Archive: Posts Tagged ‘Skin’

Upcoming project releases at mynetx Creations

Stuff October 3rd, 2009

I thought it was about time to let you know what I am currently working on. While you can find the complete list at the Projects page, here is a summary of the most interesting bits.
MPLCode
A Messenger Plus! script for sending/receiving programming codes formatted instead of plain-text.
WLMStatus
Allows to display your current Messenger status on [...]

Skin, Messenger, Aero—Alcune considerazioni riguardo la Build 8089

Messenger August 27th, 2009

Da oggi l’intero mondo vedrà che è stata rilasciata una nuova build di Windows Live Messenger 2009. Ecco le risposte alle domande più comuni che possono sorgere.

Come posso aggiornare Messenger? Devo farlo?
Puoi aggiornare Messenger scaricando il suo installer web. L’aggiornamento è raccomandato, ma non ancora obbligatorio.
Funzioneranno gli add-on per Messenger con questa versione aggiornata?
Sì. [...]

Skins, Messenger, Aero—Some catch-up regarding Build 8089

Messenger August 23rd, 2009

By today the whole world will know that a new build of Windows Live Messenger 2009 has been released. Here are the answers to some popular questions that might arise.

How can I upgrade Messenger? Do I have to?
You can upgrade Messenger by downloading its web installer. Upgrading is recommended, yet not mandatory.
Do [...]

Windows Live and You: “Hmm, I wonder if I can do this better” (Frans–Willem Hardijzer)

Windows Live and You July 1st, 2009

This is the first interview in the Windows Live and You summer edition. I’m sure that my conversation with Frans-Willem Hardijzer, who developed the Messenger add-on StuffPlug, and is also known as “The Blasphemer”, will be especially interesting for you.
mynetx: I find it great that you got some minutes to talk with me about [...]

Messenger Plus! Live 4.82 supports Windows 7

Messenger Plus! July 1st, 2009

Messenger Plus! Live 4.82, one of the last updates to version 4, has been released. It features complete support for the current Windows 7 Release Candidate as well as some other interesting news, like these:

The settings of your scripts and skins can now be exported from the preferences panel and re-imported back.
The workaround [...]

Your most emotional moment with Messenger

Windows Live and You June 17th, 2009

In this post of the series “Windows Live and You”, I am asking you to tell me about your favorite memories with Windows Live Messenger.

When did you first start using Messenger?
What’s your most memorable Messenger conversation?
When certain features were introduced over the years, which ones really stood out for you?

Tell me about your memories—whether it [...]

How-to: Repair Messenger Plus! scripts and skins importing

Messenger Plus! June 1st, 2009

You can’t import any Messenger Plus! scripts or skins anymore, getting an innocent message box like this one?

You will have to repair the internal shortcuts for *.plsc and *.plsk files.
The solution: Repair your file shortcuts

Open the Control Panel.
Go to the Uninstall section for programs.
Act as if you were going to uninstall Messenger Plus!.
Choose Repair.
Remove [...]

Windows Live and You: “From The Beginning” (Dane N.)

Windows Live and You May 20th, 2009

Another great member of the Messenger community, who has been there for quite long, is Dane. Are you interested in his ideas for Windows Live? Let’s see.
mynetx: Nice that you got some minutes to talk about Windows Live and You. To get started, please describe yourself and your connection with Windows Live, [...]

Phunk’n 2: The popular skin, reinvented

Messenger Plus! May 13th, 2009

Multimedia designer and star skinner Will Ingles has released the Messenger 2009 version of his popular skin set Phunk’n.
I had to completely recode the entire skin and re-think certain parts of the skin to suit Messenger 2009. While most of the skin retains the layout from the previous version you will notice some differences in [...]

Windows Live and You: mynetx, a dedicated Windows Live user and developer

Windows Live and You May 10th, 2009

Because I am bothering my co-workers and friends with my interviews, Bram Lancsweert (see his interview) thought that it was time to ask me about my connection to Windows Live.
Bram: Nice that you got some minutes to talk with me about Windows Live and You. To get started, please describe yourself and your connection with [...]