I think it's fitting to mention when you say that 25Mb is not that bad that Milkbone (I'm assuming that's what you're talking about) is an instant messenger app. I remember before you re-tuned it, the memory usage was close to 100Mb. When I'd compare it to AIM/Yahoo/MSN, each of those used under 10Mb. And usually my AIM is only at about5-6Mb. Compared to that, the 25Mb footprint of Milkbone did seem like a lot.
<aside>Anyways, I hope things have been well. Sorry I haven't kept up with *Mercury*, maybe I'll look at it when I get back to school.</aside>