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Being a user of many different instant messenger programs on the internet, I strongly recommend MSN Messenger. It avoids the complications and troubles of programs such as ICQ, and I find it to be less 'annoying' than other messenger services such as AOL Messenger, and Yahoo! I've been using the program for a couple of years now, (I'm even on it as I write this opinion.) It’s a great way to keep in contact with friends on the net.
For the people who are not yet acquainted with messenger services, they are small downloadable programs allowing you to chat with your friends on the internet, similar to chat rooms but without the unknown people and the occasional crazy folk obsessed with rudeness. Many of these services include a number of other features, such as voice chat, meaning you can make the most of communicating with your chums. MSN Messenger is one of these programs, and in my opinion, one of the best!
Obtaining MSN and registering is easy and quick! It's a small program (which is quite surprising when you actually view it) and it takes just a few minutes to download on most internet connections. The use of the service is primarily for members with an MSN or Hotmail e-mail address, but when you sign up with an alternative passport, you are allowed to use the messenger with any e-mail address desired. I was able to get a few addresses from 'Another.com' to work on there with e-mail addresses such as [email protected] (sad I know). Passport details are available after the download as you attempt to sign in.
So, you've logged in. Now what?
When first signing in, the program looks incredibly bare, as you currently 'have no friends'. It's time to begin adding people to chat to. Adding a friend is simple. When you know the e-mail address of the person you wish to add, simply click on the big 'Add' button. It couldn't be easier! So once you've typed in their address, their permission is asked for, and when they next sign on to MSN Messenger, a note will pop up with the choice to accept and add you to their contact list, which is when you can begin to chat. You can add up to a total of 150 mates.
MSN Messenger makes chatting to friends fun with no confusion. Before you begin, you choose a nickname for yourself. It is originally set as your name, but you are likely to want something original. I think the display name is one of the great aspects of the messenger service and I don't think I've seen it on many other programs of this type (?). Most people use humorous phrases or song titles, basically to express themselves. Words which are considered as rude aren't allowed but many users find a way to swear with their names. I would say how, but I don't really wish to sign in and see hundreds of...I'm rambling.
When a person is online, to chat with them, click their name and then 'send instant message'. The chat box appears and obviously, you begin to type. You can choose any font to use in your messages, with a range of different colours. Unfortunately, a few colours are dull and some are so bright, it hurts to read long sentences. You can also send small pictures such as faces to express emotions. The faces aren't as detailed as many of the others in different programs, but their are several small pictures included as well. To send a face, you type :) , :( etc. and to send other pictures, you put a letter or symbol in brackets, for example (l) is a heart, (*) is a star and (@) is a cat. These pics are known as emoticons.
When chatting, you can tell if the other person is typing or not by a small message at the bottom of the screen. This can be quite useful...well it's more useful than it sounds. You can invite up to five people to chat at one time together, but if you want a larger number, there are links to chat rooms where you can all meet up. Voice chatting is also very easy. Once you set up your microphone, you can test it out on an 'audio tuning wizard' and then click the 'Talk' button. You can chat to just one person at a time, but luckily, you don't have to hold down a button as in many programs such as Yahoo! Also in the messenger, you can send files to friends and also receive them. Files such as pictures, sounds and word documents can be exchanged. The destination folder for the files is 'Messenger Service Received Files' in 'My Documents'. However, this can be changed. Is there anything this program can't do?
Making phone-calls is also included in the service. This is a small sub-program run by ‘net2phone’, where you need to set up an account. The program looks just like a phone with the number buttons, which is obviously how you dial. First you need to set up an account with net2phone, and deposit some money (in dollars). You talk through your microphone and listen through the computer speakers. To be honest, you might as well just use a normal phone, as the price and quality are better and there is no bother or registering included.
A great addition to the package is the ability to text and page mobiles, and receive information from MSN on your phone. I think this service is reasonably new – well, I’ve only just noticed it. From your phone you can receive news, weather, e-mail notifications and messages from friends. Although, I feel that the phone capabilities are more useful for users in America.
Every so often, you get the option to automatically download the newer version of the messenger service. With no hassle, and a short downloading time, I'm sure most decide to obtain it. Most of these updates are very small, in fact, the real changes are rarely visible, but occasionally (but rarely), a vast number of large changes are made, improving the program greatly.
