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 MSN Messenger inspires Urban Graffiti Artists
MSN Messenger inspires Urban Graffiti Artists

dwergs says ( 10 Sep 2004 ):

 

msn messenger graffitiHuuf pointed me to a very cool work of graffiti clearly inspired by MSN Messenger. You can easily recognise the display picture box, the MSN Buddy icon followed by the nickname and status. One could say the MSN Messenger technology has really hit the streets now.

The piece of spraycan art probably titled "La Niña Del Pirsin" (The girl of/with the piercing?) and found on a wall in the city of Maresme (Spain), was created in 2004 by hat, ma'la and radok, part of the Artistas Urbanos Del Maresme collective.

>> Check out our Mess.be logo display pictures in graffiti style: Mess.be DP #1, Mess.be DP #2 & Mess.be DP #3.



 Trillian MSN Module Flaw Warning
Trillian MSN Module Flaw Warning

dwergs says ( 10 Sep 2004 ):

 

Security researchers have issued a warning of a flaw in the Trillian cross-platform instant messaging client that puts users at risk of malicious hacker attacks.

The vulnerability has been reported in Trillian 0.74i, which is a free version of the product distributed by Cerulean Studios. Other versions may also be affected.

An advisory from Secunia attached a "moderately critical" rating to the flaw, saying it exists in the MSN Module, which allows the client to connect to Microsoft's chat network.

Secunia said the vulnerability is caused by a boundary error within the MSN module and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by passing an overly long string (about 4096 bytes) from an MSN Messenger server.

"Successful exploitation requires that a malicious person either intercepts and manipulates traffic sent from an MSN Messenger server to the user or get the user's Trillian to connect to a malicious MSN messenger server," according to the alert.

Cerulean Studios was notified about this vulnerability on August 31th but they haven't replied. So for now the only solution to protect yourself from abuse is not to use the MSN Messenger functionality in the product.

[Source: Internetnews.com]



 Amazing success for french MSN Cards
Amazing success for french MSN Cards

dwergs says ( 09 Sep 2004 ):

 

After an exclusive V.I.P.-only opening yesterday (which made about 500 Messers happy!), the MSN Cards store opened to the french public this morning. The daily maximum of 16.000 MSN Cards (800 sets of 20 cards) was reached in just 1 hour and 37 minutes! Here's how it happened:

08:45 AM: 800 decks available
09:09 AM: 636 decks left
09:28 AM: 466 decks left
09:35 AM: 435 decks left
10:01 AM: 176 decks left
10:20 AM: 12 decks left
10:22 AM: 0 decks left

So to all french Messers out there: visit the store very early (at 7:00 AM) every Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Earlier this year, MSN Netherlands launched a similar MSN Messenger contact cards service, but those don't come for free and the designs are totally different. French messers are so spoiled! :)



 MSN Sporkle games
MSN Sporkle games

timothy says ( 09 Sep 2004 ):

 

Scandinavian Sporkle, well known for their Messenger games Peggball and 4Accross Birds, have recently updated their MSN Messenger games. All MSN Sporkle games can now be launched through a lobby.

But that’s not all, you can also get 4 more games for a lousy €4 (5 US dollar) a month or €15 for 6 months. You can launch MSN Sporkle games with our ingenious game launcher.



 Added: Fight Club display pictures
Added: Fight Club display pictures

dwergs says ( 09 Sep 2004 ):

 

fight club display picturesI guess I'm breaking the first two rules of Fight Club by telling you this, but thanks to amell we have a new category with Fight Club display pictures.

>> Browse 63 Fight Club display pictures.

>> Buy Fight Club posters.

>> Tag the display pictures you upload with our URL and win!



 MSN Cards Store opens day early for French Messers!
MSN Cards Store opens day early for French Messers!

dwergs says ( 08 Sep 2004 ):

 

In yesterday's news we announced the opening of the MSN Cards store on Thursday. Guess what, Mess.be visitors can get their free, personalized MSN business cards *ONE DAY EARLY* before everyone else! The only requirement is that you live in France because the cards currently only ship there (the possibility exists that they will be rolled out worldwide if it's a succes).

>> Get your free MSN Cards!



 Prepare for the MSN Cards rush
Prepare for the MSN Cards rush

dwergs says ( 07 Sep 2004 ):

 

msn cardsNext Thursday, MSN France is going to open a very special store where MSN Messenger users will be able to order personalized MSN Cards for FREE as we announced before.

MSN Cards are business cards, but aimed at young people like you and me. You need to use MSN Messenger and live in France to be able to order. Ordering and shipping are free of charge and delivery takes around 20 days. The store will be open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 AM to 6.59 PM, each week until December. Each day, only 800 Decks will be available for "order", so prepare for the rush! :) I will post the order URL tomorrow!



 Added: Nike Olé Football Display Pictures & Backgrounds
Added: Nike Olé Football Display Pictures & Backgrounds

dwergs says ( 07 Sep 2004 ):

 

nike ole football display pictures and backgroundsStigmata pointed us to a collection of display pictures and conversation window backgrounds over at NikeFootball.com. The custom MSN Messenger content pictures Totti, Figo, Henry, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Nistelrooy, Donovan, Marquez, Ono and Lee. You can get the individual pack of your favorite player at the official Nike site or download them altogether here.

