For people who'd like to revisit IRC, I highly recommend irccloud.com (I'm unaffiliated with them).
They offer a web client, which also stores channel history when you're away. And there's also an iOS client that will send you push notifications when someone mentions your name...
They offer a web client, which also stores channel history when you're away. And there's also an iOS client that will send you push notifications when someone mentions your name...