Thing 11-Instant Messaging

I have Messenger on my laptop. I hate that it always pops up. I have exited, logged out, everything short of uninstalling and it always loads. The bad thing is, the last time was daughter was in, she logged in so now it always pops up with HER messages. So, even though I have used IM a lot, I am not a big fan. However, my new desktop at home has a built-in webcam and microphone, so I am looking forward to a day when I have time to figure that aspect out; it would be nice to instantly talk to my daughter in Denver via webcam. With live video, I would use it; otherwise I prefer using the IM service on my facebook.