You can change your nickname at any point whilst in the chat room.
Simply type /nick [new name] to do so. For example, to change your name to
"Homer" you would type /nick Homer
This is useful if you want to add a "tag" to your name. e.g. typing /nick
Homer|away shows people you are not at the computer (much like you would with msn) without having to log out of irc
and miss anything that's been said.
