Messaging Tools

The Messaging revolution has taken off as most people are aware everyone has a messenging program and several messaging accounts
Do you have a MSN home and work account I will explain below how you can access the 2 at the same time.
Messaging Program overview.

The most popular is MSN or Windows Live messenger and it comes with Windows Vista and Windows 7. When you sign up for a hotmail or live account you automatically get a messenger ID.

Along with MSN there is Google, Yahoo There is AIM (Aol Instant Messaging) this one is dieing a slow death. There is the Twitter revolution which is messaging to all your followers or Tweets as they are known.

With MSN you can add in or Yahoo Contacts and in Yahoo messenger you can add in your MSN contacts. However with MSN the nice thing is you can get your MSN mail or even link it to Windows Mail or Outlook with Connectors from Microsoft. Outlook also links to your MSN program allowing you to send mail to your Messenger Contacts.

details at the following site for Outlook

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/ha102218231033.aspx

Windows Mail allows youto put in Multiple accounts and links to your MSN

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-vista/Windows-Mail-setting-up-an-account-from-start-to-finish

There are also programs that allow you to run Multiple Accounts simultaneosuly through one program no need to have Yahoo, Google Talk, Twitter, MSN and even Face book chat running the easiest to use is Trillian
http://www.trillian.im/

Then there is the Messenger Plus which is an add in for MSN that gives you extra options andh the ability to sign in to multiple MSN accounts at one time .. ideal for people that need to be signed in to work and home accounts at one time.

http://messenger-plus.en.softonic.com/
Screen captures of some of the features below

The Yellowed Portion is the Access Point for MessengerPlus

This shows the Mail options Screen you can add in notifications for a Program and an account as to when you have mail

With messenger Plus the options are extensisve here is another screen capture to show you

This one shows you the Coversation Customization options

you can organize Conversations in to Tabs instead of having each conversation in its own window.

All I can say is download and use it you will be amazed at how it will help your messenger experience.

If you need to have your Yahoo account open and your Gmail contacts use Trillian and save having multiple programs running this will make your machine faster as well; since less resources are used.