http://ww.sherv.net/ MessengerTools.NET en-us Sun, 31 Dec 2006 03:44:34 GMT 1440 CPG-Nuke Dragonfly Messenger Tools.NET News http://backend.userland.com/rss http://ww.sherv.net/images/logo.gif http://ww.sherv.net/ http://ww.sherv.net/News/article/sid=180.html With 2006 just about to bite the dust, here are some MSN Display Pictures to help you welcome the new year! Just right-click and save the Display Pics from below. Happy New Year! Sun, 31 Dec 2006 03:44:34 GMT http://ww.sherv.net/News/article/sid=179.html The folks at MSN have pulled it off again this Christmas by getting Santa Claus to start using Windows Live Messenger! You can add the bot to Messenger and have a traditional "sit-down" with Santa. Add Santa to your Messenger contact list using the address northpole@live.com. You can also read his blog by visiting his Spaces Page. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:51:46 GMT http://ww.sherv.net/News/article/sid=178.html A new BETA version of Windows Live Messenger has been publicly released by Microsoft. All users can now upgrade to Windows Live Messenger 8.1 BETA, by downloading it from below. This release does not contain any brand new features, but contains improvements to the existing features, accessibility/usability improvements and bug fixes. Download Live Messenger 8.1: Official Mirror - English - 18.0 MB To find out what's new in this release, click here to read the full article. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 23:09:44 GMT http://ww.sherv.net/News/article/sid=177.html Microsoft has updated the Mac version of Windows Live Messenger to the brand new version 6.0. This new version of Messenger for Mac is very much oriented towards personal user (as opposed to the very business oriented features of the previous version). Here are some of the new fetures: Spell Checking of Instant Messages Full support for custom user Animated Emoticons Support for personal messages, including sharing the currently playing song in iTunes Search conversation history using the built-in Spotlight feature > You can download Messenger 6.0 HERE > You can download Yahoo Messenger 3.0 BETA (for Mac) HERE Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:28:09 GMT http://ww.sherv.net/News/article/sid=176.html Almost a year after the initial details of the interoperability of the two IM networks surfaced, Windows Live Messenger (FKA MSN Messenger) and Yahoo Messenger are now officially connected! After months of hard work from both sides and lots of feedback from users during a lengthy BETA period, the integration is now final! Yahoo users can now have Live Messenger contacts on their list, and vice versa. This feature is available to users of either Windows Live Messenger 8.0 or Yahoo Messenger 8.0. To start adding your Yahoo friends to your Messenger list, read our quick guide to adding Yahoo contacts. Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:24:17 GMT http://ww.sherv.net/News/article/sid=175.html Since the release the initial release of Windows Live Messenger there has been a lot of confusion about how to add a contact to your buddy list. This was mainly due to the complete overhaul of the 'Add a Contact' screens present in previous MSN Messenger versions and the tight integration of Windows Live Contacts. There has also been some confusion about how to talk to Yahoo Messenger contacts from Windows Live Messenger. So here is an official guide which outlines the steps you need to follow to add new contacts to your Messenger list. Be sure to read the 6 steps and the extra notes at the end. Click HERE to read the guide. Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:37:38 GMT http://ww.sherv.net/News/article/sid=174.html With the release of Windows Live Messenger 8.1 approaching, former BETA testers received an official invitation to join the 8.1 BETA yesterday. So what can we expect from the next release of Live Messenger? Although there is no official word yet, we can probably expect the Yahoo Messenger interoperability to be finalized and a few more bugs to be squashed. The BETA could be out in as little as 2 weeks, while we can probably expect to see the final release in 2-3 months time. Fri, 25 Aug 2006 05:48:55 GMT http://ww.sherv.net/News/article/sid=173.html We've recently received many complaints from users about not being able to activate sound in MSN Messenger or Windows Live Messenger after performing an upgrade or downgrade. This problem usually seems to occur when MSN 7.5 is upgraded to Windows Live Messenger, and possibly when Live Messenger 8.0 is downgraded back to Messenger 7.5. In any case, this problem can be solved by uninstalling whatever version of Messenger is currently installed and then performing a fresh installation. Mon, 21 Aug 2006 02:39:08 GMT http://ww.sherv.net/News/article/sid=172.html The Encarta Encyclopedia MSN chat bot has recently changed it's address (screen name) due to the name changes surrounding the company providing the service. You can now talk to the interactive chat bot by adding it to your contact list using the address encarta@botmetro.net! For those of you who are not aware, the Encarta chat bot is like a robot version of the Encarta digital encyclopedia which allows you to search for information and facts through MSN Messenger or Windows Live Messenger chats. You can read the original news post from last year. Fri, 18 Aug 2006 03:59:43 GMT http://ww.sherv.net/News/article/sid=171.html According to Microsoft Watch, Microsoft's next generation Operating System, Windows Vista may ship with Windows Live Messenger! It is not yet clear to what extent Live Messenger will be integrated into Vista: Messenger could be pre-installed in Vista as a replacement for the aging Windows Messenger or Vista could simply contain a link to the Live Messenger website. Although most Live Messenger users would welcome this, owners of other competing Instant Messaging services (e.g. AIM, Yahoo, Google Talk, etc) will probably not be so pleased. Thu, 17 Aug 2006 05:19:28 GMT