Outlook Social Connector for Facebook & WLM

Microsoft Outlook Social Connector Provider for Windows Live Messenger
Connect your Windows Live ID to the Outlook Social Connector and stay up to the minute with the people in your network by accessing everything from e-mail threads to status updates in one single, centralized view.

Microsoft Outlook Social Connector Provider for Facebook
Connect your Facebook account to the Outlook Social Connector and stay up to the minute with the people in your network by accessing everything from e-mail threads to status updates in one single, centralized view.

Download:
Microsoft Outlook Social Connector Provider for Windows Live Messenger
Microsoft Outlook Social Connector Provider for Facebook

Outlook Social Connector for Facebook & WLM

Microsoft Outlook Social Connector Provider for Windows Live Messenger
Connect your Windows Live ID to the Outlook Social Connector and stay up to the minute with the people in your network by accessing everything from e-mail threads to status updates in one single, centralized view.

Microsoft Outlook Social Connector Provider for Facebook
Connect your Facebook account to the Outlook Social Connector and stay up to the minute with the people in your network by accessing everything from e-mail threads to status updates in one single, centralized view.

Download:
Microsoft Outlook Social Connector Provider for Windows Live Messenger
Microsoft Outlook Social Connector Provider for Facebook

Windows Phone Developer Tools Beta Released

The term “Beta” is understood to mean that things are close to being finished.  Well, that’s what we mean anyway. This Beta release represents the near final version of the tools for building applications and games for Windows Phone 7. 

Since the initial CTP release of the tools just this March, the Windows Phone Developer Tool CTP has been widely embraced by the community, and they have shown what’s possible on our new development platform.

Link – http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2010/07/12/windows-phone-developer-tools-beta-released.aspx

Windows Server Aurora ScreenShots

Windows Small Business Server Code Name “Aurora” is a new edition of Windows Small Business Server that introduces cross-premise functionality, providing small businesses with on-premise file and print, security, backup, remote access, and identity management services, combined with optional off-premise services.

Link – http://bink.nu/news/windows-server-aurora.aspx

Windows Intune Second Public Beta Available Today

oday, I’m happy to share some news about Windows Intune, which is our forthcoming solution for PC management and security. Windows Intune brings together both Windows cloud services and software to keep PC’s well managed and up to date with the latest version of Windows. Windows Intune is the newest addition to Microsoft’s cloud family where — we’re using our experience with cloud services and IT infrastructure solutions like Windows Update to help customers and partners manage their PCs.

Link – http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/business/archive/2010/07/12/windows-intune-second-public-beta-available-today.aspx

Download Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta

Please Note: This early release of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta is not available for home users. The SP1 Beta does not provide new end-user features, and installation is not supported by Microsoft.

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta helps keep your PCs and servers on the latest support level, provides ongoing improvements to the Windows Operating System (OS), by including previous updates delivered over Windows Update as well as continuing incremental updates to the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 platforms based on customer and partner feedback, and is easy for organizations to deploy a single set of updates.

Link – http://technet.microsoft.com/hi-in/evalcenter/ff183870.aspx

“Vail” Remote Web Access and Its Extensibility

This time we will talk about the extensibility of Remote Web Access.

Some of you (esp. ISV developers) probably wanted to integrate your own products/features in this Remote Web Access portal when Windows Home Server was first released. Unfortunately, the answer you got is “No, you cannot extend this site.” We completely understand how sad you were when you heard this answer.

Therefore, we bring you a brand new Remote Web Access site in Vail.

Link – http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowshomeserver/archive/2010/07/09/vail-remote-web-access-and-its-extensibility.aspx

“Vail” Remote Web Access and Its Extensibility

This time we will talk about the extensibility of Remote Web Access.

Some of you (esp. ISV developers) probably wanted to integrate your own products/features in this Remote Web Access portal when Windows Home Server was first released. Unfortunately, the answer you got is “No, you cannot extend this site.” We completely understand how sad you were when you heard this answer.

Therefore, we bring you a brand new Remote Web Access site in Vail.

Link – http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowshomeserver/archive/2010/07/09/vail-remote-web-access-and-its-extensibility.aspx

Microsoft to deliver betas of Vail and Aurora servers next week?

It sounds like Microsoft is readying new beta builds of two low-end Windows Server releases — known as “Vail” and “Aurora” — to be released next week, timed with the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, according to my sources.

Vail is the next release of Windows Home Server. Aurora is a small business server based largely on the same code base as Vail. (There’s also a common framework, some kind of “client computer connector,” that extends across the two products, that is codenamed “Colorado.”)

Link – http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-to-deliver-betas-of-vail-and-aurora-servers-next-week/6766?tag=mantle_skin;content

Microsoft takes aim again at Web developers with new WebMatrix tool suite

Back in 2003, Microsoft had a plan to attract Web site developers to the Microsoft platform with a skunkworks project called WebMatrix. On July 7, 2010, Microsoft brought back that discontinued effort, via the introduction of a new tool suite known as WebMatrix.

Microsoft is making available for download a first beta of the new WebMatrix as of today. The plan — if feedback is positive — is to release the final version before the end of this calendar year.

Link – http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-takes-aim-again-at-web-developers-with-new-webmatrix-tool-suite/6747

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

Announcing Silverlight for Symbian – RTM

We are very pleased to announce the general availability of Silverlight for Symbian. This brings the Silverlight experience to the 20+ million users of Nokia S60 5th edition Nokia 5800 XPressMusic and Nokia N97 devices. We want to take this opportunity to highlight some of the incredible features in this product:

Link – http://blogs.msdn.com/b/slsymbian/archive/2010/07/06/announcing-silverlight-for-symbian-rtm.aspx

Announcing Silverlight for Symbian – RTM

We are very pleased to announce the general availability of Silverlight for Symbian. This brings the Silverlight experience to the 20+ million users of Nokia S60 5th edition Nokia 5800 XPressMusic and Nokia N97 devices. We want to take this opportunity to highlight some of the incredible features in this product:

Link – http://blogs.msdn.com/b/slsymbian/archive/2010/07/06/announcing-silverlight-for-symbian-rtm.aspx

Microsoft Unveils InstaLoad Battery Installation Technology That Allows Batteries to Be Inserted in Either Direction

Microsoft Corp. today announced a new technology aimed at improving the battery installation process called InstaLoad battery installation technology, which allows users to easily install a battery without regard to positive and negative polarity. Never again will people have to squint to see battery installation diagrams — the device simply works regardless if the battery is installed positive-side-up or positive-side-down.

Link – http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2010/jul10/07-01InstaLoadPR.mspx

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

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