Comments on: Macworld - watch for us! http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:10:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Is iPhone the next big thing on Yahoo! and Google ? | The Offline Blog http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/#comment-58557 Is iPhone the next big thing on Yahoo! and Google ? | The Offline Blog Thu, 01 May 2008 12:36:34 +0000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/#comment-58557 [...] Messenger for Mac, is getting voice feature on it soon !! Well, isn’t it good enough to avoid your mobile bills and just pay the bill for [...] […] Messenger for Mac, is getting voice feature on it soon !! Well, isn’t it good enough to avoid your mobile bills and just pay the bill for […]

]]> By: ladyseattle http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/#comment-51984 ladyseattle Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:51:40 +0000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/#comment-51984 I have just downloaded another new version of YIM for Macs that includes voice. YAY! I also notice that the archive doesn't crash the program when I try to use it. Also an exciting development. I have noticed though that cams are freezing quite frequently on it now, and they weren't with the last version. My cam seems to die more on Mac users than others. Others cams only seem to die when they are on a Mac. Is anyone else finding this to be true? I have just downloaded another new version of YIM for Macs that includes voice. YAY! I also notice that the archive doesn’t crash the program when I try to use it. Also an exciting development. I have noticed though that cams are freezing quite frequently on it now, and they weren’t with the last version. My cam seems to die more on Mac users than others. Others cams only seem to die when they are on a Mac. Is anyone else finding this to be true?

]]> By: Copper http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/#comment-50193 Copper Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:56:17 +0000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/#comment-50193 The lack off audio has been a major irritation to me. Especially since the guy at the mac store insisted I could do voice chats on yahoo. Needles to say I was going to put the mac back in the box and return it as I struggled to find another audio program to no avil. A friend of mine told me about the free skpe. We have been using that incombination with the yahoo mesemger. It works for us nut is FREE! The lack off audio has been a major irritation to me. Especially since the guy at the mac store insisted I could do voice chats on yahoo. Needles to say I was going to put the mac back in the box and return it as I struggled to find another audio program to no avil. A friend of mine told me about the free skpe. We have been using that incombination with the yahoo mesemger. It works for us nut is FREE!

]]> By: Michael http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/#comment-49088 Michael Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:25:48 +0000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/#comment-49088 Skype sent me a really insulting reply to an inquiry regarding the cost of renewing my account, so I switched to Yahoo Voice for incoming and outgoing phone calls. (We have a cell phone but it is pre-paid and just for emergencies and when we are out). I have a PC but my wife has a Mac, and we have been using her computer for the phone... imagine my surprise after signing up when I discovered we can't actually use the service I just paid for on her machine!!! Now I can't log into YM with my Yahoo screen name on my PC nor take it with me because we have to use MY computer for our phone... While this is annoying it's not really a huge deal in the short term, but I really really hope you guys are serious about getting voice support for the Mac rsn, even if it is just a Beta or Preview... that would be terrific! It would also be great if there was a feature for Yahoo Voice where you could share minutes between multiple accounts, but I suppose that is a request for a different department :-D Skype sent me a really insulting reply to an inquiry regarding the cost of renewing my account, so I switched to Yahoo Voice for incoming and outgoing phone calls. (We have a cell phone but it is pre-paid and just for emergencies and when we are out).

I have a PC but my wife has a Mac, and we have been using her computer for the phone… imagine my surprise after signing up when I discovered we can’t actually use the service I just paid for on her machine!!! Now I can’t log into YM with my Yahoo screen name on my PC nor take it with me because we have to use MY computer for our phone…

While this is annoying it’s not really a huge deal in the short term, but I really really hope you guys are serious about getting voice support for the Mac rsn, even if it is just a Beta or Preview… that would be terrific!

It would also be great if there was a feature for Yahoo Voice where you could share minutes between multiple accounts, but I suppose that is a request for a different department :-D

]]> By: Bill http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/#comment-49071 Bill Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:25:28 +0000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/#comment-49071 You know I was just reading the blogs, when I see that yahoo is going to release voice in the next beta for vista and here us MAC users are still waiting for voice for years. That just shows you that yahoo is geared for Microsoft and not the MAC users. Maybe Yahoo should sell to microsoft since everything is done for Windows. I have been waiting like everyone else for them to do voice for Mac, now they are releasing for Vista, well all I can say is so long yahoo, you are very dissapionting. I will take my business to someone else. Now I think you should sell to Microsoft, since you work for windows only you should be microsoft now. SO LONG!!!!!!! You know I was just reading the blogs, when I see that yahoo is going to release voice in the next beta for vista and here us MAC users are still waiting for voice for years. That just shows you that yahoo is geared for Microsoft and not the MAC users. Maybe Yahoo should sell to microsoft since everything is done for Windows. I have been waiting like everyone else for them to do voice for Mac, now they are releasing for Vista, well all I can say is so long yahoo, you are very dissapionting. I will take my business to someone else. Now I think you should sell to Microsoft, since you work for windows only you should be microsoft now. SO LONG!!!!!!!

