MSN Slide Max

Nearly every social application or web page requires you to select a profile picture that represents you. In case you get bored of it easily and want to change it, applications like MSN Slide Max come in handy. It gives you the possibility to load several images and have them played in a slideshow that represents your MSN profile picture.

Browsing through available options you inevitably come across the function to add images, because this cannot be done by dragging the desired item over the main window. A small browser is brought up with a breathtaking amount of formats that can be loaded, from the basic BMP and JPG to several specialized types.

One of the available functions requires you to load a picture from which a short animation is made. It basically asks you to set the start and end point, after which you image is chopped into multiple instances that create a movement effect when played in a slideshow.

While you MSN is up and running, you can hit the “Play” button to start changing your profile picture at specified time intervals. However, this is only done with the help of a slider and can be as little as 5 seconds and up to 3 minutes.

You can change the status message and apply an avatar to each one, to better represent a mood, for example.

To sum it up, MSN Slide Max gives you the possibility to better express yourself using the avatar. The idea behind the concept is rather fun, but creation options are limited. Overall, it makes for a handy application when you just can't decide what picture to use, especially with the “Random Order” option.