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
Category: Windows Live
Announced in 2005, Windows Live offers you a broad set of tools to communicate with your friends: Windows Live Essentials applications, web services, and mobile services.
Hotmail POP access now worldwide
After the unexpected Hotmail outage, POP access is now available to all Windows Live Hotmail customers worldwide! How to use POP with Hotmail I will show you the example of Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, but other mail clients are similar. Click “Tools”, “Account Settings…”. On the “E-mail” tab, click “New…”.
Live Wave 4 wishlist: Collecting ideas
Wave 4. What connections does this phrase bring up for you? What ideas do you get when you hear it? What wishes should, finally, be realized, in Windows Live Messenger Wave 4 (2010)? What have you been missing in Windows Live for ages? And why? Please tell your opinions, ideas,
Updated: Messenger Aero Switcher for Build 8064
After Windows Live Messenger 2009 has been updated to Build 8064 some days ago, here’s my update for Messenger Aero Switcher, allowing you to disable the Windows Vista Aero frame for Messenger only. Free download: Messenger Aero Switcher for Windows Live Messenger 2009 Final / 14.0.8064.0206 (165 kB) As usual,
Upgrade notes starting to appear in Messenger
It appears that the Messenger team is planning to introduce upgrade notes to all Messenger users soon. From today, 17 February 2009, onwards, the first notices will be appearing in the Messenger 2009 Beta version. Additionally, all users using the Messenger RC build (14.0.8050.1202) are asked to upgrade their Messenger
Essentials QFE update #8064 is out
Like the rumors had already announced, the Quick Fix Engineering update for Windows Live Essentials has been released and is now available for download. The pack, having the build number 14.0.8064.0206, does not offer any new functionality, but addresses some bugs. However, the appearance of Messenger in Windows 7 has
Bringing your own touch to the Windows Live Sign-in
Keeping your Corporate / Site Identity, while using Windows Live Authentication – this has not been possible in the past. The Authentication APIs, namely Web Authentication and Delegated Authentication, do not allow any changing of the Live Sign-in page to adopt your website design and thus a seamless transition while
Ev0-entually a good Messenger 2009 skin
Will “Willz” Ingles – ever heard? The name, along with his brand “Design Evolved”, stands for polished Messenger skins. This tag surely applies for Will’s newest skin: Ev0 Cuatro (Ev0 4) is now available for download. Free Download: Ev0 Cuatro (1.3 MB) Note: This skin is compatible with Messenger 2009
“Manage Shared Information” now in Wave 3 style
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
Plus! 4.80 released; thoughts on 5.0 start
Messenger Plus! Live 4.80 has left the Public Beta state and is now available for free download. It features full compatibility with Windows Live Messenger 2009, including scripts and skins. Free Download: Messenger Plus! Live 4.80.356 (4.80 MB) For those of you interested, here are the most important parts of