Hey guys, I just realised that when I wanted to change my display photo in my MSN Messenger I cannot click "okay" upon the display photo that has been chosen. Does it mean that it's buggy and any of you have encountered that before?

It doesn't support .JPG also b/c I tried inserting my own photo but to no avail. Kind of puzzling. Care to share your experiences here?

i thought it supposed to be drag and drop thingy just like windows... ?

latest version of msn for mac ketno change photo, i got tat probelm on my wifes macbook as well

Yes, it's supposed to be but not working so trying to diagnose now.

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Added on August 3, 2008, 10:03 pm

Which version of MSN Messenger for Mac are you using? But if you cannot change photo the function should not be there in the first place.

The one I am running on my MB is Version 7.0.1.

the 7 on my wife macbook kenot change, my imac 6 can

Apparently a lot of users are experiencing the same problem. One of the solutions is to downgrade it to version 6.0.3 and then it will prompt you to download or upgrade to version 7.0.1 and after the installation you can change the photo; however I did not try it and might just let it be then. Probably it's the MSN issue since they always have problems w/it anyway.

cant downgrade it, coudltn find a place to dl the 6 version anymore
but the one on my imac (6) didnt prompt me to update though

i think the 7 update is useless... couldn work with isight as well rite?

Talking about iSight, I did not try but checking it at the moment and not it does not work ... Y!M for Mac has webcam features though.

Yeah, I tried searching for the version 6.0.3 but none on the net ... Maybe I should use Adium but I do not really fancy the multiple chat programs.

yea, yahoo can pakai, skype also can, dunno why msn kenot... wtf.....

I know and it is uber annoying!

MSN has no webcam function at all ... Bah! I think they need to upgrade the functions for Mac users! Hehehe.

try amsn , i using it at my mbp now....

I would like to recommend using Adium as it's one of the best chatting software around although it can't utilize the iSight in macs. It's recommended by a buddy in this forum. Adium allows multiple accounts (MSN, Yahoo, ICQ,...) to be used . Try google it.

yeh i think adium is works really well except for webcam usage.

amsn on the other hand has webcam abilities, but its kinnda buggy.

i think my main criteria is theisight.. no matter how good, but doesnt suppore the cam, is useless

Is AMSN the Adium MSN?

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Added on August 4, 2008, 12:12 pm

Thanks for the suggestion but I still prefer the normal MSN and Y!M having seen Adium. I have the installer but it is not really my cup of tea.

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Added on August 4, 2008, 12:16 pm

You are right and since the iSight has been provided pointless if we do not utilize it and I use my iSight frequently.

Yeah, agree too.. using adium now but i don have any iSight. it is quite stabe N friendly user enuf compare to msn:mac. N i belief tat adium is better than msn:mac in terms of loading and performance.

Amsn - alvaro MSN
Adium - IM that supports alot of IMs (er...eg:msn, yahoo, QQ etc)
Mercury - another IM

I personally like Adium because its customizable, but it has its own bugs here and there. When i wanna use iSight i use iChat, just need a ME or AIM account.

Will try Adium next time. But not now.

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Added on August 4, 2008, 4:22 pm

Thanks for the naming them. But I guess we have our own preferences and it's a subjective matter.

[:

I think MSN (Hotmail) have some problem. Many times when chatting, a message "The following message could not be sent" will come out. I thought it's Adium's fault. But when using MSN for Mac also the same problem. I google it around and found many users with MSN account have the same problem too. So annoying at times until i'm thinking of using my phone's sms to chat.

Yep. I get what you mean and sometimes the connection will disconnect and it says you do not have a connection where the internet is working fine.

wats an AIM account?

A chat program created by AOL. Similar to MSN but not as advanced. To me it's similar to ICQ.

I am a big fan of Adium and iChat :-)

It's so convenient where I can log on to Google Talk, MSN, Yahoo Msgr, and ICQ all at the same time with Adium.

As for iChat, i love the Mac interface and video chat with iChat theater!

Another bad software is being built by MS for the mac. Just like the IE for Mac but IE was never good anyway...

Try adium as recomended by our fellow friends.

I like the iChat too but not really Adium. I ought to test it out though!

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Added on August 4, 2008, 7:51 pm

Yep, I will.

Never tried the IE on Mac. Using either Safari or Intel Optimized FF for Mac.

If i'm not mistaken, there's no current version of IE for Mac anymore . I prefer to use either Safari or Firefox. But there's some issue with Safari (attachment). It seems that the wording in some webpage 'disarranged'. the word should actually be:

"As a recap on what the Lotus EVE Hybrid is, you can read the linked post but here is a brief summary on what makes it a hybrid. The EVE Hybrid combines a 110hp 1.6 liter Proton Campro engine with a 30kW..."

