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on Mon 25 Feb 2008 (14:53 GMT)
on Mon 25 Feb 2008 (14:53 GMT)
As Messenger Plus! is getting more and more popular, there are an increasing amount of sites trying to scam you in to paying for Messenger Plus!, fooling users by making their site look similar to the real site.
Some of the sites are asking you to pay some money using text messaging in order to receive a code to unlock a modified setup program of Messenger Plus!
Patchou, Messenger Plus! creator, has posted a thread on the Messenger Plus! forums warning users of this. Patchou recommends the following:
>> Official download: Messenger Plus! Live
Some of the sites are asking you to pay some money using text messaging in order to receive a code to unlock a modified setup program of Messenger Plus!
Patchou, Messenger Plus! creator, has posted a thread on the Messenger Plus! forums warning users of this. Patchou recommends the following:
- Only download Messenger Plus! from the official site, which is msgpluslive.net or its localized language domains. The official site will never ask you to pay for Messenger Plus!
- Check the setup files digital signature, which can be found by right clicking the setup file and selecting properties, it should be signed by "Patchou" with a VeriSign Class 3 certificate. If it doesn't, it was not approved by Patchou, therefore shouldn't be trusted. A screenshot of what the digital signature should look like can be seen here.
>> Official download: Messenger Plus! Live
Messenger second most popular service in UK
on Fri 22 Feb 2008 (20:24 GMT)
on Fri 22 Feb 2008 (20:24 GMT)
MSN/ Windows Live Messenger is the second most popular service in the UK, just falling behind search giant Google according to new statistics. With 14.7 million visitors a mouth (just under a 1/4 of the total population) the service appears to be extremely popular.
The report also claims users spend 2.8 billion minutes a month on Messenger, way above any other competition. It is important to note the reliability of the statistics and where the original data was sourced. This may make them not be 100% accurate, however on the whole they seem valid.
>> Source: LiveSide
The report also claims users spend 2.8 billion minutes a month on Messenger, way above any other competition. It is important to note the reliability of the statistics and where the original data was sourced. This may make them not be 100% accurate, however on the whole they seem valid.
>> Source: LiveSide
Messenger can be educational too!?
on Thu 21 Feb 2008 (15:28 GMT)
on Thu 21 Feb 2008 (15:28 GMT)
The lack of news-worthy Messenger-related news recently has been bad and seeing as I actually have some time at the moment I've decided to reach down into the barrel of "old news that wasn't posted at the time because it wasn't very interesting and was actually already old when it could have been posted" to bring you the following. Enjoy!
Learning.live.com is a promotional site aimed at school students and teachers in the UK.
The idea is to encourage schools to use Windows Live Messenger to communicate with their pupils outside of school hours, for example if a student is stuck on a piece of homework they could ask their teacher about it there and then and even receive help through handwritten ink messages or share help sheets using sharing folders or file transfers.
Microsoft say that using Messenger like this can help improve work and the way people work, and that it is a lot more convenient for students - the majority of which seem to use Messenger these days anyway. The only issue associated with it is the possibility of abuse which they say can be got round by saving all conversations. The scheme was trialled successfully by a school in Lincolnshire.
The site also reveals that Windows Live Messenger is used by over 14 million people in the UK and over 240 million worldwide!
>> Learning.live.com
Learning.live.com is a promotional site aimed at school students and teachers in the UK.
The idea is to encourage schools to use Windows Live Messenger to communicate with their pupils outside of school hours, for example if a student is stuck on a piece of homework they could ask their teacher about it there and then and even receive help through handwritten ink messages or share help sheets using sharing folders or file transfers.
Microsoft say that using Messenger like this can help improve work and the way people work, and that it is a lot more convenient for students - the majority of which seem to use Messenger these days anyway. The only issue associated with it is the possibility of abuse which they say can be got round by saving all conversations. The scheme was trialled successfully by a school in Lincolnshire.
