… Merry Christmas and have a Happy New year!

Thanks to all of you, 2008 promises to be another great year :-D. Be sure to make the best out of what’s left of 2007 and remember that Messenger is always here when you need to contact a friend or a family member.

Have a blast and come back next year to visit us!
Cyril

This weekend is going to be big… :-)

Because beta testers and some privileged sites are now allowed to post information about the soon-to-be Messenger Plus! Live 4.50, some articles have started to pop-out on the web. Messenger skinning will be a hot topic after the release so if you’re interested in changing the appearance of your Messenger or if you just want to discover some of the exciting new features you’ll get in December, check these links out!

Exclusive look at Messenger Plus! Live 4.50
Coming soon: Messenger Plus! Live 4.50
Messenger Plus! Live 4.50 to revitalise Messenger skinning
A closer look into Messenger Plus! skinning

Messenger Plus! Live 4.50 : photos et nouvelles en exclu ! (French)
Novidades sobre o Msg Plus! (Portuguese)

…see you soon on the new web site :-).

3 days away from Halloween, I think it’s safe to say that the next version of Messenger Plus! will finally be released in November, and not before we start seeing snow falling from the sky of the old city of Quebec. Beta tests will begin next week and the translation teams will get their due in the middle of the month if everything goes as expected.

In the meantime, you’re invited to take a look at the very first public screenshot of the new software. In my opinion, the new GUI complements the new features and options perfectly. That being said, my own opinion doesn’t matter much here, yours is the one that counts so we’ll be monitoring your reactions very closely once this version is released.

Happy Halloween! it’s candy time again!
This is Halloween, this is Halloween…

It’s now official, the next public version of Messenger Plus! will be labelled Messenger Plus! Live 4.50. This new version will be a major refresh of the software, the most important update since the release of 4.00 more than a year ago. Messenger Plus! has a new look, new windows, new features and even the web site will get an overhaul. Most of the code work is now complete, GFDD is working hard on the new visuals and the first beta version will soon be sent to the internal beta-test team (sorry, the team is currently closed to new admissions).

As announced previously, the new version is scheduled be released at the end of this month but a release in early November is not out of the question. That’s the price to pay to get quality software that will improve your Messenger experience, not degrade it. Also, on a more personal note, I just realised that by the time the public build gets uploaded to the servers, 5 months will have passed since the last release. Is it me or does time go faster and faster, year after year? I easily spend 6 days a week doing my job and still, it always seems like I don’t have time to do everything I want. After more than 6 years, I really must be a slow software programmer, either that or I should consider hire someone to help… anybody reading this good at C++? ;-)

New features and screenshots will be revealed later this month. Messenger Plus! is still Messenger Plus! though, don’t set your expectations too high, it’s still the same software, just with an additional 5 month of work done to it and one new feature in particular that promises to be as popular as scripts currently are. In the meantime, thank you all for your continuous support and for allowing me to live my passion for another year.