After talking about the Yahoo! Messenger, I saw on 2lmc that there is a new version of the client available. You can download it directly from here, but beware when you're installing it. The 'typical' installation looks like it will install an extra toolbar in your browser, set Yahoo! Mail to be the default on your computer and set Yahoo! as your homepage, plus other nasty and annoying things, no doubt. The better plan is to select the 'custom' installation and only select the top option, for Messenger itself.
The beta has very much an XP/OSX feel to it. To me it feels 'heavier'; there are more features and more bits to it, which unfortunately makes it feel like the MSN client as opposed to the slightly more basic-looking but fast and easy-to-use previous Yahoo! version. I'm sure I'll get used to it, though. It still seems pretty memory-hungry, too.
[Update at 23.27 GMT]: Newsfactor has a good article on why this is a big update for Messenger.
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