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• Microsoft releases new Outlook Connector with Windows Live Calendar beta synchronisation for all

  Microsoft has just released a new version of the Outlook Connector, giving users access to the Windows Live services through Outlook. In what will be a popular move (judging by the comments on our last Calendar post ), the latest version now adds in calendar... Posted Jul 23 2008, 05:42 PM by Chris with | with 37 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, Calendar, Outlook Connector

• Windows Live Calendar Upgraded

  Live Calendar has had an (Wave 3) upgrade whilst I was asleep. No major UI change, but there is some new stuff! Events are now integrated, in other words you can now create events from within Calendar. Old news, check out the other updates below. You... Posted Jul 16 2008, 02:24 PM by Sunshine with | with 34 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, Calendar

• New Outlook Connector in the works with Calendar synch for all

  At the start of the year there was some discussion around whether MSN Premium offered good value for money in light of all these new and free Windows Live services. While we still think its great if you want several ad free accounts, we've heard that... Posted Feb 24 2008, 11:10 PM by Chris with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, Calendar, Featured

• Microsoft launches Windows Live Calendar into public beta

  Today sees the start of the public beta for perhaps the most long-awaited Windows Live service - Windows Live Calendar. Two years ago on November 1st 2005 Bill Gates first announced Windows Live, so it's fitting that the launch of the public beta for Calendar marks the end of Wave 2. Posted Nov 07 2007, 12:29 AM by Chris with | with 23 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, Calendar, Featured, Beta

• Windows Live Calendar: still waiting

  Windows Live Calendar made its first appearance last Friday evening (PST), was available for a while, but then access for new account sign ups was turned back off (if you logged in to Windows Live Calendar while it was available, you can still get in... Posted Nov 06 2007, 05:34 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: Calendar

• Windows Live Calendar first impressions: We do some "testing" of our own

  While it isn't out "officially" yet, Windows Live Calendar popped up for the first time on Friday evening and it's been up steadily here ever since (but only on some accounts). Some of our readers haven't been able to access it at... Posted Nov 04 2007, 06:30 AM by Kip Kniskern with | with 36 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, Calendar

• Windows Live Calendars Is Now Out! [Updated - almost there but not quite yet]

  After what seems like ages , Windows Live Calendar is finally out there . Update: almost out there. Windows Live Calendar was indeed up for a bit, for testing, and will be going live in a public beta VERY very soon, but it's not up yet. Take the weekend... Posted Nov 03 2007, 02:17 AM by ScottIsAFool with | with 25 comment(s) Filed under: Calendar

• Windows Live Calendar Beta - Get ready!

  Update: Windows Live Calendar beta has now launched . Check it out at http://calendar.live.com or read our first review . We haven't talked about Windows Live Calendar for a while now, in fact our last post was about the start of the internal dogfood... Posted Oct 31 2007, 01:30 AM by Chris with | with 15 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, Calendar, Beta

• Catching up on some stuff we forgot to tell you about

  Been a lot going on with Windows Live in the past few weeks, with Events, and new Live Search and Maps features, Linked IDs, and Gallery. Unfortunately when we're scrambling to keep up with the big stories (not that we're complaining, bring it... Posted Oct 31 2007, 12:13 AM by Kip Kniskern with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: Messenger, Live ID, Family Safety, Calendar, Photo Gallery

• Windows Live Calendar and Events sightings, coming soon?

  Our friend PicturePan2 just noticed something interesting over at home.live.com , newly added icons for Windows Live Calendar, and what we assume is Windows Live Events: (you won't see these unless you are signed out of home.live.com) The new icons... Posted Aug 25 2007, 04:56 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with 21 comment(s) Filed under: Calendar, Events, Home

• Windows Live Calendar dogfood running - Get ready for a beta

  It was hinted at earlier in the week with the Windows Live Hotmail update, yes the Windows Live Calendar beta is fast approaching. Its now available to some special people in a dogfood form (pre-beta), unfortunately if you aren'ta Microsoft employee you'll just be seeing the MSN Calendar... Posted Aug 17 2007, 12:27 AM by Chris with | with 34 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, Calendar, Featured

• Get ready for a new Live.com - Windows Live Home

  At a briefing given to Japanese press about Windows Live, Tetuya Onoda (Windows Live Director) held up a nice big picture of the new Windows Live Homepage that looks set to replace the existing personalised Live.com page. Posted Aug 08 2007, 06:29 AM by Chris with | with 64 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, Spaces, OneCare, Calendar, Skydrive, Folders, Events, Featured, Windows Live Home

• Windows Live Calendar: more info coming this summer?

  In an interview yesterday at Mix '07, Mary Jo Foley asked Brian Arbogast , Corporate Vice President Windows Live Developer & Communications Platform, about Windows Live Calendar (good question, Mary Jo!). While she didn't get a lot of information... Posted May 02 2007, 08:18 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: Calendar

• LiveSide obtains Windows Live Calendar

  We've been hearing rumors of a new Windows Live Calendar for more than a year now, and thanks to a Microsoft employee in Belgium, we can finally show you that it really has been worth the wait. Featuring the Windows Live flair, a clean look, hi-res photo manipulation, and a solid support mechanism, Windows Live Calendar has almost instantly become my favorite calendar. Posted Apr 01 2007, 05:01 AM by Kip Kniskern with | with 22 comment(s) Filed under: Calendar

• Google Calendar catches MSN's - Or Where oh where is the Windows Live Calendar?

  Another Hitwise graph showing more disappointment for MSN/Windows Live - this time for Calendar. Since its inception in April, Google Calendar has been steadily gaining market share, while both MSN and Yahoo have been losing theirs. Interestingly, while... Posted Jan 06 2007, 08:26 AM by Kip Kniskern with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, Calendar