Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • World
  • Users
  • Groups
Skins
  • Light
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
Collapse
Code Project
CODE PROJECT For Those Who Code
  • Home
  • Articles
  • FAQ
Community
  1. Home
  2. The Lounge
  3. MSN Messenger 6 Beta

MSN Messenger 6 Beta

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved The Lounge
mobilebeta-testingjsonhelpquestion
32 Posts 17 Posters 0 Views 1 Watching
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • M Megan Forbes

    Who's using it, and what are your thoughts on it? So far I like it. The photo thing is a total gimmick, but gives me a shameless plug area if I take something I particularly like :-O It looks good, and seems to work well. One thing I've noticed "Whoever is typing a message" has been replaced by "Whoever is writing a message". Think this has something to do with the fact MS anticipate that some lucky person out there might be writing on their tablet / PDA, whatever, while the rest of us are still using keyboards (which I always will - my handwriting is illegible) ? Oddities: Since I started using it even more of my contacts have started using it for announcements, incoherrant rantings (Jonny - is that Welsh?), wierd quotes, etc. Could the two be linked? :~ Also, my MSN profile is not mine - it belongs to one of my contacts. Now, as I've never actually looked at this before, I can't really say if MSN 6 introduced this problem, but I go there with no problems, don't get asked to sign into her profile, etc. Curious is it not?


    $500 for a penny people, cheap at the price, just 500 big ones for a penny! Don't shove, there's enough pennies for everyone! - Daffy Duck, manning a wishing well

    S Offline
    S Offline
    Shog9 0
    wrote on last edited by
    #11

    Good things: +more eye candy. c'mon, that's what skinnable GUIs are for, why pretend otherwise? +buddy photo/icon/whatever. well, this is sort of eye candy, but it's suprisingly nice when you've several chat sessions open & need to instantly recognize who you're chatting with. +works more reliably on the proxy at work. this is huge. +message logs & some other shit they should have had years ago... Bad Things: -I run other programs, dammit! make the thing smaller... -It's still flaky through Microsoft's own ISA Server. -It's not Trillian - my AIM and Y! contacts are left out in the cold.

    Shog9

    So much he don't understand, Just might never make it to a man...

    D 1 Reply Last reply
    0
    • _ _Magnus_

      Where do i find the beta..?:confused: Hrmm...just noticed i ended up in the Windows Messanger page, what is the difference between them? (more :confused: ) /Magnus


      - I don't necessarily agree with everything I say

      R Offline
      R Offline
      Ryan Binns
      wrote on last edited by
      #12

      It was an unofficial leak. Microsoft demanded it be removed from the internet completely, but it's still there. You can find it on www.filemirrors.com[^] and search for "msn". Ryan Being little and getting pushed around by big guys all my life I guess I compensate by pushing electrons and holes around. What a bully I am, but I do enjoy making subatomic particles hop at my bidding - Roger Wright (2nd April 2003, The Lounge)
      Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late - John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

      1 Reply Last reply
      0
      • M Megan Forbes

        Nnamdi Onyeyiri wrote: one great thing about it is you can add your own smilies....so ive put and on there but can others view them? or others with MSN 6 at least?


        $500 for a penny people, cheap at the price, just 500 big ones for a penny! Don't shove, there's enough pennies for everyone! - Daffy Duck, manning a wishing well

        N Offline
        N Offline
        Nnamdi Onyeyiri
        wrote on last edited by
        #13

        they certainly can....if they have msn6.

        | Website: http://www.onyeyiri.co.uk | Sonork: 100.21142 : TheEclypse | "If a dolar was a chicken would the chicken be evil?"

        1 Reply Last reply
        0
        • M Megan Forbes

          Nnamdi Onyeyiri wrote: one great thing about it is you can add your own smilies....so ive put and on there but can others view them? or others with MSN 6 at least?


          $500 for a penny people, cheap at the price, just 500 big ones for a penny! Don't shove, there's enough pennies for everyone! - Daffy Duck, manning a wishing well

          D Offline
          D Offline
          David Stone
          wrote on last edited by
          #14

          Yes...just not use them. So if Nnamdi types in suss with two colons around it, I'll see the :suss: dude. But if I type in the same string, I'll get a confused smiley followed by uss:


          Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing

          1 Reply Last reply
          0
          • S Shog9 0

            Good things: +more eye candy. c'mon, that's what skinnable GUIs are for, why pretend otherwise? +buddy photo/icon/whatever. well, this is sort of eye candy, but it's suprisingly nice when you've several chat sessions open & need to instantly recognize who you're chatting with. +works more reliably on the proxy at work. this is huge. +message logs & some other shit they should have had years ago... Bad Things: -I run other programs, dammit! make the thing smaller... -It's still flaky through Microsoft's own ISA Server. -It's not Trillian - my AIM and Y! contacts are left out in the cold.

