Archive: Posts Tagged ‘Web Toolkit’

Complicated Messenger Library

Web Services November 9th, 2009

I am really disappointed. I spent the past 3 hours on figuring out how to get the display picture from a user that is signed in with Windows Live Delegated Authentication.

Windows Live und Du: „Die richtige Plattform schaffen, mit der Websites sich an Windows Live-Nutzer anschließen“ (Angus Logan, Microsoft)

Windows Live und Du August 17th, 2009

Willkommen zu einem neuen Interview in der Sommerausgabe der Serie „Windows Live und du“! Heute habe ich einen besonderen Gast eingeladen, um mit ihm über seinen persönlichen Bezug zu Windows Live zu sprechen: heißen wir Angus Logan willkommen, Senior Technischer Produktleiter für Live-Dienste bei Microsoft.
mynetx: Angus, ich freue mich, mit dir über Windows Live [...]

¿Qué tal? The Messenger Web Toolkit in your language

Web Services July 8th, 2009

„Schön dass du da bist!“ « Bienvenue chez moi ! » “¡Bienvenido en mi sitio web!” If you are running a non-English website, you will be glad to hear that it is now possible to use the Windows Live Messenger Web Toolkit in your own language; over 40 languages are supported. [...]

End of life for MSN Web Messenger: 30 June 2009

Hotmail June 27th, 2009

The Windows Live team has announced the end of life for MSN Web Messenger. Since Windows Live now supports instant messaging integrated into both Hotmail and People, there is no need to maintain 2 web messengers at the same time. Additionally, site owners are free to get their own web messenger running, [...]

Windows Live and You: “Messenger is like the phone: I just use it” (Kip Kniskern)

Windows Live and You May 29th, 2009

What’s the site where you get Windows Live news first? — Probably your answer is “LiveSide”, and that has its reason. I had an interesting discussion with Kip Kniskern, who is one of the authors at LiveSide.net.
mynetx: Please tell me a bit about yourself. Is your life directly or indirectly involved with [...]

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 [...]

Update to the Web Toolkit

Web Services April 30th, 2009

Keiji Kanazawa just announced an update to the Windows Live Messenger Web Toolkit. He states:
With this update,

The Messenger Web Toolkit UI Controls should work better in IE6
We have changed the sign in text from “IM Here” to “Sign In” to make it more clear what it does
Performance should be better when going [...]

Messenger in Hotmail: You got it now?

Hotmail April 21st, 2009

According to the most recent announcements, Messenger in Windows Live Hotmail is now available for customers in Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and the US. If you are living in one of these countries, you will now be able to chat with your Messenger contacts directly from your Hotmail inbox. The Hotmail team [...]

Messenger in Hotmail: Hast du ihn nun?

Hotmail April 21st, 2009

Laut den neuesten Ankündigungen ist Messenger in Windows Live Hotmail nun für Kunden in Brasilien, Kanada, China, Deutschland, den Niederlanden, Norwegen und den USA verfügbar. Falls du in einem dieser Länder lebst, kannst du nun mit deinen Messenger-Kontakten direkt von deinem Hotmail-Posteingang chatten. Das Hotmail-Team schreibt:
Wir freuen uns anzukündigen, dass Windows Live Hotmail Sofortnachrichten-Funktionalität in [...]

Messenger Web Toolkit on MSDN Channel 9′s Knowledge Chamber

Web Services April 18th, 2009

From what I have seen from the MIX09 web conference until today, there is quite a big interest in the Windows Live Messenger Web Toolkit and its features. Adding Messenger to your own website kind of amazes people and thus the interest in being able to do that is quite big as it allows you [...]