Occasionally when you’re on the program, you may get into an argument, or just not feel like chatting (why would you be on a chat program if you don’t want to chat?). If you get annoyed with someone, its just one button pressed and hey! They can't talk to you anymore. if you never want to talk to them again for as long as you live, you can block them, delete them, and never have to watch their evil name pop up on your screen again...although, that's a bit dire. On their screen, it will just look like your offline. You can also choose a status such as ‘busy’ or ‘out to lunch’, so friends can leave you messages while you aren’t presently at the computer.
That all sounds like a lot, but there’s more! You can easily access computer games and webcam programs, so you can play with friends, providing they own the same software. Webcam programs such as Netmeeting can be downloaded from the internet so I recommend this.
There are loads of these messenger programs out there, so you may wish to try out a few, but I highly recommend MSN. A main reason for this is that many of your friends may be using another e-mail service such as yahoo, meaning you would not be able to speak to them on yahoo’s messenger without the long registering process, whereas if you are from different e-mail servers, you can all chat together in this program. There are very few problems with the messenger, but unfortunately, sometimes users are unable to log in due to some technical glitches, but this quite rarely happens.
Definitely worth a try!
For the people who are not yet acquainted with messenger services, they are small downloadable programs allowing you to chat with your friends on the internet, similar to chat rooms but without the unknown people and the occasional crazy folk obsessed with rudeness. Many of these services include a number of other features, such as voice chat, meaning you can make the most of communicating with your chums. MSN Messenger is one of these programs, and in my opinion, one of the best!
Obtaining MSN and registering is easy and quick! It's a small program (which is quite surprising when you actually view it) and it takes just a few minutes to download on most internet connections. The use of the service is primarily for members with an MSN or Hotmail e-mail address, but when you sign up with an alternative passport, you are allowed to use the messenger with any e-mail address desired. I was able to get a few addresses from 'Another.com' to work on there with e-mail addresses such as [email protected] (sad I know). Passport details are available after the download as you attempt to sign in.
So, you've logged in. Now what?
When first signing in, the program looks incredibly bare, as you currently 'have no friends'. It's time to begin adding people to chat to. Adding a friend is simple. When you know the e-mail address of the person you wish to add, simply click on the big 'Add' button. It couldn't be easier! So once you've typed in their address, their permission is asked for, and when they next sign on to MSN Messenger, a note will pop up with the choice to accept and add you to their contact list, which is when you can begin to chat. You can add up to a total of 150 mates.
MSN Messenger makes chatting to friends fun with no confusion. Before you begin, you choose a nickname for yourself. It is originally set as your name, but you are likely to want something original. I think the display name is one of the great aspects of the messenger service and I don't think I've seen it on many other programs of this type (?). Most people use humorous phrases or song titles, basically to express themselves. Words which are considered as rude aren't allowed but many users find a way to swear with their names. I would say how, but I don't really wish to sign in and see hundreds of...I'm rambling.
When a person is online, to chat with them, click their name and then 'send instant message'. The chat box appears and obviously, you begin to type. You can choose any font to use in your messages, with a range of different colours. Unfortunately, a few colours are dull and some are so bright, it hurts to read long sentences. You can also send small pictures such as faces to express emotions. The faces aren't as detailed as many of the others in different programs, but their are several small pictures included as well. To send a face, you type :) , :( etc. and to send other pictures, you put a letter or symbol in brackets, for example (l) is a heart, (*) is a star and (@) is a cat. These pics are known as emoticons.
When chatting, you can tell if the other person is typing or not by a small message at the bottom of the screen. This can be quite useful...well it's more useful than it sounds. You can invite up to five people to chat at one time together, but if you want a larger number, there are links to chat rooms where you can all meet up. Voice chatting is also very easy. Once you set up your microphone, you can test it out on an 'audio tuning wizard' and then click the 'Talk' button. You can chat to just one person at a time, but luckily, you don't have to hold down a button as in many programs such as Yahoo! Also in the messenger, you can send files to friends and also receive them. Files such as pictures, sounds and word documents can be exchanged. The destination folder for the files is 'Messenger Service Received Files' in 'My Documents'. However, this can be changed. Is there anything this program can't do?
Making phone-calls is also included in the service. This is a small sub-program run by ‘net2phone’, where you need to set up an account. The program looks just like a phone with the number buttons, which is obviously how you dial. First you need to set up an account with net2phone, and deposit some money (in dollars). You talk through your microphone and listen through the computer speakers. To be honest, you might as well just use a normal phone, as the price and quality are better and there is no bother or registering included.