            Shog9

            So much he don't understand, Just might never make it to a man...

            D Offline
            D Offline
            David Stone
            wrote on last edited by
            #15

            Shog9 wrote: -It's not Trillian - my AIM and Y! contacts are left out in the cold. There should be an MSN plugin that lets you talk to Y! and AIM contacts. It shouldn't be that hard... :laugh:


            Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing

            R 1 Reply Last reply
            0
            • C Chris Maunder

              Way, waaaaaaay too much time. Don't you have some ASP.NET to work on? ;) cheers, Chris Maunder

              P Offline
              P Offline
              Paul Watson
              wrote on last edited by
              #16

              Way, waaaaaaay too much time. It only took two Elijah Wood photos and a kitten in a pink floral kimono to turn me into a gibbering wreck. Don't you have some ASP.NET to work on You know how I said last, last weekend? Well, you were stuck in a time loop it seems which means I meant this coming weekend. * Seriously though. Humble apologies. Server crashed, now Exchange 2000 won't work and I have slept on the office couch the last few days. While waiting for things to install and download and fix and spin I prop my spirits up with CP. I should be the 4201st email you recieve this evening.

              Paul Watson
              Bluegrass
              Cape Town, South Africa

              Chris Losinger wrote: i hate needles so much i can't even imagine allowing one near The Little Programmer

              R D 2 Replies Last reply
              0
              • M Megan Forbes

                Who's using it, and what are your thoughts on it? So far I like it. The photo thing is a total gimmick, but gives me a shameless plug area if I take something I particularly like :-O It looks good, and seems to work well. One thing I've noticed "Whoever is typing a message" has been replaced by "Whoever is writing a message". Think this has something to do with the fact MS anticipate that some lucky person out there might be writing on their tablet / PDA, whatever, while the rest of us are still using keyboards (which I always will - my handwriting is illegible) ? Oddities: Since I started using it even more of my contacts have started using it for announcements, incoherrant rantings (Jonny - is that Welsh?), wierd quotes, etc. Could the two be linked? :~ Also, my MSN profile is not mine - it belongs to one of my contacts. Now, as I've never actually looked at this before, I can't really say if MSN 6 introduced this problem, but I go there with no problems, don't get asked to sign into her profile, etc. Curious is it not?


                $500 for a penny people, cheap at the price, just 500 big ones for a penny! Don't shove, there's enough pennies for everyone! - Daffy Duck, manning a wishing well

                D Offline
                D Offline
                David Stone
                wrote on last edited by
                #17

                I got everybody hooked on it! Jeez, you give it to a few people and it spreads like wildfire... Megan Forbes wrote: Since I started using it even more of my contacts have started using it for announcements, incoherrant rantings (Jonny - is that Welsh?), wierd quotes, etc. Could the two be linked? I did start that after I got MSN 6, but it was really only after I decided that something was worth putting there. Megan Forbes wrote: (Jonny - is that Welsh?), According to him it's Gaellic Irish.


                Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing

                1 Reply Last reply
                0
                • W Weiye Chen

                  Erm... I am now using Windows Messenger and it is only at version 4.7!!! What's the difference between msn messenger and windows messenger??? :confused: Weiye, Chen When pursuing your dreams, don't forget to enjoy your life...

                  P Offline
                  P Offline
                  Paul Watson
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #18

                  Different markets, apparently. Windows Messenger is meant for serious business people to use*. It is not as pretty and does not have all the cute little fisher price features of MSN MEssenger. MSN MEssenger, like MSN Browser, is flashy and pretty. It has a slew of useless features which 16 year olds are supposed to use. Surprisingly though MSN 6 BETA is damned good, even for serious use. The message limit is far bigger, it is more reliable and it fits in nicely with Windows XP (it does work on Windows XP.) I suspect though that the next Windows Messenger will come out and once again be better for business users. Of course, we could all just use email... * Never mind you cannot even send the briefest of thoughts without running into the stupid message limit

                  Paul Watson
                  Bluegrass
                  Cape Town, South Africa

                  Chris Losinger wrote: i hate needles so much i can't even imagine allowing one near The Little Programmer

