![]() ![]() Once again the look of the chat area is much the same as the main window in that it sticks to OS X’s metal look. Instead, we’re presented with some rather soothing and not-at-all-intrusive ambient sounds when we both send and receive a message. You’ll be pleased to hear that by default, that incredibly annoying ‘ring’ when a new message has arrived has finally been removed, and hopefully destroyed with some sort of nuclear device. On first opening Yahoo! Messenger 3.0, you’ll notice how much it looks like iChat with the sky blue/light blue alternating contact list style. Instead, they’ve moved the four buttons at the top (New Message, Add Contact, Webcam, Mail) to the bottom, also making it much clearer as to what each button is for without the need of words. There are no more annoying window buttons at the bottom of the application, as seen on the current version of Yahoo! Messenger. The edges of the windows no longer look jaded and badly sketched like it’s predecessor and even sticks with the minimalist look that Mac owners should now be used to. Yahoo! finally seem to have caught up with OS X and introduced a brushed metal-style effect which now fits in with the look of Tiger. Many of you will have heard Yahoo! finally introducing the long needed update to its aging messenger program and, although still only in Beta, it is available to the public.įirst and foremost, the facelift. The interface is nasty, the features are rather lacking and useless and the overall feel of the application is clunky and unsteady-I’ve often found it crashing when conferencing with people using webcam. If any of you use Yahoo! Messenger 2.5, you’ll know how ugly and awkward it really is. Yahoo! Messenger 2.5 only seemed to be a more popular choice for some time because of the web-cam function that it offers, something which we’re still all waiting for MSN to introduce to its service. New conversations open up in a new window, which you can be moved around anywhere on the screen.It seems to me that companies such as MSN and Yahoo never really gave a damn about us Mac owners, offering us second-rate software that would only be acceptable back in the days of OS 8 and Windows ME. ![]() It is fitted with all the basic functions you'd want from Messenger and the application lets you organize your contacts into different groups, set your status, and use emoticons, etc. However, the rest of it is pretty much as you'd expect. This seems criminal I know, but Microsoft has seen fit only to allow those willing to upgrade to the corporate edition to use a webcam with it. However, if you still have Mac OSX 10.2.8 to 10.3.9 (although Microsoft recommend 10.3.3 or later) this is the only version of MSN for Mac that will work for you.įirstly, like the latest version of Messenger for Mac, you should know that it doesn't work with webcams. MSN Messenger was the original incarnation of the now named Messenger for Mac and it's now been superseded by it. Take a look at The Complete Guide to Moving from Messenger to Skype for more information, alternatives and tips. All your contacts will be moved automatically. Softonic review MSN Messenger for Mac OS X 10.2.8 to 10.3.9 IMPORTANT: Microsoft is replacing Windows Live Messenger with Skype.
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