mynetx Windows Live Enhanced
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Upcoming project releases at mynetx Creations

I thought it was about time to let you know what I am currently working on. While you can find the complete list at the Projects page, here is a summary of the most interesting bits.
MPLCode
A Messenger Plus! script for sending/receiving programming codes formatted instead of plain-text.
WLMStatus
Allows to display your current Messenger status on [...]

Top 5 Messenger Plus! Live scripts

Hi there! This is my first post here at mynetx – Windows Live Enhanced. You probably all know the immense popular add-on for Windows Live Messenger? If not, visit msgpluslive.net. Most people just use it for tabbed chat windows, the boss-protection function or maybe the colored messages, nicknames, etc. Well Messenger Plus! Live is a [...]

Windows Live and You: “Hmm, I wonder if I can do this better” (Frans–Willem Hardijzer)

This is the first interview in the Windows Live and You summer edition. I’m sure that my conversation with Frans-Willem Hardijzer, who developed the Messenger add-on StuffPlug, and is also known as “The Blasphemer”, will be especially interesting for you.
mynetx: I find it great that you got some minutes to talk with me about [...]

Messenger Plus! Live 4.82 supports Windows 7

Messenger Plus! Live 4.82, one of the last updates to version 4, has been released. It features complete support for the current Windows 7 Release Candidate as well as some other interesting news, like these:

The settings of your scripts and skins can now be exported from the preferences panel and re-imported back.
The workaround [...]

How-to: Repair Messenger Plus! scripts and skins importing

You can’t import any Messenger Plus! scripts or skins anymore, getting an innocent message box like this one?

You will have to repair the internal shortcuts for *.plsc and *.plsk files.
The solution: Repair your file shortcuts

Open the Control Panel.
Go to the Uninstall section for programs.
Act as if you were going to uninstall Messenger Plus!.
Choose Repair.
Remove [...]

Windows Live and You: mynetx, a dedicated Windows Live user and developer

Because I am bothering my co-workers and friends with my interviews, Bram Lancsweert (see his interview) thought that it was time to ask me about my connection to Windows Live.
Bram: Nice that you got some minutes to talk with me about Windows Live and You. To get started, please describe yourself and your connection with [...]

How-to: Backup and restore your Plus! preferences

The other day I was once again thinking of useful add-ons adding functions in Messenger. I went around and played with the “Import/export preferences” option inside the Messenger Plus! preferences. From what I saw, the option is creating a binary *.pld file containing your settings. You would have to export it, copy it via some [...]

How-to: Display your Twitter status in your Messenger personal message

So with all this social networking and with Windows Live Wave 3 focusing on adding social features, here’s a way to have your latest tweets displaying in your Messenger’s personal message, automatically:
Twitter2PSM – the easy way
Download and import my Messenger Plus! script Twitter2PSM. To use the script, having Messenger Plus! installed is a requirement.
The script [...]

Plus! 4.80 released; thoughts on 5.0 start

Messenger Plus! Live 4.80 has left the Public Beta state and is now available for free download. It features full compatibility with Windows Live Messenger 2009, including scripts and skins.
Free Download: Messenger Plus! Live 4.80.356 (4.80 MB)
For those of you interested, here are the most important parts of the changelog:

This version is entirely compatible with [...]

Finally! Messenger Plus! for Live Messenger 2009

Plus! 4.79: Public Beta now available!

First screenshots: Messenger Plus! on WLM 2009