this could be an old feature, but i just noticed that when you look at a contact's information, you can see his/her recent events.  i was wondering if you could keep your contacts from viewing this information about you.  in other words, can you hide your recent events from all contacts?  thanks.

The recent event information is basic information you give away. For example, changing your name is an event. This can be seen by any contact. I don't see the difference between one of your contacts writing all this down, or Plus! showing it.

So basically, no, it isn't possible: it's 'public' information

Only one way u can do that.. keep same status etc. everytime ur on msn, don't forget to turn auto-away (idle) off.