]]> By: lady.seattle http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/#comment-45759 lady.seattle Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:01:46 +0000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/#comment-45759 Does anyone else have issues with YIM crashing when they try to get to the Messenger Archive? Do you also have problems with cams crashing that require a full reboot before it works? (This is on the newest version of YIM for macs.) Does anyone else have issues with YIM crashing when they try to get to the Messenger Archive? Do you also have problems with cams crashing that require a full reboot before it works? (This is on the newest version of YIM for macs.)

]]> By: bazzoola http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/#comment-45687 bazzoola Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:41:18 +0000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/#comment-45687 to be honest I have given up on yahoo voice long time ago. I setup my own asterisk server now and I am more than happy to provide my entire family with voice support. Some PCs, macs and even Unix! Enjoy the wait :) to be honest I have given up on yahoo voice long time ago. I setup my own asterisk server now and I am more than happy to provide my entire family with voice support. Some PCs, macs and even Unix!

Enjoy the wait

]]> By: gelewo http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/#comment-45437 gelewo Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:24:16 +0000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/#comment-45437 I’ve just downloaded build 78326 and installed on my Mac. But I’m not able to connect to Y!m, there is always said “The application is not able to connect to the messenger servers. The servers may be busy. Please try again.”. I’ve just downloaded build 78326 and installed on my Mac. But I’m not able to connect to Y!m, there is always said “The application is not able to connect to the messenger servers. The servers may be busy. Please try again.”.

]]> By: Administrator http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/#comment-44704 Administrator Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:32:33 +0000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/#comment-44704 Hi Alex, Here are some resources for learning more about: Yahoo! Messenger for Mac http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/messenger/mac/mac3/index.html Yahoo! Messenger for the Web http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/messenger/web/web1/ There is also a very short overview video on Yahoo! Messenger for the Web on this page: http://messenger.yahoo.com/webmessenger.php Any contacts (including Windows Live friends) and groups you set up in the full version of Yahoo! Messenger will appear in Yahoo! Messenger for the Web (along with an additional group showing friends that you can send SMS messages to). Yahoo! Messenger for the Web is just a webpage, so if you want it to run at Startup, you'll need to put a shortcut to the Yahoo! Messenger for the Web site in your startup folder in Windows. Sarah Bacon Hi Alex,

Here are some resources for learning more about:

Yahoo! Messenger for Mac
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/messenger/mac/mac3/index.html

Yahoo! Messenger for the Web
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/messenger/web/web1/

There is also a very short overview video on Yahoo! Messenger for the Web on this page:
http://messenger.yahoo.com/webmessenger.php

Any contacts (including Windows Live friends) and groups you set up in the full version of Yahoo! Messenger will appear in Yahoo! Messenger for the Web (along with an additional group showing friends that you can send SMS messages to).

Yahoo! Messenger for the Web is just a webpage, so if you want it to run at Startup, you’ll need to put a shortcut to the Yahoo! Messenger for the Web site in your startup folder in Windows.

Sarah Bacon

]]> By: Alex http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/#comment-44687 Alex Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:06:44 +0000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/01/15/macworld-watch-for-us/#comment-44687 Where can I go to get tutorials on Messenger and Mess for the Web? I don't want to sit through some hour-long tour pointing out all the features (that I'll never use) & benefits (that are not beeneficial to me)- I want to know where to get specific questions answered. I'm new to Mess for the Web but have used Messnger for almost a year before changing over due to sign-in problems and losing my group data. I never received useful instruction for either. My specific questions: 1.) How do I broadcast to several people or a group? 2.) Can groups be moved from Messenger to MftW and vice-versa? How? 3.) How do I get an old Messenger account out of my start-up sequence and get MftW to open at startup? 4.) Why in the world didn't installing MftW do this (or at least ask if I wanted to?) Very disappointed in the non-intuitive clunkiness of both products. I use them ONLY because I have to keep in contact with others who do. Maybe, just maybe, it's the lack of appropriate training. Help me like them if you can. Where can I go to get tutorials on Messenger and Mess for the Web?

I don’t want to sit through some hour-long tour pointing out all the features (that I’ll never use) & benefits (that are not beeneficial to me)- I want to know where to get specific questions answered. I’m new to Mess for the Web but have used Messnger for almost a year before changing over due to sign-in problems and losing my group data.

I never received useful instruction for either. My specific questions:
1.) How do I broadcast to several people or a group?
2.) Can groups be moved from Messenger to MftW and vice-versa? How?
3.) How do I get an old Messenger account out of my start-up sequence and get MftW to open at startup?
4.) Why in the world didn’t installing MftW do this (or at least ask if I wanted to?)
Very disappointed in the non-intuitive clunkiness of both products. I use them ONLY because I have to keep in contact with others who do. Maybe, just maybe, it’s the lack of appropriate training. Help me like them if you can.

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