A great addition to the package is the ability to text and page mobiles, and receive information from MSN on your phone. I think this service is reasonably new – well, I’ve only just noticed it. From your phone you can receive news, weather, e-mail notifications and messages from friends. Although, I feel that the phone capabilities are more useful for users in America.
Every so often, you get the option to automatically download the newer version of the messenger service. With no hassle, and a short downloading time, I'm sure most decide to obtain it. Most of these updates are very small, in fact, the real changes are rarely visible, but occasionally (but rarely), a vast number of large changes are made, improving the program greatly.
Occasionally when you’re on the program, you may get into an argument, or just not feel like chatting (why would you be on a chat program if you don’t want to chat?). If you get annoyed with someone, its just one button pressed and hey! They can't talk to you anymore. if you never want to talk to them again for as long as you live, you can block them, delete them, and never have to watch their evil name pop up on your screen again...although, that's a bit dire. On their screen, it will just look like your offline. You can also choose a status such as ‘busy’ or ‘out to lunch’, so friends can leave you messages while you aren’t presently at the computer.
That all sounds like a lot, but there’s more! You can easily access computer games and webcam programs, so you can play with friends, providing they own the same software. Webcam programs such as Netmeeting can be downloaded from the internet so I recommend this.
There are loads of these messenger programs out there, so you may wish to try out a few, but I highly recommend MSN. A main reason for this is that many of your friends may be using another e-mail service such as yahoo, meaning you would not be able to speak to them on yahoo’s messenger without the long registering process, whereas if you are from different e-mail servers, you can all chat together in this program. There are very few problems with the messenger, but unfortunately, sometimes users are unable to log in due to some technical glitches, but this quite rarely happens.
Definitely worth a try!
Wow that's a better sales pitch than MSN's
but yes I have it, have never tried any others before having read problems especially Aol and Yahoo but this is great
Its nice when a little window pops up in the bottom right of screen to let you know if your buddy has just come on line also when you sign up for something and you are waiting for e-mail verification it lets you know as soon as the mail is delivered.
but yes I have it, have never tried any others before having read problems especially Aol and Yahoo but this is great
Its nice when a little window pops up in the bottom right of screen to let you know if your buddy has just come on line also when you sign up for something and you are waiting for e-mail verification it lets you know as soon as the mail is delivered.
Well, I didn't read the whole post.... soz.
But yeah, MSN is great.....
But yeah, MSN is great.....
Despite the "MSN" part in the title, I have to agree, although I'm obliged to do a bit of plugging here..
Trillian - One program to connect to all the different messenger services and IRC att he same time..
IRC - This invades your life and roots itself in your soul. Interestingly, it isn't a MicroSoft idea..
Ok, I'm done..
Trillian - One program to connect to all the different messenger services and IRC att he same time..
IRC - This invades your life and roots itself in your soul. Interestingly, it isn't a MicroSoft idea..
Ok, I'm done..
Being a user of many different instant messenger programs on the internet, I strongly recommend MSN Messenger. It avoids the complications and troubles of programs such as ICQ, and I find it to be less 'annoying' than other messenger services such as AOL Messenger, and Yahoo! I've been using the program for a couple of years now, (I'm even on it as I write this opinion.) It’s a great way to keep in contact with friends on the net.
For the people who are not yet acquainted with messenger services, they are small downloadable programs allowing you to chat with your friends on the internet, similar to chat rooms but without the unknown people and the occasional crazy folk obsessed with rudeness. Many of these services include a number of other features, such as voice chat, meaning you can make the most of communicating with your chums. MSN Messenger is one of these programs, and in my opinion, one of the best!
Obtaining MSN and registering is easy and quick! It's a small program (which is quite surprising when you actually view it) and it takes just a few minutes to download on most internet connections. The use of the service is primarily for members with an MSN or Hotmail e-mail address, but when you sign up with an alternative passport, you are allowed to use the messenger with any e-mail address desired. I was able to get a few addresses from 'Another.com' to work on there with e-mail addresses such as [email protected] (sad I know). Passport details are available after the download as you attempt to sign in.
So, you've logged in. Now what?
When first signing in, the program looks incredibly bare, as you currently 'have no friends'. It's time to begin adding people to chat to. Adding a friend is simple. When you know the e-mail address of the person you wish to add, simply click on the big 'Add' button. It couldn't be easier! So once you've typed in their address, their permission is asked for, and when they next sign on to MSN Messenger, a note will pop up with the choice to accept and add you to their contact list, which is when you can begin to chat. You can add up to a total of 150 mates.
