Yahoo! Messenger 3.0b1r2 review

Instant messaging allows you to quickly exchange messages with your online friends.

License: Freeware OS: Mac OS X File size: 6355K Developer: Yahoo! Price: $0.00 Updated: 11 Aug 2006

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Instant messaging allows you to quickly exchange messages with your online friends. Unlike email, instant messages appear as soon as they're sent.

Here are some key features of "Yahoo Messenger":
Take Yahoo! with You
Stay connected to Yahoo! Messenger on your mobile phone. Learn more
Webcam
Use a webcam to share live video with your friends. Learn more
File Transfer
Send files to friends and receive notification when they have been received. Learn more
Emoticons
Express your feelings in a conversation using these little animated smiling faces.

What's New:
Entirely new user interface written in Cocoa designed specifically for the Mac OS X operating system
Yahoo! Avatars and Display Images
Custom stealth settings
Webcam support, compatible across PCs and Macs
Custom Status messages, including links to music tracks
Animated sign-in, sign-out, and contact list
All new sound effects
Visual notifications with support for the Growl global notification system
Alerts for Yahoo! Calendar, Mail and Personals
Coming soon: In the future, support for interoperability with Windows Live ™ (MSN) Messenger.

Requirements:
A connection to the Internet
An active (free) Yahoo! Account
CarbonLib 1.5 installed (if running Mac OS 9 or older)
Broadcasting with Super Webcam requires a Quicktime-supported video input device, such as a video capture card, a USB or Firewire webcam, or a Digital Video (DV) source. Please make sure you have installed the driver software that came with your video input device before using Super Webcam in Yahoo! Messenger.