Archive: Posts Tagged ‘Skin’

Windows Live and You: “I like to give people power of choice” (Mauro Jr)

Windows Live and You May 2nd, 2009

Let’s see what relation with Windows Live a Brazilian Messenger tester and skinner has. Some days ago, I talked about this with Mauro Júnior, a soon-to-be universitary student, more commonly known as “Blessedguy”.
mynetx: Nice that you got some minutes for this interview. For the beginning, describe yourself and your connection with Windows Live, in one [...]

Windows Live and You: “My life revolves around Messenger” (Siebe Tolsma)

Windows Live and You April 30th, 2009

As promised, here is the interview I had been talking of. I don’t know how many of you know Siebe, however I am sure you will find the following interview in the series “Windows Live and You” interesting. Have fun!
mynetx: Nice that I may talk with you a bit about Windows Live and You. Would [...]

Windows Live and You: Messenger and Apple – a good combination?

Windows Live and You April 28th, 2009

Found the preceding “Windows Live and You” interviews interesting?
This time, I talked with Bram Lancsweert, living in Belgium. He loves Apple and Mac, but also Windows Live. Let’s see how those two fit together.
mynetx: Nice that you got some time to talk with me about Windows Live and You.
To begin, please describe yourself and your [...]

Windows Live and You: Interviewing Will Ingles, star designer

Windows Live and You April 26th, 2009

For this second interview of the series “Windows Live and You”, I have talked with Multimedia designer and Messenger skinner, Will Ingles.
mynetx: 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 Windows Live, in one sentence.
Will: Well my name [...]

Windows Live and You: THE BIG “?”

Windows Live and You April 21st, 2009

THE BIG “?”. This is a brand I am introducing for a new series of blog posts called “Windows Live and You”. This series will feature interviews with people in the Windows Live and Messenger business as well as articles on the impact that Windows Live Essentials and Web Services have on your daily life.
In [...]

Ev0-entually a good Messenger 2009 skin

Appearance, Messenger Plus! February 8th, 2009

Will “Willz” Ingles – ever heard? The name, along with his brand “Design Evolved”, stands for polished Messenger skins. This tag surely applies for Will’s newest skin: Ev0 Cuatro (Ev0 4) is now available for download.
Free Download: Ev0 Cuatro (1.3 MB)
Note: This skin is compatible with Messenger 2009 only.
64 (!) color schemes meet the easiness [...]

Projects

Uncategorized February 1st, 2009

I have created several scripts and tools—here is a small excerpt.
Messenger Plus! Scripts
Bible Quoter
Provides access to bible quotes right in the chat window (supports: ESV, > KJV, NASB, NKJV).
More info…
Bing
Searches Bing for a term and displays the result directly in the chat window.
More info…
Last.fm Scrobbler
Submits your currently playing media to Last.fm.
More info…
LiveSong
Play any song instantly. [...]

Plus! 4.80 released; thoughts on 5.0 start

Messenger Plus! February 1st, 2009

Messenger Plus! Live 4.80 has left the Public Beta state and is now available for free download. It features full compatibility with Windows Live Messenger 2009, including scripts and skins.
Free Download: Messenger Plus! Live 4.80.356 (4.80 MB)
For those of you interested, here are the most important parts of the changelog:

This version is entirely compatible with [...]

Plus!Patch 2.0.1 Beta for Messenger 2009: the first Patch Skin

Messenger Plus! January 11th, 2009

None of the existing skins is currently compatible with this Messenger version. However for your convenience I have updated an existing Patch Skin (Skin Patch?) named “Plus!Patch”. It features

Removing sign-in window links
Removing advertisements in chat window and contact list
Removing e-mail- and other buttons in the contact list toolbar
Removing the yellow information bar in both contact [...]

Finally! Messenger Plus! for Live Messenger 2009

Messenger Plus! January 11th, 2009

The most important thing at first: Patchou has made Messenger Plus! fully compatible with Windows Live Messenger 2009 Final.

Free Download: Messenger Plus! Live 4.79.353 Beta (4.7 MB)
This download is no longer available.
Be sure to have read the Change log as well.
Your favorite add-on is back…
…with all its functions!
This version is entirely compatible with the final [...]