MSN Messenger makes chatting to friends fun with no confusion. Before you begin, you choose a nickname for yourself. It is originally set as your name, but you are likely to want something original. I think the display name is one of the great aspects of the messenger service and I don't think I've seen it on many other programs of this type (?). Most people use humorous phrases or song titles, basically to express themselves. Words which are considered as rude aren't allowed but many users find a way to swear with their names. I would say how, but I don't really wish to sign in and see hundreds of...I'm rambling.
When a person is online, to chat with them, click their name and then 'send instant message'. The chat box appears and obviously, you begin to type. You can choose any font to use in your messages, with a range of different colours. Unfortunately, a few colours are dull and some are so bright, it hurts to read long sentences. You can also send small pictures such as faces to express emotions. The faces aren't as detailed as many of the others in different programs, but their are several small pictures included as well. To send a face, you type :) , :( etc. and to send other pictures, you put a letter or symbol in brackets, for example (l) is a heart, (*) is a star and (@) is a cat. These pics are known as emoticons.
When chatting, you can tell if the other person is typing or not by a small message at the bottom of the screen. This can be quite useful...well it's more useful than it sounds. You can invite up to five people to chat at one time together, but if you want a larger number, there are links to chat rooms where you can all meet up. Voice chatting is also very easy. Once you set up your microphone, you can test it out on an 'audio tuning wizard' and then click the 'Talk' button. You can chat to just one person at a time, but luckily, you don't have to hold down a button as in many programs such as Yahoo! Also in the messenger, you can send files to friends and also receive them. Files such as pictures, sounds and word documents can be exchanged. The destination folder for the files is 'Messenger Service Received Files' in 'My Documents'. However, this can be changed. Is there anything this program can't do?
Making phone-calls is also included in the service. This is a small sub-program run by ‘net2phone’, where you need to set up an account. The program looks just like a phone with the number buttons, which is obviously how you dial. First you need to set up an account with net2phone, and deposit some money (in dollars). You talk through your microphone and listen through the computer speakers. To be honest, you might as well just use a normal phone, as the price and quality are better and there is no bother or registering included.
A great addition to the package is the ability to text and page mobiles, and receive information from MSN on your phone. I think this service is reasonably new – well, I’ve only just noticed it. From your phone you can receive news, weather, e-mail notifications and messages from friends. Although, I feel that the phone capabilities are more useful for users in America.
Every so often, you get the option to automatically download the newer version of the messenger service. With no hassle, and a short downloading time, I'm sure most decide to obtain it. Most of these updates are very small, in fact, the real changes are rarely visible, but occasionally (but rarely), a vast number of large changes are made, improving the program greatly.
Occasionally when you’re on the program, you may get into an argument, or just not feel like chatting (why would you be on a chat program if you don’t want to chat?). If you get annoyed with someone, its just one button pressed and hey! They can't talk to you anymore. if you never want to talk to them again for as long as you live, you can block them, delete them, and never have to watch their evil name pop up on your screen again...although, that's a bit dire. On their screen, it will just look like your offline. You can also choose a status such as ‘busy’ or ‘out to lunch’, so friends can leave you messages while you aren’t presently at the computer.
That all sounds like a lot, but there’s more! You can easily access computer games and webcam programs, so you can play with friends, providing they own the same software. Webcam programs such as Netmeeting can be downloaded from the internet so I recommend this.
There are loads of these messenger programs out there, so you may wish to try out a few, but I highly recommend MSN. A main reason for this is that many of your friends may be using another e-mail service such as yahoo, meaning you would not be able to speak to them on yahoo’s messenger without the long registering process, whereas if you are from different e-mail servers, you can all chat together in this program. There are very few problems with the messenger, but unfortunately, sometimes users are unable to log in due to some technical glitches, but this quite rarely happens.
Definitely worth a try!
For the people who are not yet acquainted with messenger services, they are small downloadable programs allowing you to chat with your friends on the internet, similar to chat rooms but without the unknown people and the occasional crazy folk obsessed with rudeness. Many of these services include a number of other features, such as voice chat, meaning you can make the most of communicating with your chums. MSN Messenger is one of these programs, and in my opinion, one of the best!
Obtaining MSN and registering is easy and quick! It's a small program (which is quite surprising when you actually view it) and it takes just a few minutes to download on most internet connections. The use of the service is primarily for members with an MSN or Hotmail e-mail address, but when you sign up with an alternative passport, you are allowed to use the messenger with any e-mail address desired. I was able to get a few addresses from 'Another.com' to work on there with e-mail addresses such as [email protected] (sad I know). Passport details are available after the download as you attempt to sign in.
