Archive for the 'MSN Messenger' Category

MSN Messenger 7.5.0306

BigBlueBall announces that MSN Messenger 7.5.0306 has been Released with new features including:

‘- The “Get a Webcam” link now hides together with your MSN Display Picture.
- The upgrade mechanism through patching will not show a Repair/Remove dialogue first anymore.
- The Chinese version of MSN Messenger now correctly says “Most popular Dynamic Backgrounds” instead of “Data […]

Friday, October 7th, 2005

MSN, Yahoo and AOL Declare War on Google Talk

Drunkenbatman at the Drunken Blog has an interesting post on how MSN, Yahoo and AOL will respond to the launch of Google Talk. He argues (drawing on sources that they wont reveal) that the response will be a unified one!

‘Within the last few weeks, there appears to have been a meeting between MSN, Yahoo and […]

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005

Problems with MSN Messenger 7.5

A user over at Mess with MSN Messenger (no permalinks - written 30th August) has some interesting reflections upon the potential downside of MSN Messenger 7.5. Timothy writes:

‘The final release of MSN Messenger 7.5 brought a lot of new features, but one of those features is predestined to become a major spam magnet and […]

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005

MSN Messenger to feature on Xbox Origen

There is an interesting post over at Mess with MSN Messenger Mess with MSN Messenger (no permalink) which points out that the Origen Xbox 360 countdown page has what looks a lot like a MSN messenger logo hiding in the branches next to two apples which have appeared on the site in the past few […]

Friday, August 26th, 2005

Microsoft Updates Instant Messenger for Mac

Pocket-Lint has published an article on the update to Mac’s version of MSN Messenger.
Microsoft has updated its Instant Messenger software for OS X with a strong emphasis on integrating Mac users with Microsoft’s corporate instant messaging technology as well as introducing a more cohesive “Mac” style to the application.
Version 5.0 will also include new features […]

Wednesday, August 10th, 2005

Microsoft Messenger For Mac: New and Improved

‘The Redmond based software monolith, Microsoft, announced they are expanding their MAC instant messaging software. The new tab viewing display will allow users to access both corporate and personal Messenger accounts and set a unique status for each user.
Family and friends can come through with normal messaging and simultaneously, users will be able to utilize […]

Wednesday, August 10th, 2005

Stop Instant Messaging Interruptions

Just some tips and tricks coming your way from PC World.
The first one is listed here:
This month, learn how to conceal yourself while instant-messaging, play uncooperative videos, and slip huge files past corporate servers.
Cloak of Invisibility
The Hassle: I love instant messaging, but I hate it when strangers interrupt me. Plus, my boss can tell […]

Friday, August 5th, 2005

Microsoft 7.5.0244

Messenger Blog has news of a new version of Microsoft Messenger - version 7.5.0244

‘The MSN Messenger team has released yet another build of MSN Messenger, 244. The new build appears to be distributed through auto-updates, but is thought to be available on BETA Place sometime soon….’

{MSN Messenger}

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005

MSN Messenger 7.5 BETA

MSN Messenger has released a new beta version 7.5 and the Messenger Blog shares some first impressions:

‘The MSN Messenger 7.5 BETA program started not too long ago (at around 4AM GMT), and I must say.. “wow”. I’m completely blown away by it. MSN Messenger has had quite a revamp, and looks so much sleeker. The […]

Sunday, July 24th, 2005

Enterprise IM for BlackBerry to be Microsoft powered

According to ADTmag.com, Microsoft and Research In Motion (RIM) have teamed up to provide enterprise IM and presence to BlackBerry users based on the backend of the Microsoft Office Live Communications Server along with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

Live Communications Server provides a platform for the development of custom real-time communications solutions across PC networks, desktop […]

Monday, June 27th, 2005

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