http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/messenger used for category lists, takes arguments en http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/yahoo_puts_messenger_90_download <div style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.maximumpc.com/files/u17784/messenger9.jpg" alt="Yahoo Messenger 9" width="415" height="202" /></div> <p>This past Tuesday Yahoo <a href="http://messenger.yahoo.com/win/">released</a> the latest version of their instant messaging program, Messenger 9.0. With the release, they’ve introduced a slew of new features including a brand new interface, chat window, improved spam control, and the Yahoo Messenger Pingbox.<br /><br />The new interface is more spread out than previous versions, allowing for larger avatars and the ability to post status messages. Also included in the new interface is the ability to import your contacts in bulk from your e-mail, IM, or Facebook contact lists using third party operator TrueSwitch. TrueSwitch will search through your address books and find users already on Yahoo and shoot them a friend invite on your behalf. <br /><br />The new chat window ups the ease-of-use factor, allowing users to drop maps, images, videos or links directly into the chat box when you want to share them with your friends. Being able to check out videos and images without even leaving your IM client is mighty convenient. Yahoo also made a reversal from their dime-sized emoticons, scaling them down to give them a much cleaner look.<br /><br />The final big feature is the Yahoo Messenger Pingbox, which is brand new with this release. It allows for web site owners (such as bloggers, eBay sellers, and social networking power users) to chat in real time with anyone visiting their site. This is a step up over lurking your inbox, waiting for a reply e-mail from the site owner that you’re trying to get in contact with. For the owner of the site these Pingboxes are simple to use, and highly customizable. Everything from the aesthetics of the window, to sending out a broadcast message to your site’s users, you’ll be given lots of control.</p><p><a href="http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/yahoo_puts_messenger_90_download">read more</a></p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/yahoo_puts_messenger_90_download#comments News 9.0 IM Instant Message Messenger Software Yahoo Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:05:56 -0500 Andy Salisbury 3633 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/windows_live_adds_photo_editing_blogging_tools_and_more <p>Microsoft makes new Windows Live features available in a public beta, and Maximum PC's brave Windows blogger takes a couple of them for a spin. Are they worth trying?</p> <p><a href="http://www.maximumpc.com/article/windows_live_adds_photo_editing_blogging_tools_and_more">read more</a></p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/windows_live_adds_photo_editing_blogging_tools_and_more#comments News Windows Hotmail Messenger Photo Gallery Windows Live Windows Vista windows xp Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:40:23 -0500 Mark &amp;#39;Marcus Soperus&amp;#39; Soper 1368 at http://www.maximumpc.com