Any idea anyone?

Seriously, I have no idea w/what the attachment is about and where did you get it from?

sorry for the late reply. I mean there's some problem with Safari in preventing it from displaying the webpage properly.
It's from a blog: paultan.org

Let me give one example: An apple a day keeps the sickness away.

Assuming the day in BOLD above is linked to other website, Safari will display the BOLD word(s) first as in:

day An apple a keeps the sickness away.

I have no issue with Firefox though which shows properly: An apple a day keeps the sickness away.

You got what I mean?

You can click on this link: http://paultan.org/archives/2008/08/03/lot...echnology-week/
Do you have the same problem?

Sorry for the confusion Swinghi. After the re-explanation I get what you mean. Yep, checked w/my Safari and turned out to be the same thing too. But like yours, it does not happen on FF. Not too sure how to disable the linked text though. I tried checking the options.

I thought i'm the only one having this problem. hehe. Don't know when or will Apple address this issue in 'patches' or updates.

I guess it's the CSS problem. Yeah, coding for cross platform/browser/version is a pain is the S.

@Swinghi

Er...this is lame but...use firefox 3... lol
Unfortunately, i find Safari to be the buggiest browser currently thats why i switched to firefox. No probs (so far) there.

@Criollo,

eh, not lame la. why not utilize of Safari which is provided? I'm a Safari fanboy. I like it's user interface lol. Simple and intuitive. Ei, one funny question: cannot browse full screen in Macs as in Windows when I press F11?

Maybe there is some way to browse in full screen using Safari. I need to "google" around.

Safari is not so bad la, i love it coz it allow me to pull down whatever streaming media in the background, it's like a mafia in the browser class..

The most painful browser is IE, especially IE6. actually there is a campaign to boycott IE6 here http://www.savethedevelopers.org/

arg... i didn't say safari was bad, i was saying safari too many bugs for my taste... lol...

And yes i agree... IE .... is bad...really bad...

oops. I don't mean that you say Safari is bad. Firefox is a good alternative to Safari and IE. My IE on windows (not on mac) which I previously used always crash like hell. So slow and always hang (even latest version). Then I switch to Firefox (windows platform not on mac). Since then, never ever crash even once! I agree with Criollo and others...IE is bad bad bad .

I like the many extensions you can use on firefox, i can't live without my extensions

<a href="javascript:self.moveTo(0,0);self.resizeTo(screen.availWidth,screen.availHeight);">Full screen</a>

Not the same.. haha..

I'll check more about it and if I find out anything I will post it here but I think it is the coding issue.

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Added on August 5, 2008, 11:36 pmAnyway, I'm more of the intel optimized FF user. I prefer that to Safari though I alternate once in a while.

Hey thanks. good luck in finding solutions for the benefit of us mac users. haih... I'm so noob till don't know what CSS is beyond the definition.

Mmm ... I will check it out for sure. Heh. Besides, it could be in one of the scripting that there was a coding mistake.

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Added on August 7, 2008, 12:02 amHey, I managed to make my MSN Messenger for Mac change the display picture. I installed Ms.Word for Mac and then when I logged into my MSN, my display was no longer the Aquaman.

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Added on August 7, 2008, 12:09 am

By the way, this is really a scripting issue. Confirmed w/some of my friends already.

sorry for digging out old thread, im new to mac and ive just installed messenger 7 , what im asking here is that i would like to view all my contacts in email instead of their name, is that possible in msn? really annoying to view all the contacts in their name, as ive adee get use to viewing theirs contacts , txh alot

adium chating and skype for video calls

same here....
do you guys get this bug with mac msn, whereby only 31/32 people are registered as online...?

i got a bug on MSN, be it Adium or Mac Messenger

the bug is that the messenger keep disconnect once in awhile, sometimes it show as connected but no message can in or out, it even show as timeout from the server

i have tried different kind of connection by change the port number, or connect via HTTP, but still the same result happen

none of these happen on Windows version of Messenger

Mine too, on Adium. No problems with Yahoo or iChat on Adium though.

Yeah..kinda buggy if using Mac MSN...And somemore cant even send/receive offline messages..
For MSN purposes, I use Parallel ..boot to Windows...and use Live Messenger..

haha it just too resource hogging

i tried to install Windows version of Messenger on Mac via CrossOver, but it cant work.... haiz... no other choice now... bear with it or dont use it