It's a pretty simple concept; your tutors sign into Windows Live Messenger for maybe an hour or two a week so you can ask any questions which you have about your work. The time they spend online could be to help with revision or coursework, or could even just be a general Q&A session. The great thing is that it can all be done for free and from the comfort of your own home. And what's more, getting the answers you need can make all the difference for your grades later on.
The site also reveals that Windows Live Messenger is used by over 14 million people in the UK and over 240 million worldwide!
>> Learning.live.com
Is 'MSN' Messenger still trying to live?
on Tue 19 Feb 2008 (16:29 GMT)
on Tue 19 Feb 2008 (16:29 GMT)
Why do people never say, 'I'll talk to you on WLM'? Windows Live Messenger is an odd name change, especially as it is longer to say and does not seem to stand out as much as MSN Messenger did. 'MSN' was a word of its own, in fact it still is, despite it no longer being a program in development.
My friends and I still say MSN when referring to Windows Live Messenger and I still think of the program as MSN. The term is universally known, everyone seems to understand what it means, even my own mother! I have not once heard anyone say 'add my address to Windows Live Messenger', is it because of old habits or is it because the name is just not catchy?
I now refer to MSN/ Windows Live Messenger as just Messenger, but only in writing. The term MSN just seems to work, it always has done, I don't believe there was any reason to change it. So what's the point of this post? Well do you still refer to Windows Live Messenger as 'MSN' within conversations? Do you think Microsoft have given up a noticeable and clever trademark? Do you think Messenger news has gotten so slow I had to bring up a pointless issue? My answer is yes to all three.
What do you think? Was a fresh name needed to being MSN Messenger into the Windows Live era?
My friends and I still say MSN when referring to Windows Live Messenger and I still think of the program as MSN. The term is universally known, everyone seems to understand what it means, even my own mother! I have not once heard anyone say 'add my address to Windows Live Messenger', is it because of old habits or is it because the name is just not catchy?
I now refer to MSN/ Windows Live Messenger as just Messenger, but only in writing. The term MSN just seems to work, it always has done, I don't believe there was any reason to change it. So what's the point of this post? Well do you still refer to Windows Live Messenger as 'MSN' within conversations? Do you think Microsoft have given up a noticeable and clever trademark? Do you think Messenger news has gotten so slow I had to bring up a pointless issue? My answer is yes to all three.
What do you think? Was a fresh name needed to being MSN Messenger into the Windows Live era?
Introducing Messenger bot Poynt
on Sat 16 Feb 2008 (20:29 GMT)
on Sat 16 Feb 2008 (20:29 GMT)
Messenger bots are being made more frequently and also more interesting than ever these days. Poynt is another new bot which I discovered today:
Sounds interesting, and although it is still in the early stages of development it is a very useful bot, despite it being rather annoying to use at the moment.
>> Visit the Poynt website
Poynt (mypoynt.com) is a free multimedia local search service that can be used all over North America. You simply add poynt@live.com as a contact to your Windows Live Messenger or poynt on your AOL Instant Messenger and away you go. Once you have specified your search location, you can enter keywords for the businesses and services you need (like pizza or movies) and the results are returned, with those closest to your specified search location listed first.
With the ability to display all kinds of media, like movie trailers, and rich mapping functions inside of Messenger, we know this will be a very useful and handy tool for getting a handle on whatever it is you're looking for, no matter where you go. We are also actively working on making Poynt available across more platforms, including a BlackBerry application, expected to be available later in Q1 2008.
With the ability to display all kinds of media, like movie trailers, and rich mapping functions inside of Messenger, we know this will be a very useful and handy tool for getting a handle on whatever it is you're looking for, no matter where you go. We are also actively working on making Poynt available across more platforms, including a BlackBerry application, expected to be available later in Q1 2008.
Sounds interesting, and although it is still in the early stages of development it is a very useful bot, despite it being rather annoying to use at the moment.
>> Visit the Poynt website