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 Mess Patch 7.5.0311 - Generation3

timothy says ( 27 Oct 2005 ):

Here's what lots of you were waiting for before upgrading to MSN Messenger 7.5.0311: Mess Patch for build 0311. This is, of course, another Generation3 version with all the previously mentioned improvements and benefits, such as a better interface, patching profiles, perfect corners, a bonus My Received Files button, etc. New in this build: - Added Spanish, Chinese, Danish, French, and Korean translations. - Added tooltip for the "Add My Received Files Button To Top Toolbar" option. - Changing language won't delete your selection preferences anymore. You can get the new Mess Patch by auto-updating your old Mess Patch or download it from our download section. >> Download Mess Patch 7.5.0311 - Generation3

 World's Best App bonus challenge winners!

timothy says ( 27 Oct 2005 ):

The results of the world's best app 5 day bonus competition are here! Big congratulation to Aleksei Vassiljev (cards exchange), Frans-Willem Hardijzer (tankwars), Jeremy Moreland (Chingo), Kotaro Nakayama (T4IM) and Ramy El-Dardiry (Hangman) for winning the $200,- gift certificates. Tankwars The old-time classic back to MSN Messenger. Tankwars is the game where you try to hit the other player by shooting at different angles and different speeds. It knows many variations, for example the popular game Worms. Try it now and see how you hold up to your friends! Hangman I created a really simple game with the Activity SDK: hangman. I suppose you are familiar with the game. Chingo A simple, strategic board game. Cards Exchange This app allows you to exchange contact cards with your friend. Just enter your name, organization, phone, web address, favorite quote and picture - and app will reate the nice looking contact card. t4im t4im is a communication tool which integrates translator and dictionary on MSN Messenger. You can communicate with foreign people even if you don't know the opponent's language. This application translates language of sending/receiving message automatically. It now supports English, Japanese, Chinese, French, German, . I hope you enjoy by using this usefull tool with your freinds all over the world!

 Rolando's skins compatible with 311 build

dwergs says ( 27 Oct 2005 ):

Maybe you're hesitating to update to the new build of MSN Messenger released earlier this week, because you're afraid the kickass Rolando skins won't work anymore. Don't worry, they will! They've been tested succesfully with 7.5.0244, 7.5.0299, 7.5.0303, 7.5.0306 and 7.5.0311. >> Download MSN Slate for MSN Messenger 7.5.0299-311. >> Download Urban MSN skin for MSN Messenger 7.5.0299-311. >> Download Penguin MSN skin for MSN Messenger 7.5.0299-311.

 Find a job with MSN Messenger in the Netherlands

timothy says ( 26 Oct 2005 ):

Today dutch messers can not only search for some random silly stuff in MSN Messenger, but also apply for a job. The company totaljobs is offering more then 20.000 vacancies inside MSN Messenger. The company has made a exclusive deal with MSN Netherlands to be the only company who may offer jobs through its instant messaging client. Source: Nu.nl

 World's Best App bonus challenge update

timothy says ( 26 Oct 2005 ):

Due to the large number of applications that got submitted for the World's Best App bonus challenge, the reviewing process had a slight delay. So for all the people who were anxiously refreshing the competition page, or checking their mail every 5 seconds: "you'll just have to wait till tomorrow" From the official forum: In total we received 11 applications for the Bonus Challenge. The apps were still being reviewed and provisioned today. The list should be available tomorrow, Wednesday, November 26. Note: It probably was a long night for Scott, but you all know he meant October 26th instead of November

 MSN Messenger 7.5.0311

timothy says ( 26 Oct 2005 ):

Today MSN Messenger 7.5.0311 was released to the public, this version includes two bug fixes according to Leah, the MSN Messenger program manager. And of course we will post a new version of Mess Patch later on this week. From Leah’s blog: Bug 1: Dit-moi la verite. In French markets, when opening a conversation window with a MSN Mobile Buddy we previously showed the french version of the text “Messages you type here are delivered to a mobile phone or pager. The recipient may be charged for each message by his or her wireless service provider.” But now it will say “Messages you type here are delivered to a mobile phone or pager.” Because it almost all cases, the recipients pay for the service in general and don’t have to pay for individual messages. Bug 2: Connectivity Trouble Shooter Fires Stray Bullets Sometimes after running the Connectivity Trouble Shooter, users found that some of their computer programs were no longer able to connect properly. We fixed up the Connectivity Trouble Shooter so that should no longer happen. >> Download MSN Messenger 7.5.0311

 World's Best App monthly status update

timothy says ( 26 Oct 2005 ):

Still wondering what kind of applications the world’s best app competition will bring in the end? You have probably seen the fishbowl movie and the tank wars screenshots a month ago. But for this monthly update we bring you two new movies by me and Zero1. The first one is shared search by Zero1, an interactive search engine that allows two people to simultaneously use MSN Search. In the demo you will see a person typing a query which shows up directly on the other side (like ICQ real-time chat). The second one is a isometric tile map engine made by me. The most common response to this description would be “a what tile what engine ?”, but to make a long story short, games like Diablo, Sim City and Command & Conquer use this technique to create 3D looking stuff with 2D pictures. This demo features two ghosts that are controlled by the two players. >> Download shared search movie >> Download isometric ghost cathedral movie >> World's Best App topic in our forum Note: the results of the 5 Day bonus challenge can arrive any moment, we will keep you informed !

 Downloads and CE/DP Gallery currently unavailable

timothy says ( 25 Oct 2005 ):

Our download section and Emoticons/Display Pictures collection is not accessible at the moment. Thank you for your patience while we fix the problem. UPDATE: Everything seems stable now.

 World's Best App - Bonus round almost over!

Zero1 says ( 23 Oct 2005 ):

Those of you competing in the MSN Messenger World's Best App competition will know, as reported on Thursday a 5-day bonus challenge was added as an extra incentive for developers. Well, today is the 23rd, so everyone working frantically to finish their projects you have only a few hours remaining! I've seen some very good quality beta games and tools, so hopefully we will have some messers getting their hands on some of those prizes - we will keep you informed as results are announced! For those of you still working, dont worry - the contest officially ends on the 31st of December so keep up the good work (but be sure to finish before the deadline!). >> Want to show or test your project with other messers, or simply want to ask questions about the Activity SDK? Check out the forum post here.

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