September 2005
Beginner to intermediate
528 pages
23h 55m
English
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194 switching to the mac: the missing manual
MSN Messenger
Online chat-aholics have nothing to worry about on the Mac. MSN Messenger, the
instant-messaging program, is alive and well in a Mac OS X version that you can
download from www.microsoft.com/mac. Like AOL Instant Messenger described
earlier in this chapter, you don’t even have to worry about your carefully assembled
buddy list. From the instant you start up MSN Messenger for Mac OS X, you’ll see
your Buddy list in place (because the list is actually stored on the Internet, not on
your computer).
MSN (Service)
Microsoft is dead serious about challenging America Online for dominance in the
easy-to-use online service market. MSN 8 is proving a hit with Windows users: in one
single, attractive program, it brings together Web browsing, email (junk mail filters)
and multimedia features, plus links to useful Web sites. A key feature for families: The
software can email parents a list of what Web sites their kids have visited, and how
much time they’ve spent in chat rooms.
MSN for Mac OS X is no longer a self-standing program; instead, you’re supposed to
use www.msn.com to access your news, sports information, and so on.
Mac OS X’s parental-control features, meanwhile, work regardless of whether you’re
using MSN or not. You can find them in System PreferencesÆAccounts.
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