The other day I was once again thinking of useful add-ons adding functions in Messenger. I went around and played with the “Import/export preferences” option inside the Messenger Plus! preferences. From what I saw, the option is creating a binary *.pld file containing your settings. You would have to export
Tag: Windows Live
New IM networks on Windows Live: Will it stay just a wish?
Dear readers, Adding support for additional instant messaging networks has always been on a high place on the wish list for Windows Live Messenger. People were excited when they have to know that Microsoft and Yahoo would cooperate to allow using the networks in both company’s clients, back in 2005.
Live Messenger Web Bar vs. Facebook Chat: Intentionally similar?
When I saw the first screenshots of the Web Bar, part of the new Windows Live Messenger Web Toolkit, I was amazed. Not amazed by the features it has, not by its look, but amazed by its similarity with the Facebook Chat bar. Look yourself: Let us have a look
New IM networks for Windows Live
In an internal message to developers, the Windows Live team has announced the long-awaited integration of several instant messaging networks to work together with Windows Live. Among these networks to be added are ICQ and Skype as well as AIM, Facebook Chat and Google Talk. “We are currently aiming to
OneCare und Windows 7
Windows 7 wird die Sicherheitslösung Windows Live OneCare nicht unterstützen. Der Grund dafür ist, dass OneCare eingestellt und durch eine kostenlose Alternative ersetzt wird. OneCare wird am 30. Juni 2009 eingestellt. Somit ist es nicht verwunderlich, dass Windows 7, erwartet für Ende 2009 / Anfang 2010, die wenig erfolgreiche Sicherheits-
OneCare and Windows 7
Windows 7 will not support the security solution Windows Live OneCare. The reason for this is the End of Life for OneCare, which will get replaced by a free alternative.
How-to: Display your Twitter status in your Messenger personal message
So with all this social networking and with Windows Live Wave 3 focusing on adding social features, here’s a way to have your latest tweets displaying in your Messenger’s personal message, automatically: Twitter2PSM – the easy way Download and import my Messenger Plus! script Twitter2PSM. To use the script, having
Chat in Messenger within my blog
As you may have seen, my blog is using a new Windows Live service, enabling you to chat with your contacts in real-time! If you haven’t noticed it yet, just look at the bottom of the mynetx – Windows Live Enhanced homepage. What you see there is the new Windows
Hotmail POP access now worldwide
After the unexpected Hotmail outage, POP access is now available to all Windows Live Hotmail customers worldwide! How to use POP with Hotmail I will show you the example of Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, but other mail clients are similar. Click “Tools”, “Account Settings…”. On the “E-mail” tab, click “New…”.
Live Wave 4: Ideen sammeln
Wave 4. Welche Verbindungen ruft dieser Ausdruck in dir wach? Welche Ideen bekommst du, wenn du ihn hörst? Welche Wünsche sollten, endlich, in Windows Live Messenger Wave 4 (2010) umgesetzt werden? Was vermisst du schon seit Ewigkeiten in Windows Live? Und warum? Bitte schreibe mir deine Meinung, Ideen, Wünsche –