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I was supposed to write about this Security Update of Yahoo! Messenger for Windows but I was busy as usual. It was available on June 08, 2007 but never got the time to blog about it. Maybe it’s late, but for those of you who doesn’t know yet, it is recommended to update your Yahoo! Messenger.

This is from the blog entry at Yahoo! Messenger Blog, Security Update:

You can check which version you have by clicking the ‘Help’ menu option, at the top right of your Yahoo! Messenger window, and then clicking ‘About Yahoo! Messenger’. If the Yahoo! Messenger version number is 8.1.0.401 (or higher) then you have the latest and do not need to take any immediate action. If you are running anything lower than 8.1.0.401 then please upgrade to the latest version.

I suggest, if you would like to be updated all the time about Yahoo! Messenger, read Yahoo! Messenger Blog.

I have been using Yahoo! Messenger to communicate with friends and especially with my family in the Philippines. I also use Skype, but what I like about Yahoo! Messenger, you can leave offline messages to your family and friends and they will get them once they’re online even if you are offline. If you know their mobile phone number/s, you may even send them SMS for free (but with some limitations).

Yahoo! Messenger has a lot of features that I like but the conferencing feature needs more improvement. It’s good if there are only two persons talking but if three people are talking, it cannot handle it. This is where Skype is good but one thing though, Skype videocam feature is not available during conferencing.

I just mentioned it, so you know, but to discuss the features of Yahoo! Messenger and Skype, as well as MSN Live Messenger, among others, is another topic. I hope, I will eventually be able to blog about it. One of these days… 🙂