Archive: ‘Windows Live’ Category

Windows Live Devices – soon integrated into SkyDrive

Mesh September 5th, 2011

The Windows Live team is currently developing SkyDrive applications for Windows, Windows Phone, Apple iOS, Mac und Android. On top of the planned SkyDrive clients for the mentioned systems, an integration of Windows Live Devices is planned.

Messenger for Mac: No modern emoticons?

Messenger August 28th, 2011

Messenger for Mac 8 does not use the modern emoticons introduced in Windows Live Wave 3.

The easier sign-in screen

Web Services July 9th, 2011

There is no end to the updates for Windows Live published in recent times. The sign-in screen to the Live web services got updated too. It now focuses on single accounts only.

Windows Live Wave 5: The next version in development

Windows Live July 9th, 2011

An all-round update for the Windows Live services is developed at the moment. The recently published new features in Windows Live SkyDrive and Hotmail are only the tip of the iceberg. As Windows 8 sets a large focus on Microsoft’s web services.

Update for Windows Live Essentials Wave 4

Windows Live July 7th, 2011

The Windows Live team is publishing a bugfix update for Windows Live Essentials 2011 (Wave 4). The quick fix update, rolling out in two stages, fixes several problems in Messenger, Photo Gallery, Mail and other applications.

This week’s thoughts: On behalf of… my mom

Hotmail uses its own servers to send messages. Using your own e-mail address with Hotmail might cause your mail to originate from Hotmail on behalf of You. Why?

Hotmail keyboard shortcuts: the full list

Hotmail July 4th, 2011

Learn how to perform keyboard acrobatics with Windows Live Hotmail. Speed up the way you work and mail.

How-to: Use Hotmail like Outlook

Hotmail July 4th, 2011

Since last week, the e-mail service Windows Live Hotmail has got an update. Keyboard shortcuts, right-click menus like in Outlook and more details have been added and updated.

Source: LiveSide.net Twitter will be reconnected to Windows Live

Windows Live July 4th, 2011

The micro-blogging service Twitter will make its comeback to Windows Live within 2011. This is what the developer beta for Windows Phone Codename “Mango” indicates.

Instant update for SkyDrive

Web Services June 21st, 2011

The Windows Live team has published an instant update for the web file storage Windows Live SkyDrive. Modern browsers and HTML5 make SkyDrive faster, easier to navigate, and more beautiful for viewing photos.