Archive: Posts Tagged ‘Contacts’

Messenger in Hotmail: You got it now?

Hotmail April 21st, 2009

According to the most recent announcements, Messenger in Windows Live Hotmail is now available for customers in Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and the US. If you are living in one of these countries, you will now be able to chat with your Messenger contacts directly from your Hotmail inbox. The Hotmail team [...]

Chat in Messenger within my blog

Web Services March 27th, 2009

As you may have seen, my blog is using a new Windows Live service, enabling you to chat with your contacts in real-time! If you haven’t noticed it yet, just look at the bottom of the mynetx – Windows Live Enhanced homepage. What you see there is the new Windows Live Messenger Web Bar, part [...]

“Manage Shared Information” now in Wave 3 style

Windows Live February 3rd, 2009

Today consent.live.com, the interface for granting permissions to get access to your Content Providers (such as, read your contacts, invite people to your list, etc) to websites, has been updated to match the Wave 3 style. You will mainly only get to see this page when signing into a website using Windows Live Delegated Authentication.
Now [...]

Dark forces around an intelligent guy?

Messenger Plus!, Stuff January 31st, 2009

In its issue of January 29, 2009, The Guardian has published a controversial, even critical essay on Patchou, the creator of Messenger Plus!. I found it worth reading, however decide yourself.
The adware altercation
Software developer Patchou provokes fierce opinions in cyberspace. His army of fans think he’s a genius; critics say he has sold his soul [...]

Live Wave 3 rollout: Official start announcement

Windows Live December 2nd, 2008

As you see already in my previous posts, Windows Live Wave 3 is rolling out. Now we get the official announcement that it happens…
Today we’ve started releasing the first set of updates to our web services, and these will continue to roll out globally over the next 24 hours – including a new version [...]

Live Wave 3: the next round will start soon (UPDATE)

Windows Live November 25th, 2008

As various hints indicate, the phase 3 of the Windows Live Services Wave 3 update will start between December 5th and December 12th, 2008.
Update: Numerous sources confirm that the Web Services (not the Clients) will roll out from December 1st until December 8th, 2008.
What does this Wave 3 phase 3 feature?
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Windows Live Wave 3 – Preview to the new features

Windows Live November 13th, 2008

Microsoft has announced details on the future, the new, Windows Live, and I am bringing them to you like I promised.
Over the coming weeks, the next generation of Windows Live will become available at www.windowslive.com. The new Windows Live experience is enhanced by Microsoft partners with feeds from third-party sites that help you stay [...]

New Live Hotmail: Has Microsoft a hearing ear?

Hotmail November 11th, 2008

Since the roll-out of the new Windows Live Hotmail, there has been an enormous reaction of the users, mostly negative, as we see on the amount of comments to various blog posts on Windows Live Wire. Finally, it seems as if Microsoft was listening to their users and working on better compatibility and more [...]

Plus! 4.79: Public Beta now available!

Messenger Plus! November 3rd, 2008

Long awaited, often asked for: the public beta of Messenger Plus! Live 4.79, introducing complete compatibility with the newest Windows Live Messenger 2009 beta.

What is new/changed?