Windows Live Messenger Part of Windows Essentials
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Connect instantly to the people who matter to you most. It’s the perfect way to chat, connect, play, and share.
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New! Keep up with friends online
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New! Your favorites
Easily interact with the people you contact most. Favorites is “
speed-dial
” for your contact list: your most important contacts are anchored at the top of the Messenger window. - New! Groups Chat simultaneously with up to 20 people to make staying in touch easy. Every new Group in Messenger gets its own home page and group calendar.
- Personalize: Easily change how your contacts see you with various scenes and animated display pictures.
- Video chat: Why just text when you can see and hear your favorite people? See friends and family in full-screen, real-time chat. (You and your friend need a microphone, speakers or a headset, a webcam, and broadband access.)
- Multiple services, one account: Talk to Yahoo! friends from within Messenger—and sign up friends from Facebook, Bebo, Hi5, Tagged, and LinkedIn to be Messenger contacts.
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The Wide World of Windows (Remix!)
3/3/2009 6:33:42 PM, Ali at Microsoft
I thought I’d share a trend I recently discovered on YouTube: the wide world of Windows audio mashes & remixes. Sweet! Who knew? These Windows Live Messenger and Vista users dubbed sounds from the product/operating system and created beats & ...
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Text Message a Cell Phone from Windows Live Messenger
2/8/2009 2:29:00 AM, Brien
Have you been in a situation where you would like to text message (SMS) someone’s cell phone, but you don’t have your phone handy, you have bad reception, or you don’t have texting in your cell plan? If Windows Live Messenger is available, you can still ...
- Use Messenger to check your Windows Live Hotmail e-mail account with a single click.
- Send and receive instant messages from Messenger with Windows Live for Mobile on your mobile device.
- Send text messages from within Windows Live Mail to friends and family on your contact list through Messenger.
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Work from anywhere: You can take your virtual office everywhere you go
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Searching for Signature Sounds in Windows Live Messenger?
12/17/2008 8:57:08 PM, Marcus at Microsoft
When we released the first beta of Windows Live Messenger 2009, I blogged about the "signature sound" feature that I thought was so cool. Well, I think it must have been a little annoying to some people and/or they couldn’t figure out how to ...
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Twittering From Windows Live Writer
3/9/2009 4:27:23 PM, Docextreme
Most of you may already know about using Twitter, it is a social networking service that allows you to post small Twit's from just about any were on the net and ever off. You can use your Mobile device to access this service they have a Mobile Twitter ...
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FriendFeed is your Friend
2/3/2009 12:08:48 AM, Jeffrey
One of the great features of the Windows Live Services is hidden away on your Profile page. This feature, Web Activities, allows your other web services to advertise their activities and be seen on your Windows Live Profile in the “What’s new” feed. So, ...
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Installing Windows Live Essentials
2/27/2009 11:01:36 PM, Andre
So far I have looked at working with core applications in the Windows Live Essentials suite: Photo Gallery, Messenger, Mail and Writer. I want to take a little time out to look at how you get the suite of these free applications installed on your PC. ...
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Windows Live Essentials Released
12/15/2008 7:20:04 PM, winston
Summary: Windows Live Essentials programs Mail Messenger Photo Gallery Writer Movie Maker (only a beta version is available) Family Safety Toolbar Optional Programs Office Outlook Connector Office Live Add-in Microsoft Silverlight Links for ...
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Microblogging Options with Windows Live Messenger
3/10/2009 11:35:34 AM, Marcus at Microsoft
UPDATED with twessenger compatibility info per http://kunal.kundaje.net/2008/10/twessenger-status-update/. Sorry for any confusion. Are you into microblogging? Perhaps the most popular forms of microblogging are Twitter and Facebook status updates. But ...
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Plan parties, meetings, or a night out, send personal invitations, and when it’s over share the memories.
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Organize your activities and share your schedule with others.
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