So, you've logged in. Now what?
When first signing in, the program looks incredibly bare, as you currently 'have no friends'. It's time to begin adding people to chat to. Adding a friend is simple. When you know the e-mail address of the person you wish to add, simply click on the big 'Add' button. It couldn't be easier! So once you've typed in their address, their permission is asked for, and when they next sign on to MSN Messenger, a note will pop up with the choice to accept and add you to their contact list, which is when you can begin to chat. You can add up to a total of 150 mates.
MSN Messenger makes chatting to friends fun with no confusion. Before you begin, you choose a nickname for yourself. It is originally set as your name, but you are likely to want something original. I think the display name is one of the great aspects of the messenger service and I don't think I've seen it on many other programs of this type (?). Most people use humorous phrases or song titles, basically to express themselves. Words which are considered as rude aren't allowed but many users find a way to swear with their names. I would say how, but I don't really wish to sign in and see hundreds of...I'm rambling.
When a person is online, to chat with them, click their name and then 'send instant message'. The chat box appears and obviously, you begin to type. You can choose any font to use in your messages, with a range of different colours. Unfortunately, a few colours are dull and some are so bright, it hurts to read long sentences. You can also send small pictures such as faces to express emotions. The faces aren't as detailed as many of the others in different programs, but their are several small pictures included as well. To send a face, you type :) , :( etc. and to send other pictures, you put a letter or symbol in brackets, for example (l) is a heart, (*) is a star and (@) is a cat. These pics are known as emoticons.
When chatting, you can tell if the other person is typing or not by a small message at the bottom of the screen. This can be quite useful...well it's more useful than it sounds. You can invite up to five people to chat at one time together, but if you want a larger number, there are links to chat rooms where you can all meet up. Voice chatting is also very easy. Once you set up your microphone, you can test it out on an 'audio tuning wizard' and then click the 'Talk' button. You can chat to just one person at a time, but luckily, you don't have to hold down a button as in many programs such as Yahoo! Also in the messenger, you can send files to friends and also receive them. Files such as pictures, sounds and word documents can be exchanged. The destination folder for the files is 'Messenger Service Received Files' in 'My Documents'. However, this can be changed. Is there anything this program can't do?
Making phone-calls is also included in the service. This is a small sub-program run by ‘net2phone’, where you need to set up an account. The program looks just like a phone with the number buttons, which is obviously how you dial. First you need to set up an account with net2phone, and deposit some money (in dollars). You talk through your microphone and listen through the computer speakers. To be honest, you might as well just use a normal phone, as the price and quality are better and there is no bother or registering included.
A great addition to the package is the ability to text and page mobiles, and receive information from MSN on your phone. I think this service is reasonably new – well, I’ve only just noticed it. From your phone you can receive news, weather, e-mail notifications and messages from friends. Although, I feel that the phone capabilities are more useful for users in America.
Every so often, you get the option to automatically download the newer version of the messenger service. With no hassle, and a short downloading time, I'm sure most decide to obtain it. Most of these updates are very small, in fact, the real changes are rarely visible, but occasionally (but rarely), a vast number of large changes are made, improving the program greatly.
Occasionally when you’re on the program, you may get into an argument, or just not feel like chatting (why would you be on a chat program if you don’t want to chat?). If you get annoyed with someone, its just one button pressed and hey! They can't talk to you anymore. if you never want to talk to them again for as long as you live, you can block them, delete them, and never have to watch their evil name pop up on your screen again...although, that's a bit dire. On their screen, it will just look like your offline. You can also choose a status such as ‘busy’ or ‘out to lunch’, so friends can leave you messages while you aren’t presently at the computer.
That all sounds like a lot, but there’s more! You can easily access computer games and webcam programs, so you can play with friends, providing they own the same software. Webcam programs such as Netmeeting can be downloaded from the internet so I recommend this.
There are loads of these messenger programs out there, so you may wish to try out a few, but I highly recommend MSN. A main reason for this is that many of your friends may be using another e-mail service such as yahoo, meaning you would not be able to speak to them on yahoo’s messenger without the long registering process, whereas if you are from different e-mail servers, you can all chat together in this program. There are very few problems with the messenger, but unfortunately, sometimes users are unable to log in due to some technical glitches, but this quite rarely happens.
Definitely worth a try!