Microsoft has started an investigation after having received reports that some users got access to other users’ accounts when using mobile devices.
Author: J.M.
A Call for the Messenger Plus! Community
Are you among those who are using the Windows Live Messenger extension Messenger Plus! Live? Please read this message thoroughly, it is directed toward you.
Windows Live ID outage: Even MS servers are not perfect
There has been an outage affecting customers of Windows Live Messenger and Hotmail. It lasted about one hour; people could not sign in using Windows Live ID during this time.
Messenger problems: Webcam error 0x8a70013
You are receiving the error code 0x8a70013 and your webcam doesn’t show any picture in Windows Live Messenger?
Messenger: Is your chat history full?
The chat history in Windows Live Messenger cannot contain an unlimited amount of messages. When it is full, you will see a notification. There are two possibilities to avoid losing messages.
How-to: Connect to Facebook Chat from your desktop
When Facebook originally introduced its chat service, users were not happy with the closedness of the network. Even today, Facebook Connect is the preferred way of signing in for third-party apps. Since the launch of the new Home page this month, Facebook’s Instant Messaging service can be used with any desktop client.
Did you know? Change your Facebook username. Once.
When Facebook introduced usernames in June 2009, users were happy and many went straight to the selection page. However, it might seem that not all decisions were made wisely.
This Week’s Thoughts: Disconnecting from Social Networks
More and more people register with social networks, like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and many more. Registering is really easy – but if you want to unregister afterwards, that can get complicated. It is not that simple to say good-bye to the social networks.
iPhone users really want to get Adobe Flash
For years, Apple has been prohibiting the Flash technology on iPhone, iPod touch and lately on iPad too. However, user interest is quite high, according to current statistics by Adobe.
Google Buzz wants to become a social network
With presenting a new product (well, a Gmail extension) on Tuesday evening (9 February 2010), Google has started a little revolution, most reporters and bloggers agree. Google Buzz is the name of the new service, integrated into Gmail and going with the social community trend.