Archive: Posts Tagged ‘Messenger’

Messenger for Mac: No modern emoticons?

Messenger August 28th, 2011

Messenger for Mac 8 does not use the modern emoticons introduced in Windows Live Wave 3.

Update for Windows Live Essentials Wave 4

Windows Live July 7th, 2011

The Windows Live team is publishing a bugfix update for Windows Live Essentials 2011 (Wave 4). The quick fix update, rolling out in two stages, fixes several problems in Messenger, Photo Gallery, Mail and other applications.

Updating Messenger for Mac to 8.0.1

Web May 26th, 2011

Microsoft has published an update for Microsoft Messenger 8 for Mac.

How-to: Disable Facebook Chat in Messenger

Messenger April 26th, 2011

When you linked your Facebook profile to your Windows Live profile, Messenger 2011 might sign in automatically to Facebook Chat as soon as you sign in to Windows Live. At times, this is not as interesting as it might sound.

Closing chat windows with MPOP

Messenger March 8th, 2011

The other day I received a question from a Messenger user. They asked: “When I sign out on one endpoint or close a chat window there, it gets closed on all other endpoints as well. Is there a switch (registry or so?) to disable this behavior?”

How-to: Disable Windows Live Messenger

Messenger January 11th, 2011

Even if you don’t use it for chatting with friends, Windows Live Messenger keeps starting up every time you start your computer. The solution: disable Messenger’s auto-start.

The 2010 Summary, Part I

Stuff December 27th, 2010

Once again, a year is over — for me, 2010 was very interesting. Much has happened, including unforeseen events. Come with me on a timeline journey and let’s think back to the most interesting events in 2010!

Windows Live and You: “Completing the idea of staying in touch” (Harrison Hoffman, Microsoft)

Windows Live and You November 29th, 2010

I spoke with Harrison Hoffman, Evangelism Product Manager for Windows Live, about his personal relation to Windows Live. Get excited about this Windows Live and You interview!

How-to: Style Messenger to use your own font

Messenger November 27th, 2010

Seeing the same font everywhere can get boring at times. Are you wondering how to style your Messenger and use your favorite font? Let’s take a look.

How-to: Show emoticons in Messenger conversations

Messenger problems November 24th, 2010

You wonder why no emoticons are showing up in chats with your friends? Here’s a solution.