                  D 1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • M Megan Forbes

                    Who's using it, and what are your thoughts on it? So far I like it. The photo thing is a total gimmick, but gives me a shameless plug area if I take something I particularly like :-O It looks good, and seems to work well. One thing I've noticed "Whoever is typing a message" has been replaced by "Whoever is writing a message". Think this has something to do with the fact MS anticipate that some lucky person out there might be writing on their tablet / PDA, whatever, while the rest of us are still using keyboards (which I always will - my handwriting is illegible) ? Oddities: Since I started using it even more of my contacts have started using it for announcements, incoherrant rantings (Jonny - is that Welsh?), wierd quotes, etc. Could the two be linked? :~ Also, my MSN profile is not mine - it belongs to one of my contacts. Now, as I've never actually looked at this before, I can't really say if MSN 6 introduced this problem, but I go there with no problems, don't get asked to sign into her profile, etc. Curious is it not?


                    $500 for a penny people, cheap at the price, just 500 big ones for a penny! Don't shove, there's enough pennies for everyone! - Daffy Duck, manning a wishing well

                    D Offline
                    D Offline
                    dabs
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #19

                    Is it possible to rename your contacts in version 6? I simply can't understand why this hasn't been possible - instead you are forced to guess who's sending you a message when the person has just recently changed its nick.


                    Wenn ist das Nunstück git und Slotermeyer? Ja! Beierhund das oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!

                    1 Reply Last reply
                    0
                    • P Paul Watson

                      The photo thing is a total gimmick No ways! David and I came up with the latest gaming craze last night; PhotoWarsTM He kept putting photos of cats in clothes as well as half naked photos of Elijah Wood. I put up sickly sunset shots and half naked ladies (they were tasteful nudes of course.) The idea is to see who will break down into a gibbering wreck first. You get bonus points if you do it while chatting to other people who have no idea why your photo keeps changing, and to such bizarre things. Alright. I admit. It was late, I was going insane and David was playing with his two new guns. Maybe the game is less fun in the light of day. :rolleyes: Otherwise MSN 6 is damned fine. Has replaced Trillian on my box.

                      Paul Watson
                      Bluegrass
                      Cape Town, South Africa

                      Chris Losinger wrote: i hate needles so much i can't even imagine allowing one near The Little Programmer

                      D Offline
                      D Offline
                      David Wulff
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #20

                      :laugh: :-O :laugh:


                      David Wulff

                      "It is a helpless feeling to be unable to make something so terribly wrong... right."

                      1 Reply Last reply
                      0
                      • P Paul Watson

                        Way, waaaaaaay too much time. It only took two Elijah Wood photos and a kitten in a pink floral kimono to turn me into a gibbering wreck. Don't you have some ASP.NET to work on You know how I said last, last weekend? Well, you were stuck in a time loop it seems which means I meant this coming weekend. * Seriously though. Humble apologies. Server crashed, now Exchange 2000 won't work and I have slept on the office couch the last few days. While waiting for things to install and download and fix and spin I prop my spirits up with CP. I should be the 4201st email you recieve this evening.

                        Paul Watson
                        Bluegrass
                        Cape Town, South Africa

                        Chris Losinger wrote: i hate needles so much i can't even imagine allowing one near The Little Programmer

                        R Offline
                        R Offline
                        Roger Wright
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #21

                        Paul Watson wrote: kitten in a pink floral kimono I'm thinking there must be some feline equivalent to sushi in Japanese.

                        "Ask not for whom the bell tolls;
                        It tolls for thee..."

                        1 Reply Last reply
                        0
                        • M Megan Forbes

                          Who's using it, and what are your thoughts on it? So far I like it. The photo thing is a total gimmick, but gives me a shameless plug area if I take something I particularly like :-O It looks good, and seems to work well. One thing I've noticed "Whoever is typing a message" has been replaced by "Whoever is writing a message". Think this has something to do with the fact MS anticipate that some lucky person out there might be writing on their tablet / PDA, whatever, while the rest of us are still using keyboards (which I always will - my handwriting is illegible) ? Oddities: Since I started using it even more of my contacts have started using it for announcements, incoherrant rantings (Jonny - is that Welsh?), wierd quotes, etc. Could the two be linked? :~ Also, my MSN profile is not mine - it belongs to one of my contacts. Now, as I've never actually looked at this before, I can't really say if MSN 6 introduced this problem, but I go there with no problems, don't get asked to sign into her profile, etc. Curious is it not?


                          $500 for a penny people, cheap at the price, just 500 big ones for a penny! Don't shove, there's enough pennies for everyone! - Daffy Duck, manning a wishing well

                          D Offline
                          D Offline
                          David Wulff
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #22

                          I do like the photo feature, for instance if it wasn't for that I'd never have known Paul was really an attractive eighteen year old Russian model. Photo Wars? :-O


                          David Wulff

                          "It is a helpless feeling to be unable to make something so terribly wrong... right."

