This is something Microsoft is touting as a key feature of Windows XP instant messaging and something Yahoo has recently added to its Messenger software as well. ICQ is lagging, however, in tightly integrating videoconferencing into its IM software. Why other IM clients don't have a spell checker, I have no idea, but I suspect ICQ competitors will soon add the feature themselves.
Even worse are the times when I hit the "send" key and then-and only then-notice the mistake. I applaud this new edition wholeheartedly, as I can't tell you how many times I've rewritten an entire IM just before hitting "send" because I couldn't figure out how to spell one word. One of the most important features is the new multilingual spell checker, a feature sorely lacking in other IM clients. The new version, downloadable beginning today at is called Version 2001b (the "b" is for "beta"). I'm betting there are about 30 million unique users, but that's only a good guess. The company says there are 110 million users in its member directory, although how many actually use the service each day is harder to gauge. ICQ-pronounced "I Seek You" if you're not familiar with it-is the pioneering instant-messaging network and the one to which the others are usually compared.
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