If you are running Windows Live Messenger 2009 you may have noticed a warning message in the program that reads “You can still chat, but some features might not be available because of connection problems”. It is arguable that the message is not the clearest and that some users may think the connection problems are [...]

Categories: Security, Windows

Windows Live Messenger can be installed as a separate application or as part of Microsoft’s Windows Live Essentials software suite. The popular instant messenger has a lot going for it, from high definition video chats to mobile application access and sharing files. A friend contacted me recently asking for help. He was frustrated that Windows [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

Microsoft is going to release the Facebook social connector for Outlook later today according to Neowin.  The connector allows you to integrate your Facebook contacts into Outlook to view things like their status updates.  It’s a good way to keep in touch with people, though businesses might find the concept irritating. Many people were expecting this [...]

Categories: Facebook, Software

One of the goals of the Windows Live Wave 4 release was to improve interaction between Windows Live components. One of these improvements is the better integration of Windows Live Messenger into web services such as Hotmail. Windows users who open the Hotmail website in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer will for instance notice that Windows Live [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

It was only released a week ago, but already 1 million people have downloaded Microsoft’s new Windows Live Messenger software for the iPhone.  This has got to make it one of, if not the, fastest moving software in the iPhone app store. In a statement for Microsoft, Michael Chang, Group Product manager for Windows Live [...]

Categories: Apple, iPhone, Microsoft

The Windows Live Essentials beta download has just been enabled by Microsoft. Interested users can download the next iteration of Windows Live directly from the official website. Downloads are provided in seven different languages including English, Chinese, French and Spanish. Only the Web Setup installer is offered on the site. The setup routine on the [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Yahoo Messenger is one of the popular Instant Messengers available for the Windows operating system. Messages that are send in the messenger are stored in so called .dat archive files that are encrypted and cannot be accessed directly. Going online will decrypt the messages to that they are encrypted. There might be times where conversations [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Many users with more than one computer system face a problem if they use Instant Messengers: How can they make sure that the data of all messenger clients is synced. This might not be a problem for users who simply chat and forget but what if you use a messenger for business and need to [...]

Categories: Online Services

If Windows Live Messenger is your instant messenger of choice you might like the idea of retrieving all the content that you have accumulated over time including custom emoticons, avatar pictures, backgrounds, deluxe display pictures or dynamic backgrounds. Creating a backup of the multimedia contents of MSN Messenger can be useful if the data has [...]

Categories: Software, Windows