Microsoft released the final version of MSN Messenger 7 today – download it from here. Also released today, the final version of MSN Spaces.
UPDATE: Looks like the Customize feature of MSN Spaces has been greatly improved, otherwise, it looks the same to me at first glance. MSN Messenger on the other hand has a number of noticable changes…including display pictures on the contact list (can be turned off, or shown in small or large sizes), and a new “personal message”. You can either type text for this, or display the song you’re currently playing in Windows Media Player or iTunes. They little star displayed for MSN Spaces is different, and there is also a My Space button on the top panel. The other change, which I like, is that they brought back the old contact list icons – no more away symbol BESIDE the MSN guy! Oooh and there’s shared search.
UPDATE2: Far and away, my favorite new feature is the Personal Message, especially if you enable “What I’m Listening To”. Awesome, I love it!
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Sounds pretty good. I’ve been using trillian for the longest time now. Trillian has always had the display picture besides ppl’s name. I wasn’t aware msn didn’t have it. I might switch over to using msn for the personal message feature
I must say, the feature is awesome. I encourage everyone to upgrade to msn 7 just for it.
Totally worth it 🙂
One thing I don’t like though is how the song title goes before the artist name. Wish there was an option to change it.
Ohhhh!!! I was waiting for so long for MSN to release version 7!!!
agreed with update 2, I’m back to using windows media player for that sole reason
Get a grip !! using media player was enough to put me off forever 😛
http://www.mess.be/pafiledb/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=623
use this to automagically let you do the same thing with winamp
… or get the toaster plugin from winamp…
or do a little searching and you’ll find a plugin 😉
I cant wait till Trillian has that feature 🙂 hope its an update to the already rather good /music winamp mod…
ttfn!