                          1 Reply Last reply
                          0
                          • D David Stone

                            Shog9 wrote: -It's not Trillian - my AIM and Y! contacts are left out in the cold. There should be an MSN plugin that lets you talk to Y! and AIM contacts. It shouldn't be that hard... :laugh:


                            Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing

                            R Offline
                            R Offline
                            Roger Wright
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #23

                            Why bother when there's Trillian?

                            "Ask not for whom the bell tolls;
                            It tolls for thee..."

                            D 1 Reply Last reply
                            0
                            • M Megan Forbes

                              Who's using it, and what are your thoughts on it? So far I like it. The photo thing is a total gimmick, but gives me a shameless plug area if I take something I particularly like :-O It looks good, and seems to work well. One thing I've noticed "Whoever is typing a message" has been replaced by "Whoever is writing a message". Think this has something to do with the fact MS anticipate that some lucky person out there might be writing on their tablet / PDA, whatever, while the rest of us are still using keyboards (which I always will - my handwriting is illegible) ? Oddities: Since I started using it even more of my contacts have started using it for announcements, incoherrant rantings (Jonny - is that Welsh?), wierd quotes, etc. Could the two be linked? :~ Also, my MSN profile is not mine - it belongs to one of my contacts. Now, as I've never actually looked at this before, I can't really say if MSN 6 introduced this problem, but I go there with no problems, don't get asked to sign into her profile, etc. Curious is it not?


                              $500 for a penny people, cheap at the price, just 500 big ones for a penny! Don't shove, there's enough pennies for everyone! - Daffy Duck, manning a wishing well

                              M Offline
                              M Offline
                              Mauricio Ritter
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #24

                              Megan Forbes wrote: Who's using it, and what are your thoughts on it? I like it... the skin and photo stuff are really great. :cool: :cool: :cool: The only problem I notice is that it doesn't integrate with Outlook Express yet. When you open Outlook Express it opens a new instance of MSN Messager, with the old version :mad: Mauricio Ritter - Brazil Sonorking now: 100.13560 MRitter
                              English is not my native language so, if you find any spelling erros in my posts, please let me know.

                              1 Reply Last reply
                              0
                              • P Paul Watson

                                Way, waaaaaaay too much time. It only took two Elijah Wood photos and a kitten in a pink floral kimono to turn me into a gibbering wreck. Don't you have some ASP.NET to work on You know how I said last, last weekend? Well, you were stuck in a time loop it seems which means I meant this coming weekend. * Seriously though. Humble apologies. Server crashed, now Exchange 2000 won't work and I have slept on the office couch the last few days. While waiting for things to install and download and fix and spin I prop my spirits up with CP. I should be the 4201st email you recieve this evening.

                                Paul Watson
                                Bluegrass
                                Cape Town, South Africa

                                Chris Losinger wrote: i hate needles so much i can't even imagine allowing one near The Little Programmer

                                D Offline
                                D Offline
                                David Wulff
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #25

                                Paul Watson wrote: It only took two Elijah Wood photos and a kitten in a pink floral kimono to turn me into a gibbering wreck You were far too easy to break - a real man would have lasted till the reindeer outfit or at least the green froggy eyes, though I do admit that kimono was far too tight around my chest. Paul Watson wrote: I have slept on the office couch the last few days So how is your new boss then, she settling in well? ;)


                                David Wulff

                                "It is a helpless feeling to be unable to make something so terribly wrong... right."

                                C 1 Reply Last reply
                                0
                                • M Megan Forbes

                                  Who's using it, and what are your thoughts on it? So far I like it. The photo thing is a total gimmick, but gives me a shameless plug area if I take something I particularly like :-O It looks good, and seems to work well. One thing I've noticed "Whoever is typing a message" has been replaced by "Whoever is writing a message". Think this has something to do with the fact MS anticipate that some lucky person out there might be writing on their tablet / PDA, whatever, while the rest of us are still using keyboards (which I always will - my handwriting is illegible) ? Oddities: Since I started using it even more of my contacts have started using it for announcements, incoherrant rantings (Jonny - is that Welsh?), wierd quotes, etc. Could the two be linked? :~ Also, my MSN profile is not mine - it belongs to one of my contacts. Now, as I've never actually looked at this before, I can't really say if MSN 6 introduced this problem, but I go there with no problems, don't get asked to sign into her profile, etc. Curious is it not?


