On Thursday the public beta of Custom Domains was upgraded. Some good news for those who have been asking for Windows Live Mail inboxes instead of Hotmail inboxes, 40 Mail Beta invites will be given to domain owners next week …

Yesterday, Windows Live Expo was released…if you happen to work for Boeing, Washington Mutual, Safeco, if you attend University of Washington, or you are a current or former Microsoft employee (available to MS employees prior to yesterday).

Although it is …

It appears that the ongoing confusion is now finally over. C|Net News.com released an article detailing the interview of John Nicols, who was formerly the head of MSNBC, MSN TV, MSN IA [Internet Access, a/k/a dial-up], among other things …

Live Local (or Virtual Earth) hasn't appeared much here at LiveSide, so here's another catch-up post, of sorts. One of the most interesting features of Windows Live is the ability to modify the services, whether it's Gadgets on Live.com, …

Since our post earlier in the week concerning Microsoft's plans for its MSN portal, many bloggers have been discussing the brand confusion that Microsoft's new online plans are causing. It seems as though Microsoft's PR department has taken note, …

Following my recent post on MSN become the MSN Media Network, several bloggers have commented about the brand confusion Microsoft is subjecting consumers too. I'd encourage you to read some of the posts and their comments as all of …

Microsoft announced that Windows OneCare Live codename "A1", which has been in public beta testing since November 2005, is going to launch in early June of this year. The service, which offers an "all-in-one, automatic and self-updating PC care service" …

The Mac classic, Crystal Quest, is now up on Xbox Live Arcade. I haven't really had any experience with the game, so download it and let us know what you think!

Thanks Major Nelson …

Several sources have indicated to us that MSN plans to relaunch itself as the MSN Media Network, whilst at the same time expanding its range of interactive and content rich services. As well as continuing to deliver content through MSN.com …

Trevin, who works on the Passport team, posts a nice overview of an annoying problem with Passport, Why does Passport sign-in Suck?. In the post, Trevin seems to hint at some changes coming that might make Passport suck somewhat …