
On a side note, I’ve decided to try something different with this screencast – I added a video introduction. There are a couple of reasons why I did it, but it’s mostly because I’m constantly trying to find ways to entertain myself and this is one of those attempts. It’s something I wouldn’t mind doing on a daily basis and maybe I’ll get more creative with it in the future. How do you feel about it? Would you rather I just stick to the screencast and not force you to watch me make a fool out of myself before getting to the good stuff? Do you want me to do stunts and wear funny hats? This blog is for you, DemoGirl readers, so I’d love some honest feedback. Here’s my screencast tour of SmarterChild:
Update: I just realized I said the year was 2007 in the screencast. Doh! I knew that was gonna happen. Be prepared for more of it…
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