>> Download Nike Olé Display Pictures & Backgrounds.

>> Remember our Euro 2004 Special?

>> Play the Nike Olé Football game for MSN Messenger.



 Review: Fossil FX3001 SPOT Watch
Review: Fossil FX3001 SPOT Watch

dwergs says ( 06 Sep 2004 ):

 

Fossil Watch - Wrist Net Round  - Wrist Net Round Watch"The Messages channel includes both messages sent via MSN Messenger and alerts that you configured to be sent to you, such as news headlines. Most watch faces show a message notification on them when a new message is received. If you have the sounds enabled, you will also get an audio notification of an inbound message. Messages sent from MSN Messenger typically took 6 minutes to reach the watch.".

MobileBurn reviews Fossil's FX3001 SPOT Watch. An interesting read for those considering buying one.

>> Read the review.

>> Buy the Fossil FX3001 SPOT Watch.



 Wanted: George W. Bush and John Kerry emoticons
Wanted: George W. Bush and John Kerry emoticons

dwergs says ( 06 Sep 2004 ):

 

Because we don't want to focus entirely on display pictures alone during our increasingly popular display pic compos, we're starting a short-term emoticon design contest today.

george bush emoticons and john kerry emoticonsWe are looking for talented pixel-artists who can make the two American presidential candidates smile, cry, get angry, frown, wink, etc. all within a 19 x 19 pixels area. To give you an idea, check out the animated smiley to the right courtesy of Smiley Central. Of course, we expect the emoticons to be 100% original creations by yourself.

Here are the rules:
- You can chose to do a set of George W. Bush or John Kerry. Or both!

- An MSN Messenger emoticon is 19 pixels in width by 19 in height. You can make wider emoticons by chaining together up to five emoticons next to eachother, for example to add slogan text balloons or objects. However, the presidential candidate's face should be 19x19 pixels maximum.

- The emoticon's background should be transparent (.gif recommended). The emoticon itself static (not animated).

- You HAVE to create emoticons for at least the following expressions:

smiling :), open-mouthed :D, winking ;), surprised :o, tongue out :p, angry :@, blushing :$, sad :( and crying :'(

So they can be used as alternatives for these standard smileys: msn emotion msn emotion msn emotion msn emotion msn emotion msn emotion msn emotion msn emotion msn emotion.

- You are free to include as much extra emotions, objects, text (balloons),... as you want. Suggestions: cowboy Dubya, baseball-cap Bush & Vietnam Kerry

- Zip your emoticons together and attach the file in an e-mail to submitmess.be and put President Emoticons in the subject line. (If you created your first few emoticons and are unsure if they are what we're looking for, you can send us what you got already and I'll give you my honest opinion.)

The best sets will be released in a Freemoticons installer with your name on it. We expect it to become hugely popular during the next two months! Ten thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands will see and use your work in their MSN Messenger conversations!

lazyafternoon i cut my own hairPer best set we will reward the designer with a 50 US dollar Amazon.com gift certificate (or $40 in Paypal funds) so if you create both winning series you get $100 worth of Amazon.com goodies! One pixel artist will also become the happy owner of a Lazy Afternoon designer t-shirt that is a little bit left of centre. All their tees are sweatshop-free and strictly limited edition (only 16 available per design). Click here to visit the Lazy Afternoon site. The t-shirt we're giving away can be seen here. If anyone cares, I personally own the same one!

I'm hoping to select a winner within 7 days so fire up your image editor! If you suck at graphic design then please tell your pixelwizard friends about this competition! :) Thanks and GOOD LUCK!



 Rolando's new installers and Neowin MSN
Rolando's new installers and Neowin MSN

dwergs says ( 06 Sep 2004 ):

 

In cooperation with TheBlasphemer, Rolando has unleashed a batch of new installers for his full MSN Messenger skins. All skins have now been tested and are fully compatible with Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP (no compatibility with Windows NT). Great new addition are the optional polygamy enabler and banner ad remover that come with each of these skins.

>> Download MSN Messed Edition for MSN Messenger 6.2.0137.

>> NEW Download Neowin MSN for MSN Messenger 6.2.0137.

>> Download Urban MSN for MSN Messenger 6.2.0137.

>> Download Futuristic MSN for MSN Messenger 6.2.0137.

>> Download Gant MSN for MSN Messenger 6.2.0137.

>> Download Penguin MSN for MSN Messenger 6.2.0137.

>> Visit Roland Underground!



 Added: Four Sets of Display Pictures
Added: Four Sets of Display Pictures

dwergs says ( 06 Sep 2004 ):

 

More sets of display pictures were uploaded in the light of our second display pic compo:

tribal display pictures>> Browse 82 Tribal display pictures by pHr0sTbYt3.

>> Browse 75 Die Hard display pictures by soj.

>> Browse 38 Christina Milian display pictures by pHr0sTbYt3.

>> Browse 43 Traci Bingham display pictures.



 Computer clues in suicide pact
Computer clues in suicide pact

dwergs says ( 06 Sep 2004 ):

 

Computer experts are being brought in to help police work out why two schoolgirls apparently entered into the tragic suicide pact (see below). Detectives believe the girls' home computers may hold clues about their friendship. Things like the Message History and Plus! chat logs will most likely not be left unread.

[Source: BBC News] [Further reading: BBC News, Scotsman News & Independent]



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