File sync goes Final: Dropbox 1.0 released Dec 18, 2010 · 2 min Fast synchronization of files to the Web, to Windows, Mac, Android and even the iPhone: Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across your computers automatically.... Making e-mail interactive with Hotmail’s Active Views Dec 17, 2010 · 1 min Together with some partners, Microsoft has introduced the new Hotmail Active Views platform. With this new feature, you can interact with e-mails in a whole new way to do certain... You should start moving your Windows Live Space Dec 16, 2010 · 1 min Like already noted in September, the free blogging service Windows Live Spaces is closing on March 16, 2011. Please remember that after January 4, 2011, you will no longer be able... Unveiling mynetx.net’s new logo Dec 16, 2010 · 2 min This has been a year full of new logos. We have seen updated logos for Hotmail, Messenger, all the Essentials applications, for Apple iTunes 10 (with quite a lot of feedback!),... Security Essentials 2.0 releasing tomorrow Dec 16, 2010 · 1 min It appears that Microsoft is going to release the final version of its free security solution Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0 on December 17, 2010. Back in July, the team had... The revamped Youtube homepage Dec 16, 2010 · 2 min Google has published a public beta of the new homepage for its video platform Youtube. Being worked on for some time already, this beta is now available for anybody to try out.... Windows Live Writer: Calling for ideas Dec 14, 2010 · 1 min Windows Live Writer is one of the first applications of the Essentials suite to enter the planning phase for its next release, called “Wave 5.” Now is the time to get involved... Get and create Windows Live Plug-ins Dec 14, 2010 · 1 min On December 14, 2010, the Windows Live team has introduced a new subdomain of Live.com, featuring plug-ins for Windows Live Essentials. For example, you can find extensions for... Mesh problems: Sign-in not possible Dec 14, 2010 · 1 min If you wanted to try out the synchronization service Windows Live Mesh recently and launched it for the first time, you might have seen the following error message only: The good... Chrome: View your unread Gmails at a glance Dec 5, 2010 · 1 min Google Chrome is the fastest browser and getting more and more popular as alternative to Internet Explorer and Firefox. Gmail users however miss the integration of their email... Start Task Manager faster with your mouse Dec 5, 2010 · 1 min There are many ways to open the Task Manager. Most Windows users press the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Del and then click on Start Task Manager. You can speed this up by pressing the... This Week’s Thoughts: The Hard Life of Wikileaks Dec 5, 2010 · 2 min It is still getting more interesting: They cannot apply juridical means to Wikileaks, at least not fast and effectively — that’s how the Web is like. Thus, other means have to be... 32 or 64 Bit: What Makes the Difference? Dec 5, 2010 · 2 min In recent times, the 64 bit architecture gets more and more important. Recently there have even been rumors that Microsoft is going to ship the next Windows version, 8, in 64 bit... Live Essentials 2011: Small Update Published Dec 5, 2010 · 1 min Thanks to a tip by our friends over at Wikikou.fr, we got to know that yesterday a so-called QFE update (that is, an update with bug fixes only) was published for nearly all... How-to: Change your Windows 7 logon screen Nov 28, 2010 · 1 min No matter which desktop background you set in Windows 7: while starting, you will always see the blue default background. You want to style this background as well? Here are the... Tim thinks Facebook limits new ideas Nov 25, 2010 · 2 min The web pioneer Tim Berners-Lee considers websites like Facebook to be dangerous for the Web. They allow data to get in — but do not offer adequate ways to get them out again. In... How-to: Show emoticons in Messenger conversations Nov 24, 2010 · 1 min You wonder why no emoticons are showing up in chats with your friends? Here’s a solution. - Open Messenger, and sign in with your Windows Live ID. - In Messenger’s main window,... Facebook Messages merges e-mail, SMS and chat Nov 16, 2010 · 2 min Unlike expected, Facebook has not unveiled a new webmail service competitive to Gmail. Instead, we will see a new inbox generation, combining messages from different channels,... Internet Explorer 9: Watch out for the fake update Nov 15, 2010 · 2 min Fake security updates for Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox 3 are currently spreading as malware on the web. The malware programmers use spam e-mails to spread their work. What you... How-to: Change your name in Messenger 2011 Nov 12, 2010 · 1 min Starting from Windows Live Messenger 2011, your friends will always see your real name when talking with you. In order to unify the experience, the development team says, the...