Archive: Posts Tagged ‘Web’

What happened to my.live.com?

Web Services October 21st, 2009

“Windows Live Personalised Experience”—this is what Wikipedia calls my.live.com, the successor of start.com. This service allowed you to put together your own home page with gadgets and other stuff to get you a home on the Web. Much like iGoogle, to be honest.
Frozen project, it seems. Dead project? Let’s look at [...]

Windows Live Web Messenger, reinvented

Messenger October 14th, 2009

Microsoft Singapore have recently released their web-based Messenger, built on top of the Messenger Library. You don’t need to install anything, as messaging works out-of-the-box.

Check it out for free: http://webim.live.sg/
What do you think?

Windows 7 browser ballot screen accepted by European Union

Browsers, Windows 7 October 7th, 2009

Microsoft may distribute Windows 7 with the browser ballot screen proposed by the Windows team. The European Commission accepted the offer. From Windows 7 onwards, the user sees a selection dialog to install other browsers than Internet Explorer, when they set up the system.
Within the dialog, the 5 most widespread browsers will [...]

How-to: Change your Windows Live password

Windows Live October 7th, 2009

More than 20,000 Windows Live account credentials were published recently. That is why you should change your own password, even if your account was not among them. Here is how to change your password using the Windows Live account center.

Open the Windows Live account center at https://account.live.com/ChangePassword.aspx.
If prompted, sign in using your Windows [...]

This Week’s Thoughts: Hidden data

This Week’s Thoughts October 7th, 2009

Many people send texts, spreadsheets, photos and videos—while not knowing that they contain much information that other people can discover with ease and that might be indiscreet. Who has collaborated on the text? How often has it been revised? What camera and aperture has been used to take the photo? Such info is hidden in [...]

More than 20,000 Hotmail passwords leaked

Windows Live October 6th, 2009

Several thousands passwords for European users of Microsoft’s e-mail and identity service Hotmail/Windows Live ID have been published on the Web, according to information published by Neowin. The Windows Live team states:
We immediately requested that the credentials be removed and launched an investigation to determine the impact to customers. As part of that investigation, [...]

Upcoming project releases at mynetx Creations

Stuff October 3rd, 2009

I thought it was about time to let you know what I am currently working on. While you can find the complete list at the Projects page, here is a summary of the most interesting bits.
MPLCode
A Messenger Plus! script for sending/receiving programming codes formatted instead of plain-text.
WLMStatus
Allows to display your current Messenger status on [...]

The days are numbered for Messenger 2008

Messenger September 20th, 2009

In this post:

End of Life reached
What people think
Technical reasons
Get Messenger 2009
In case of problems

End of Life reached

Starting September 15, 2009, users are required to have the latest version of Messenger installed on their computer in order to sign in and continue using the Messenger service. To download the latest version of Messenger, go to the [...]

How-to: Staying secure on the Web while being abroad

Browsers September 12th, 2009

When it’s all about your own computer, things are normally not that important. But when you are abroad, for example using the Web on your friend’s computer or in a public school or library, you should be concerned about the security and privacy of your data. Especially when you want or have to [...]

Stai sicuro e protetto dal phishing via Messenger

Messenger September 10th, 2009

Alcuni di voi hanno chiesto in Max Messenger se fosse possibile mostrare i contatti che sono “connessi” ma con lo stato “Invisibile”. Non c’è un modo! Neanche usando programmini aggiuntivi o alcuni siti web. Questi siti garantiscono che è possibile. Ma in realtà non lo è! Sono siti web di phishing vogliono rubarti [...]