Microsoft's instant messaging (IM) service, which provides text messaging, voice calling, file sharing and video phoning. Windows Live Messenger combines the previous MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger clients into one system under the Windows Live umbrella. Users can instant message with each other as well as Yahoo! Messenger users. See Windows Live.
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- MeaMod Playme 0.9.6.3 (Windows)
- MeaMod Playme is a open source media player for windows with the ability to most media formats. ID3 tag support with album art. Windows Live Messenger I'm listening to. Lyrics fetch support. VideoChoice music video lookup. Application add-ons. Application Options. Enhanced Audio Control. Notification Area Remote with minimize to notification...
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- MSN Slide Max 2.0.7.2 (Windows)
- MSN Slide Max is easy-to-use software which enables you to make fantastic slideshows as your display pictures of all version of MSN Messenger or Windows Live Messenger. You can search & download display pictures online. MSN Slide Max automatically resizes and edits your display pictures; you can also edit the...
- Software downloads 2009-11-18
- Chat Controller 2.0 (Windows)
- Chat Controller gives parents the power they need to take control of their children's instant messaging. Chat Controller will block all popular instant messengers, such as AOL Instant Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, and many more. Chat Controller allows for creating "rules" for when chatting is not allowed per...
- Software downloads 2009-11-12
- Spysure Home Version 2.0.3.0 (Windows)
- Spysure PC and Internet Monitoring Software is an innovative software package, designed to secretly record all online and offline activity on a computer. Spysure combines all of its monitoring features into one simple, user-friendly interface. Spysure is popular amongst parents, spouses and employers who are interested in monitoring computer activity....
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
- SpotAuditor 3.9.1 (Windows)
- SpotAuditor recovers passwords saved in over 40 programs, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Outlook Express, MSN messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Messenger, Google Talk GTalk, Google Desktop, Trillian, Miranda IM, ICQ, VNC, WinProxy, Dial up, RAS, VPN, RDP, &RQ, Camfrog Video Chat, Easy Web Cam, Total Commander Windows Commander, Far,...
- Software downloads 2009-11-09
- MSN Recorder Max 4.1.7.2 (Windows)
- MSN Recorder Max enables you to record your favorite MSN chatmate's webcam video or capture the whole MSN conversation easily and instantly. It supports all versions of MSN and Windows Live Messenger. All the videos can be captured in real time while chatting on MSN video call. Needless to select...
- Software downloads 2009-11-06
- Status Fairy 1.0 (Windows)
- Status Fairy is free Windows Live Messenger plug-in that updates your Messenger Status line to Facebook and Twitter. Also allows you to Tweet and update your Facebook status directly from an IM conversation. Compatible with Windows 2000, XP, and Windows 7.
- Software downloads 2009-11-04
- MessengerLog 360 Pro 7.19 (Windows)
- MessengerLog 360 Pro lets you monitor and record chat from all popular instant messengers: MSN/Windows Live messenger (including version 9.x), Yahoo Messenger (including version 9.x), AIM/AOL (including version 6.x, with encrypted protocol), ICQ (included version 6.x), Google GTalk, and Skype. Support record chat in both plain text and HTML/Rich text*...
- Software downloads 2009-11-02
- Ubuntu 9.10 advances Canonical's cloud, enterprise goals
- RE: Ubuntu 9.10 advances Canonical's cloud, enterprise goalsSabayon Linux is a better linux and no one ever talks about it. You get up and running right after installing Sabayon Unlike Ubuntu. All of your plugin's are already in place and running from the jump. It's really good for people who...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- Microsoft's Windows 7 challenge: Selling Live services (without being sued)
- What competitors?Other than iLife, who is competing with Live Essentials?These seem like little trivial programs to be fighting over. Besides the people complaining about bloat (Even though these programs don't take up much space), I don't think anyone would complain even if they were included in Windows to begin with.The...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- JBuddy Messenger 3.1.091026 (Mac)
- JBuddy Messenger is a multi-protocol, cross-platform instant messaging desktop client. JBuddy Messenger supports popular public instant messaging protocols as well as enterprise instant messaging servers and runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris and other Java-enabled desktop environments. System Requirements: JBuddy Messenger requires a Java Runtime Environment JRE...
- Software downloads 2009-10-26
- MessengerLog 360 7.19 (Windows)
- MessengerLog 360 allows you to monitor and record chat from all popular instant messengers: MSN/Windows Live messenger (including version 9.x), Yahoo Messenger (including version 9.x), AIM/AOL (including version 6.x, with encrypted protocol), ICQ (included version 6.x), Google GTalk, and Skype. It has support for record chat in both plain text...
- Software downloads 2009-10-26
- World of Chat Messenger 2.1 (Windows)
- World of Chat messenger is an instant messenger program that allows you to talk to friends in live chat online, World of Chat messenger also has the facility to live video chat with friends, it's a fun way to keep in touch with friends. World of chat Messenger is easy...
- Software downloads 2009-10-22
- SpyPal 7.2 (Windows)
- SpyPal secretly records Internet chats, instant messages, emails, visited websites, keystrokes, MySapce and Facebook activities, and much more. It supports MSN Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, AOL/AIM, Skype and more. It even takes screen snapshots at your set interval like a surveillance camera. In stealth mode, it is...
- Software downloads 2009-10-20
- Calling all global cooling, how about a little help here?
- Don't shoot the messenger, you might not like it that the earth is getting hotter and that we need to do something about it, but, don't get mad at those reporting it.You probably don't like all of the photos of open water over the arctic either. Nor would you want...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- LiveContactsView 1.06 (Windows)
- LiveContactsView is a small utility that allows you to view the details of all contacts in your Windows Live Messenger. For each contact, LiveContactsView display the following fields: Email address, nickname, quick name, first name, last name, and more. You can easily select one or more contacts and then export...
- Software downloads 2009-10-08
- BuddyFuse for Windows Live Messenger 0.90.01 (Windows)
- BuddyFuse is a handy extension for Windows Live Messenger seamlessly integrating third party chat and social networks into the world's most popular instant messaging client. You can add your accounts from Google, Twitter and Hyves a popular Dutch social network. Once you have added your Google account, all your Google...
- Software downloads 2009-10-01
- SpotMSN 1.8.6 (Windows)
- SpotMSN is a password recovery software for recover ing lost or forgotten passwords for your MSN messenger, Windows Live Messenger 8 and Windows Messenger accounts. SpotMSN is the best MSN password finder that instantly cracks and decrypts the MSN Messenger passwords stored on your computer. All the mentioned features are...
- Software downloads 2009-10-01
- From Gimmiv to Conficker: The lucrative MS08-067 flaw
- GENEVA -- The critical MS08-067 vulnerability used by the Conficker worm to build a powerful botnet continues to be a lucrative security hole for cyber criminals. During a presentation at the Virus Bulletin 2009 conference here, a trio of Microsoft researchers dissected the malware attacks linked to...
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- A close-up look at the new Office Web Apps
- Looks like 'View and correct', rather than 'Create and maintain'Basically, it looks like Office Web Apps is for viewing and minor editing, but not risking breaking Office docs.Ok... So it's definitely a version 1.0 product. Meanwhile, Office 2007 is the 6th version since Windows 95. It's also still a BETA...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-20
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