May, 2006

Windows Live Developer platform switches up a gear

WLSoon icon.gifLast night I got to meet with Koji Kato from the Windows Live Developer Platform team (formerly of the Tablet PC team) and spoke with him about the developer push they are making with Windows Live. It appears as though …

Windows Live Custom Domains Update

WLDomains icon.gifThe Windows Live Custom Domains gives us an update on the status of the Windows Live Service as well as what we can expect for the next release:

We are working hard on our next release. You can expect to

Interview with the Windows Live Product Search team

This is the last in the series of interviews that Chris and I conducted while we were in Redmond for the Strategic Account Summit. Windows Live Product Search actually launched the day before we conducted this interview, so the team …

Buy a picture of your house for $3?

WLLlocal icon.gifAn interesting tidbit in this morning's Seattle PI, in a story on Pictometry, the company that does the "bird's eye view" photography for Windows Live Local.

Microsoft already has begun making images available free on a new map

Windows Live Mail M6 is here – Firefox supported (almost)

WLMail new icon.gifWindows Live Mail M6 has just shipped, with changes including: – Firefox support. Doesn't include Spell checker, resizable splitters between message list and reading pane. Does include drag and drop and signatures. – Policy Changes – Performance – Signatures – …

Office Live Developer Guide: Add your input!

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Chris Beiter, while hinting that the Office 2007 Beta 2 release is coming very very soon, is looking for input on the Office Live Developer Guide he's working on for release later this year. He's looking to write something other …

New Messenger Sites

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The Messenger Team has two really neat new websites designed to help spread the word of Windows Live Messenger Beta – which is now open to the public without any invitations. Check out "The Future of MSN Messenger". And …

Microsoft expands HD lineup with LifeCams

hd.jpgMicrosoft is in the process of preparing the rollout of Windows Live LifeCams, their new High Definition set of webcams. This series of web cameras will feature high definition still shots on all models and high definition video on …

Windows Live InfoCard STS goes live

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What is the InfoCard Security Token Service? The InfoCard Security Token Service authenticates users based on the identity information provided by InfoCard and returns claims about that identity that can be used by relying sites. The InfoCard Security Token Service

Windows Live Account coming “mid to late May”

WindowsLive.gifOver on the Mail Support blog they've confirmed that users on Live Mail will be able to access the new Windows Live Account pages by the end of this month. Users won't have to do anything to take advantage of …