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Microsoft’s new Hotmail: Not a smooth transition for all

by admin on August 11, 2010 in Uncategorized with Comments Off on Microsoft’s new Hotmail: Not a smooth transition for all

Microsoft rolled out to all of its Hotmail users the newest version of its Web-based e-mail program in early August. Since that time, a number of users have been reporting problems accessing and composing their mail when using the latest release.

“During the Windows Live Hotmail rollout, we discovered some customers are having issues. We are working quickly to resolve these issues and apologize for any inconvenience this may be causing our customers. If a customer is experiencing an issue, they should check the Windows Live Solution Center to report their issue and find potential solutions,” said a company spokesperson I contacted via e-mail.

Link – http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsofts-new-hotmail-not-a-smooth-transition-for-all/7046

Hotmail rollout picks up steam!

by admin on July 27, 2010 in Uncategorized with Comments Off on Hotmail rollout picks up steam!

Here at Hotmail, we’ve been busy getting our latest release out to our customers – upgrading server clusters, building the new indexes for conversation threading, and making tweaks to our site metrics and deployment software. This deployment was complex, but it has been one of the smoothest in Hotmail history. We know many of you have been anxious to get the new Hotmail for your own accounts ever since we announced the new features, and we appreciate your patience and your feedback.

Link – http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/archive/2010/07/27/hotmail-rollout-picks-up-steam.aspx

A behind-the-scenes look at designing the new Hotmail: part one

by admin on July 22, 2010 in Uncategorized with Comments Off on A behind-the-scenes look at designing the new Hotmail: part one

One of the things we hear about the most is inbox overload: folks want to find important emails quickly. Whether it’s an important back-and-forth conversation with friends or a YouTube video that brightened your day, it can be hard to find the messages that matter most. When we set out to design the new Hotmail, our main goal was to solve the problem of too much clutter.

Link – http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/archive/2010/07/22/a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-designing-the-new-hotmail-part-one.aspx

Outsmarting social engineering threats with SmartScreen

by admin on July 7, 2010 in Uncategorized with Comments Off on Outsmarting social engineering threats with SmartScreen

This safety feature is another step Windows Live is taking to protect you from socially engineered attacks and account abuse. This abuse is an industry-wide problem, and we’ve seen a significant uptick in these types of attacks within the context of social networks over the past couple years (details in Microsoft SIR V8, p.119). Social networking targeted scams now account for over half of the phishing attacks that SmartScreen filter blocks in Internet Explorer 8.

Link – http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/archive/2010/07/06/outsmarting-social-engineering-threats-with-smartscreen.aspx

The evolution of Windows Live Spaces

by admin on June 30, 2010 in Uncategorized with Comments Off on The evolution of Windows Live Spaces

Now that the new generation of Windows Live web services has been released, some of you have asked me why we didn’t make any changes to Spaces. Although we did not make many noticeable changes to the service, I wanted to do a blog post about Spaces within the broader context of Windows Live and show how Spaces has had, and continues to have, a big influence on our overall direction.

Link – http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/archive/2010/06/30/the-evolution-of-windows-live-spaces.aspx

Windows Live Messenger Connect is now available

by admin on June 28, 2010 in Uncategorized with Comments Off on Windows Live Messenger Connect is now available

Today we are announcing availability of Messenger Connect beta. Messenger Connect allows users to communicate, share, and connect with their Messenger friends on other websites. It is a flexible, yet prescriptive set of APIs to help create intuitive experiences that can be tightly integrated into a website or another app.

Link – http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/archive/2010/06/28/messenger-connect-is-now-available.aspx

Windows Live Essentials beta

by admin on June 24, 2010 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on Windows Live Essentials beta

Windows Live Essentials beta includes free programs from Microsoft for photos, movies, instant messaging, e‑mail, blogging, and more. Get them all in one download and get more done with Windows.

Link – http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials-beta

New Windows Live Essentials available to beta testers on June 24

by admin on June 24, 2010 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on New Windows Live Essentials available to beta testers on June 24

Microsoft is making available the beta bits of its next Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 suite as as of Thursday, June 24.

Once the beta is released on June 24, it will be available for download here from the Microsoft Live.com site.

Windows Live Messenger full or compact view

by admin on June 23, 2010 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on Windows Live Messenger full or compact view

For over ten years now, instant messaging applications have shared a common user interface pattern – a slim window with your contact list in it that you can keep docked on the side of your screen. This makes it easy to keep the window open without taking up too much screen space. Because really, all you’ve ever needed from instant messaging is a list of friends, which allows you to launch popup conversation windows.

Link – http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/archive/2010/06/22/windows-live-messenger-full-or-compact-view-you-decide.aspx

Windows Live Essentials announced

by admin on June 3, 2010 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on Windows Live Essentials announced

Looks like we’re one step closer to getting our hands on Windows Live Wave 4.  Tonight (9pm pdt) Microsoft is taking the wraps off their preview of Windows Live Essentials, which you can check out at www.windowslivepreview.com.  Sometime soon (think end of the month), you’ll be able to download the public beta of Essentials.

Link – http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2010/06/02/windows-live-essentials-announced.aspx

Wave 4: Windows Live Photos to get video playback support, improved slideshow features, and more!

by admin on May 31, 2010 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on Wave 4: Windows Live Photos to get video playback support, improved slideshow features, and more!

A few weeks ago we showed you what’s coming in the new Windows Live Office. Today thanks to a recent blog post by Technogran, we’re able to give you a glimpse of its sister-service, Windows Live Photos, which is also based on SkyDrive. Here’s a screenshot of the Windows Live Photos Wave 4 home page, taken directly from the http://hotmailpreview.com website:

Link – http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2010/05/30/wave-4-windows-live-photos-to-get-video-playback-support-improved-slideshow-features-and-more.aspx

Wave 4: Windows Live Sync – A First Look

by admin on May 31, 2010 in Uncategorized with Comments Off on Wave 4: Windows Live Sync – A First Look

Last week we were fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of the Windows Live Essentials Preview website (http://windowslivepreview.com/essentials) as it briefly went online before it got locked out to the public again. We showed you the two Photo Gallery videos that we found, and today we’ll show give you a first look at the new Windows Live Sync.

Link – http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2010/05/29/wave-4-windows-live-sync-a-first-look.aspx

Wave 4: Windows Live Sync – A First Look

by admin on May 31, 2010 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on Wave 4: Windows Live Sync – A First Look

Last week we were fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of the Windows Live Essentials Preview website (http://windowslivepreview.com/essentials) as it briefly went online before it got locked out to the public again. We showed you the two Photo Gallery videos that we found, and today we’ll show give you a first look at the new Windows Live Sync.

Link – http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2010/05/29/wave-4-windows-live-sync-a-first-look.aspx

Windows Live Photo Gallery Wave 4 demo videos

by admin on May 23, 2010 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on Windows Live Photo Gallery Wave 4 demo videos

Just yesterday we told you about What’s new in Windows Live Essentials Wave 4, and one of our reader Chrilo tipped us about the new demo videos already available on the Windows Live Preview website. While the pages has now been taken down and protected, we were quick to get hold of a couple of the videos posted up there.

Link – http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2010/05/24/windows-live-photo-gallery-wave-4-demo-videos.aspx

Windows Live Office – A First Look

by admin on May 21, 2010 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on Windows Live Office – A First Look

Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4 was officially unveiled yesterday, and one of the major upgrades to Hotmail is it’s tight integration with SkyDrive and Office Web Apps. As part of the announcement, Microsoft also revealed one of their newest web services – Windows Live Office.

Link – http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2010/05/19/wave-4-windows-live-office-a-first-look.aspx

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