September 27, 2011
MSN Messenger has been rising in popularity ever since it stole ICQ’s thunder back in the day. I used to be an ICQ fan and never really managed to like anything that came out under the Messenger name. Having said that, I was using it for a couple of years before finding a better solution in Miranda IM.
March 24, 2011
If you are an avid user of IM messaging systems, then you will know that here at MakeUseOf, we are constantly in search of new IM apps, as well as the latest advancements in the field of messengers. Shankar’s article of 15 IM tools is a good example of that. For years, MSN Messenger was [...]
January 26, 2011
For many years, anyone with a Hotmail account would go to Hotmail.com and access their email accounts in much the same way that you currently access Gmail. People become accustomed to the way Hotmail looked and felt, and it remained that way for a long time. However, in recent years, Microsoft started dramatically revamping the look [...]
January 6, 2011
So you purchased a new Windows computer and it came installed with a link on the desktop or in the Accessories & Games folder. This tends to irritate a lot of users that really don’t appreciate unwanted software or weblinks getting pre-installed on their computer. It is especially irritating to new computer users. You can [...]
June 29, 2010
MSN, nowadays going by the name Windows Live Messenger, is in many parts of the world still the leading instant messaging protocol. One of the less pleasant discoveries upon migrating to Mac OS X is that Microsoft’s Messenger client (for Mac) is as bad as they come. Or, as others might put it, complete crap. Of course, [...]
January 15, 2010
Last time I wrote an article on some cool tips and tricks in Windows Live Messenger such as how to remove ads, or view who has blocked or deleted you as a contact. This time, I am going to explore the magical features that Messenger Plus! Live brings to WLM. Messenger Plus! Live is basically [...]
January 6, 2010
Windows Live Messenger, formally known has MSN Messenger (provided by Microsoft), has to be one of my favourite messaging clients. I am on it almost 24/7 and there are a few nifty features that make the experience a whole lot better. This will be a two part post with the first part covering cool Windows [...]
June 8, 2009
If you’re marketing a product or a service, there’s no better way to connect with users than speaking their language. Also, in this age of web freelancing and social networking, we are likely to have non-English speaking contacts. As Saikat described before, you can try to learn the lingo using LiveMocha. You can also use [...]
March 29, 2009
Have you ever wanted to delete an account only to find that no matter how hard you look, you can’t find the option to do that anywhere? Me too. Isn’t it funny how it only takes a few seconds to create an account on these sites but it often takes forever to find out how [...]
March 17, 2009
If you’re a long-time MUO reader, you’ll know we’re fans of the multi-platform IM client Digsby. We’ve showed you some cool features, and even how to make it even better looking. We have also interviewed Digsby’s project manager, Steve Shapiro. Today, I’m going to put in my own plug for Digsby, an application I use [...]
