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Microsoft MSN Messenger Service
by jamesp1
I first joined MSN after being moaned at during school to become a member, and it certainly gave me something to do during the cold winter nights when there was nothing else to do.
MSN allows you to add 'friends' to a contact list with the use of their e-mail address. Hence the quote marks around friends, because a lot of ... people that have contacts on their MSN do not actually know each other, therefore defeating the object of being able to have conversations with people you know. However, some people like to talk to strangers who eventually become friends.
There are also problems with systems such as msn such as bullying where people abuse someone. This is a particular problem for school children and young adults. However, conversations can be recorded under the contacts email address of the user's computer, so if parents feel the need to see what their child is talking about, it can easily be accessed. There is a useful tool that contacts can be deleted or blocked for a period of time which makes other contacts think the person is offline so they can not talk. This is good for unwanted 'friends'.
Users can also post pictures of themselves on their picture ID's. However, who's to say the picture is the person you are talking to? Unless you know the person, you can't be certain of who your 'friends' are. This can be dangerous for younger people.
Users can also add emoticons to their conversations which can create humour so users can have fun while talking to friends. The colour of their writing can also be changed to their tastes which can create individuality. Web chats can also take place for free with the use of MSN which is good for friends that may not see each other much.
Overall, I would recommend msn to anyone that has IT experience and is sensible about who they are talking to.
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Microsoft MSN Messenger Service
by strawberry99
Msn messenger is a messaging service that allows you to interact with friends and family all over the world. It is pre installed on most new computers and laptops with the Microsoft windows operating system and can also be downloaded from the windows live website free of charge. Even if you are unable to download it, it has recently ... become available as a web messenger online and can be accessed through your web browser. It is very similar to the downloadable version except it doesn't have many of the added features of playing games, sharing files, winks or nudges.
With each new version of the software being released, more and more features are being added and over the years it has become increasingly user friendly. There are constantly more games being added and they include the classic favourites such as minesweeper flags, checkers and rock paper scissors.
I have had problems in the past with installing new updates of the software. It comes up with a message telling the user when a new version is available. However, it isn't always so simple. A couple of times, when trying, it just failed to install and then my old messenger wouldn't work either. I then had to delete the previous msn messenger and download it again from scratch (which takes much longer than it should).
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Microsoft MSN Messenger Service
by LisaN88
Windows Live Messenger as it has been known of since 2005, was previously known as MSN Messenger as of its creation in 1999. It was created by Microsoft and currently only runs on systems that have a variation of Windows installed. A similar idea has been created and installed on Apple Macs. It is an instant messaging service that ... allows you to communicate with your friends and family via a conversation screen. Approximately 330 million individuals use the service every single month.
I find MSN Messenger to be a saviour when you are attempting to keep in touch with people that you haven't seen in a long time. It is instant so it allows you to keep a running conversation going as if you were interacting face to face. I think that I log onto it nearly every day, just to talk to people if I cannot get around to see them in person, though I worry that it could replace normal conversation for many people and maybe become an obsession. In order to combat this, I tend to just leave it running in the background on my computer so that I am not tempted to check it every single moment.
Before you can use MSN you download it from the site and it will install the programme free to your computer, I personally agree with this as it gets used much more than if you had to pay to download it. I suspect it attracts a lot more individuals to use it as it is free to download and from a branding that many people know and trust. The only reasons I set up an account are because it was free of charge and simple to use as well as being user friendly and from Microsoft, whom I trust for decent technology.
In order to use the service you have to log into your specific Messenger with your email address and password. This then connects you to your personal version of the product, where you can add people you want to chat to, provided they also have the product downloaded to their computer.
You can change the banner at the top of your MSN page to reflect your own personality, as well as choosing what you want to be called (which will display on other people's MSNs) and your tag line or subtitle just below this. Most people I know tend to put song lyrics that are meaningful to themselves in here, with some others putting exactly how they feel without having to express themselves in a conversation.
When chatting to someone you have preset emoticons that are loaded into MSN that you can use at any time, either by clicking on the one you choose or by typing in the keyboard shortcut. These are available to give you the opportunity to get your feelings across to the other individual you are chatting to so you don't have to type a long winded explanation. There are some fun ones that people also create that you can add to your custom emoticons...these tend to be a lot funnier than the stock versions. I think personally I use emoticons too much as they are a good way of getting your emotions across without being too serious.
On your MSN you are able to create groups in which to put people into so that you keep them divided. I have my family, housemates, school and university friends all separate so that I won't get confused as to who is online at any given time. I think this function gives MSN some clarity for the user as they can create any groups they wish in order to keep a track of the friends that are online and they want to talk to as opposed to the ones that are offline or aren't so keen to converse with.
Adding a new contact is as easy as it could be, you just add their email address and it pops up in a separate window on their MSN when they log in, giving them the opportunity to add or block you. This is an especially good function to have as it helps me to keep spammers off my MSN contacts, with the ability to also delete them or report them as a hacker.
You can share photos, music and other files with an individual you are talking to, which can make it quicker and easier to send things as opposed to having to email them. Though you can simply click on your linked Hotmail email account whilst logged into MSN and check your emails, something which I tend to do frequently as it keeps an accurate record of how many outstanding emails you have yet to view.
The only problem I have had occasionally is that some people don't receive the messages I type or I am unable to see their replies, which can be really annoying, as you have no clue as to whether that person is just ignoring you or whether they actually didn't see what you said next. This can occur even when they NET Messenger Service is functioning normally, so I don't know if it is just a glitch in the programme or whether it is just me!
Overall I don't think I could live without MSN, it makes it much easier to keep in touch with people and send them files that you want them to receive as soon as humanly possible. I love this programme for its simple functionality and the fact that it allows you to have conversations with people whom you might not have seen in a very long time or just to make plans with people you see every day whom don't live in the same place as you. Though I believe that if you use computers to communicate you may forget the art of conversation...
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