MSN presence to Skype
Preamble
Yes, I'm not in favour of Windows Live Messenger (formerly named MSN Messenger), but friends use it. To stay in contact...
Yes, I'm not in favour of Skype, but friends use it. To stay in contact...
Too much work
Live messenger as well as Skype allows the input of presence information. That means your friends know if you are ready for a chat or they should wait if you are out of home/office. But maintaining the state on two places is exhausting, my wish was that I enter the presence information only once and it is available in both messenger programs.
The solution
I found a useful Windows Live Messenger extension named Messenger Plus!™ Live, that allows (amongst other things)
- the input of customized away and busy statuses with special name tags
- to run customized scripts
I created a script for Messenger Plus! Live that uses the Skype API and transfers the personal status from Windows Live Messenger to Skype. So your Skype status is always a copy of your MSN status.
It is available on http://www.msgpluslive.net/scripts/view/516-MSN-presence-to-Skype