Hotmail POPs up in some places
Windows Live Hotmail is rolling out a new build, including POP and SMTP access from any mail client (including iPhone). Hotmail has been supporting POP and SMTP for Hotmail Plus...
Finally! Messenger Plus! for Live Messenger 2009
The most important thing at first: Patchou has made Messenger Plus! fully compatible with Windows Live Messenger 2009 Final. Free Download: Messenger Plus! Live 4.79.353 Beta (4.7...
Plus!Patch 2.0.1 Beta for Messenger 2009: the first Patch Skin
lordtinuviel # 12 Jan 2009 Monday 02:54 this looks good shame is not fully compatible with 2009 mynetx # 12 Jan 2009 Monday 11:59 Would you mind explaining what exactly is not...
Live Essentials hit Final
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has used the keynote of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. to announce the general availability of the Final versions of...
How-to: Exit Explorer safely in Vista and XP
Your desktop hangs, or you want to apply a trick which requires Explorer to be restarted? No, you don't need to log off and back on, neither to reboot. Exiting Windows Explorer...
2008: A Retrospective
What was 2008 like for me? Read a summary. - 1 WLMStatus software name - 1 WLMStatus Premium version - 6 additional WLMStatus translations - 6 updated WLMStatus client versions -...
Messenger Start Menu Tasks in Windows 7
warmth # 05 Jan 2009 Monday 01:09 thanks for this info... I am not too much into Windows 7 right now... but is good to hear this news for the future... hope to see more things...
Group Chat Comparison: Groups.im vs. Messenger 2009
This is a guest post by Leon Guo, Product Planner Groups.im. Recently Microsoft came out with the new Windows Live Groups, and I have found a similar service to compare with it...
Disable Aero for Windows Live Messenger 2009 RC
You ever wondered that Messenger uses Windows Aero frames since the 14.0.5027.908 beta in September? You want the original Messenger frame back, but you don't want to disable Aero...
Windows Live Essentials Beta: RCs now publicly available
After some delay in shipping, the Windows Live team has now updated the public downloads and the Release Candidate of the Windows Live Essentials Suite is now available for free...
Changes in the Windows Live Messenger RC
Jonathan Kay # 16 Dec 2008 Tuesday 00:06 The new notifications do not use Direct 3D. The only thing that uses Direct 3D in the whole pack of applications is Photo Gallery (Movie...
Live Essentials RCs: In case you wonder
Just in case you wonder about the announced release of the Windows Live Essentials (that is, the programs for your PC, like Live Mail, Live Messenger, Live Photo Gallery, Live...
Windows Live tips in the upcoming Release Candidate
The release candidate of Windows Live Messenger 2009, being expected for this week, will feature a new function to hint you how to use certain functions within Windows Live. This...
Google Chrome released out of beta
Only some hours after announcing that Google Chrome would leave the beta state soon, Google has updated their browser to version 1.0.154.36. Many OEM and manufacturer partners...
Windows Live Sync released
The former Windows Live FolderShare has been renamed to Windows Live Sync and released to the public. When I installed the new client, however, I couldn't find any differences to...
Live Wave 3 rollout, Part IV: Family Safety
There’s another service upgraded to Wave 3, along with release – thus no Beta anymore… Look there:
Live Wave 3 rollout, Part III: Remaining services
Let’s take a look at the rest of the services in a After-Before mode. Click the images to enlarge them. Windows Live Events Windows Live Home Windows Live SkyDrive Windows Live...
Live Wave 3 rollout, Part II: Support Center
As I promised, here is another transformed site: the Windows Live Support Center. I know, it is not a Windows Live Service, but it has nevertheless been edited as well. Stay...
Live Wave 3 rollout: Official start announcement
Tom Humes # 02 Dec 2008 Tuesday 19:54 Nice Site layout for your blog. I am looking forward to reading more from you. Tom Humes
Live Wave 3 rollout, Part I: Account Center
I’m gonna start a short series over the next days to keep you up-to-date on which services get a redesign. The first one is the Windows Live Account Center at...