QueenSara Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Hello! I have had this "problem" with my mac messenger for a while, and as I cannot seem to find any online help on this matter (and none of my friends are Mac users), the best solution I could come up with was to ask you guys. The problem is that when I log in to messenger, I am logged in directly, i.e. I don't write my password or anything, and the problem with this is that I am always logged in as 'online', and I'd prefer to log in as offline, therefore I need to find the button where you can choose your login status. Where do I find this damn button, guys?! I put my trust in you. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deissi Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 Doesn't exist in Mac. You just need to be quick in going offline . Mac Messenger pretty much sucks, thanks Microsoft! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenSara Posted July 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 Oh no, crap! ;/ But I guess I'll survive, that function hasn't existed for too long on Microsoft Messenger either, it's just so comfy. Thanks for the answer anyways! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deissi Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Wait, I just realised I'm stupid . Of course you can sign in as offline, I mixed you up with speaking in offline-mode, which is also now possible in the new mac messenger. So, if you want to sign in as offline, do the following: When you open Messenger, click on "Sign in using a different account or change your online status". When the new box opens, you'll see a dropdown menu for "Status" and you can choose Appear offline. If you don't see this, I recommend you check if you have the latest version of Mac Messenger. (v7.0.1 I believe) Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenSara Posted July 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 [quote name='deissi' post='19742' date='Jul 13 2008, 06:34 PM']Wait, I just realised I'm stupid . Of course you can sign in as offline, I mixed you up with speaking in offline-mode, which is also now possible in the new mac messenger. So, if you want to sign in as offline, do the following: When you open Messenger, click on "Sign in using a different account or change your online status". When the new box opens, you'll see a dropdown menu for "Status" and you can choose Appear offline. If you don't see this, I recommend you check if you have the latest version of Mac Messenger. (v7.0.1 I believe)[/quote] Oh, now I'm hopeful at least, I tried to do what you said but it didn't work out, because when I open Messenger, I log in with my account without even writing my password, so there is no "sign in using a different account..." button. However, I believe that I don't have the latest version (v. 6. something), Messenger was one of the programmes I received with the office package for mac, so I guess that if I try to update Messenger to get the latest version, I'll be OK. Thanks a bunch, deissi! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Why don't you guys try Adium X : [url="http://www.adiumx.com/"]http://www.adiumx.com/[/url] Or if you want to use the camera in MSN chats then use: [url="http://www.mercury.im/"]http://www.mercury.im/[/url] They're much better than MSN Messenger for Mac. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deissi Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Actually Adium is only good if you want to combine it with other IM clients. I tried it for a while, but I don't like the way your contact list sets (too un-MSNy, even though it can be edited) or the way conversations look... I'm usually in a group conversation, and they don't really work with Adium... Mercury looks interesting, I'll give it a shot! What I hate about Mac Messenger, though, is that I can't encrypt the chat logs. Aboo, you wouldn't happen to know a program for that? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Lol, don't you have high demands? I don't think there's program yet that have ALL of those things Be forewarned tho, Mercury is a bit slow. Yeah, Adium Group chats are pretty mediocre (read: nonexistent) Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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