Monthly Archive for May, 2005

MSN Messenger skins for all

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Adrian Doherty
3 years, 1 month ago
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Site Updates

After some discussions, we have implemented a database of skins available for MSN Messenger. We’ve noticed how a lot of people find it hard to find decent skins and skins that suit their version of MSN Messenger. Well, now in the forum is a section dedicated to skins, so download, comment, or even upload your own skins and make it a great resource for MSN Messenger skin needs.

Triople Online Status Indicator

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Dan
3 years, 1 month ago
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This service is no longer active. If you use a status icon on the Web with this service, please remove it to prevent unnecessary load on our server.

The Triople OSI can display a small image indicating your presence on MSN Messenger, either for online or for offline. The standard block checker rules apply, you must have the “Only people on my Allow List can see my status and send me messages” privacy option turned off.

MSN acquires MessageCast

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Dan
3 years, 1 month ago
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The MSN network of Internet services today announced that it has acquired substantially all the assets of MessageCast Inc., a leading provider of automated alerting and messaging technology that currently supports the MSN Alerts service. This acquisition builds on the robust MSN Alerts platform, enabling tighter integration with the MessageCast technology. It also extends MSN Alerts to new content channels, helping to expand the ability of MSN to connect consumers to the information and people they care about most.

Add a Contact using a mobile number

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noroom
3 years, 1 month ago
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Windows Live Messenger

Today I logged into MSN Messenger (7.0.0813), and was greeted with a small tooltip in my contact list that said: “Now you can add contacts using just a mobile number! To do this, click the Contacts menu, and then click Add a Contact.” Upon clicking, the tooltip will take you to the “Add a Contact” screen, which now includes an extra option.

Now you can add a Contact to your MSN Messenger list by just entering their mobile number into the Add a Contact window.

Note: This option seems to be available only to passports set to the US region.

MSN Messenger 7.0.0813 released

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noroom
3 years, 1 month ago
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Windows Live Messenger

A new build is now available for MSN Messenger 7.0. The Messenger team has done a great job in fixing the top issues that we’ve been seeing in PSS. Kudos to the Messenger team. Well done, folks!

The new build includes fixes for:

  • MSN Messenger hanging at sign in with certain NATs.
  • MSN Messenger won’t allow the transfer of certain file types such as JPG, PNG, MP3, etc. in some cases.
  • Error R6025.
  • The main window displays the incorrect status for “Always Sign in As” in some cases.
  • Crash when starting PhotoSwap.
  • Crash at shutdown after blocking a contact.
  • “What I’m Listening To” is now more reliable.
  • A certain infamous wink has been removed.
  • Fixes for Audio invites not working in some cases.

… and a couple of other fixes as well. Overall, the release is chocked full of IM goodness. Go install it now!