Sometimes, it's the simple things that matter. Forget about PC to Phone calling and better file sharing support,
what I really liked about the new Windows Live Messenger that
recently went out of beta is how intuitive it is. Yesterday I saw a few of my buddies were displaying what
they're listening to in my contact list and wondered how to enable it. Simply click on the arrow in personal
message line below your IM name and check "Tun on 'What I'm Listening To'". Sure it's
probably in the options menu but having it right there was quite handy and intuitive. The neat part is that it not
only works with the expected Windows Media Player but also for iTunes with no plugins necessary.
Another feature that I like is the option to hide the vertical bar of tabs that appears on the left side of the
contacts list. The checkbox is under Tools -> Options -> Tabs.
