Better late than never I must say! Yahoo Messenger for Vista is out of the preview stage and now into the BETA. The current version out is Yahoo Messenger for Vista Beta (1.2.0.1029) and it is showing signs of it being alive and kicking! I've just included two screen shots which are of the sign in and sing on. They are changed and well a bit user friendly now.

Below is the Sign-In screen. As you can tell, it now has a glossy Vistaish look and feel.



As for the one below is the Sign-On screen. It has a bit of a fruity look but it's better than the older plain black look...



Although Yahoo still has a bit of a way to go with this newly rebuilt, or built from the ground up, messenger, progress is showing. That, at least, is the good news. I still have to honestly give two thumbs up for this new version.

Now as what comes with the new release. YAY! In this release version you'll find that 2 of 8.1's features are included. One being SMS texting from messenger to cell phone and vice versa. It is a nifty feature that seems flawless. I've tested it and so far no hiccups or glitches. It has my approval, at least until I find a hiccup.

The second feature added is voice. Not where the messenger talks back to you, that'd be a bit freaky and I don't think humans are ready for that. I'm talking about PC to PC, PC to Phone or vice versa of each one of those. So far I haven't gotten the chance to test this one so don't take my word for it. I do have to say it is a good one though.

Ok well I guess you can say I mislead you on the screen shots. A friend of mine wants to be "popular" so I just asked him to message me a corney message. Take a look at the messenger's IM screen.



As you can see the "IM" and "Voice" tabs. But don't get all giddy about it, it is still in BETA stage so all hiccups and suggestions should be sent to the "Feedback" link at the top of the messenger.

This is it for me today. And as a note on you YouTube fans just eager to see my chunky body of love, I should be posting my introduction video soon. I'll keep you guys posted. I'm out, take care!

Oh, here's the link to read more about Yahoo Messenger for Vista Beta on Yahoo Messenger's Blog.
And here's the link to download Yahoo Messenger for Vista Beta directly from Yahoo Messenger.