                                  $500 for a penny people, cheap at the price, just 500 big ones for a penny! Don't shove, there's enough pennies for everyone! - Daffy Duck, manning a wishing well

                                  M Offline
                                  M Offline
                                  Matt Newman
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #26

                                  Clickety? Google seems to have failed me Matt Newman

                                  1 Reply Last reply
                                  0
                                  • M Megan Forbes

                                    Who's using it, and what are your thoughts on it? So far I like it. The photo thing is a total gimmick, but gives me a shameless plug area if I take something I particularly like :-O It looks good, and seems to work well. One thing I've noticed "Whoever is typing a message" has been replaced by "Whoever is writing a message". Think this has something to do with the fact MS anticipate that some lucky person out there might be writing on their tablet / PDA, whatever, while the rest of us are still using keyboards (which I always will - my handwriting is illegible) ? Oddities: Since I started using it even more of my contacts have started using it for announcements, incoherrant rantings (Jonny - is that Welsh?), wierd quotes, etc. Could the two be linked? :~ Also, my MSN profile is not mine - it belongs to one of my contacts. Now, as I've never actually looked at this before, I can't really say if MSN 6 introduced this problem, but I go there with no problems, don't get asked to sign into her profile, etc. Curious is it not?


                                    $500 for a penny people, cheap at the price, just 500 big ones for a penny! Don't shove, there's enough pennies for everyone! - Daffy Duck, manning a wishing well

                                    B Offline
                                    B Offline
                                    brianwelsch
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #27

                                    Megan Forbes wrote: the rest of us are still using keyboards (which I always will - my handwriting is illegible) ? My manager yesterday was taking notes with a keyboard plugged into her PDA, and it got me thinking about writing/typing etc.. I'm a much faster typer than writer anyway, so I think I'll almost go for a keyboard over a tablet, when pure text is involved. BW I just remembered why so many of us die alone, covered in pizza, with keyboard imprints on our foreheads. Paul Watson

                                    S 1 Reply Last reply
                                    0
                                    • R Roger Wright

                                      Why bother when there's Trillian?

                                      "Ask not for whom the bell tolls;
                                      It tolls for thee..."

                                      D Offline
                                      D Offline
                                      David Stone
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #28

                                      Because MSN 6 is way cool.


                                      Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing

                                      1 Reply Last reply
                                      0
                                      • P Paul Watson

                                        Different markets, apparently. Windows Messenger is meant for serious business people to use*. It is not as pretty and does not have all the cute little fisher price features of MSN MEssenger. MSN MEssenger, like MSN Browser, is flashy and pretty. It has a slew of useless features which 16 year olds are supposed to use. Surprisingly though MSN 6 BETA is damned good, even for serious use. The message limit is far bigger, it is more reliable and it fits in nicely with Windows XP (it does work on Windows XP.) I suspect though that the next Windows Messenger will come out and once again be better for business users. Of course, we could all just use email... * Never mind you cannot even send the briefest of thoughts without running into the stupid message limit

                                        Paul Watson
                                        Bluegrass
                                        Cape Town, South Africa

                                        Chris Losinger wrote: i hate needles so much i can't even imagine allowing one near The Little Programmer

                                        D Offline
                                        D Offline
                                        David Stone
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #29

                                        Paul Watson wrote: It has a slew of useless features which 16 year olds are supposed to use. Hey! I like those features....oh wait.... ;)


                                        Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing

                                        1 Reply Last reply
                                        0
                                        • B brianwelsch

                                          Megan Forbes wrote: the rest of us are still using keyboards (which I always will - my handwriting is illegible) ? My manager yesterday was taking notes with a keyboard plugged into her PDA, and it got me thinking about writing/typing etc.. I'm a much faster typer than writer anyway, so I think I'll almost go for a keyboard over a tablet, when pure text is involved. BW I just remembered why so many of us die alone, covered in pizza, with keyboard imprints on our foreheads. Paul Watson

                                          S Offline
                                          S Offline
                                          Shog9 0
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #30

                                          This is why those tablets with fold-under keyboards interest me so much. I can type quite quickly, but sketching with a mouse is horrible indeed. I've often wondered why digitizing tablets are not more common accessories for PCs...

                                          Shog9

                                          drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds...

                                          B 1 Reply Last reply
                                          0
                                          Reply
                                          • Reply as topic
                                          Log in to reply
                                          • Oldest to Newest
                                          • Newest to Oldest
                                          • Most Votes


                                          • Login

                                          • Don't have an account? Register

                                          • Login or register to search.
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          0
                                          • Categories
                                          • Recent
                                          • Tags
                                          • Popular
                                          • World
                                          • Users
                                          • Groups