The Windows Live Messenger team has announced today that Beta 1 of the new 8.5 version is available for downloading and testing.

One of the 1st things you will notice is the new look and feel to Windows Live Messenger.

If you are a Windows XP user you will need to have Service Pack 2 installed.

Windows Messenger

You can grab your copy here:

http://get.live.com/betas/messenger_betas

Enjoy.

Regards

Marc Liron
Microsoft MVP
www.marcliron.com

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In March the QnA team announced a spell-check for your Questions.

Now the team have announced today a spell-check for Answers and Comments!

This means that as you click on the “Answer” or “Add comment ” buttons, you will see the “Check spelling” button right at your finger tips.

Windows Live QnA can be found at:

http://qna.live.com

Enjoy.

Regards

Marc Liron
Microsoft MVP
www.marcliron.com

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Not a lot of people know this but Windows Live Messenger now has access to your favorite websites.

With the Windows Live Favorites tab, it keeps your favorite web sites at your fingertips!

You do not even have to open a web browser and start looking for the item you want. Just flip over to the Live Favorites tab in Messenger and start typing. Your favorites list is instantly filtered as you type, narrowing down the list to exactly what you want.

If you are not using it yet go ahead and import your current bookmarks from Internet Explorer!

Very cool!

Enjoy.

Regards

Marc Liron
Microsoft MVP
www.marcliron.com

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