The rollout of Windows Live ID continues, this time with the new sign-in UI. From the Live ID blog:

Today we are rolling out a new sign-in experience for Windows Live sites like Live.com, Ideas, Mail, Expo, Favorites and

LiveSide Staff, minus myself, will be up in Redmond next week but I was fortunate enough to have been able to take a short trip up to Microsoft earlier this week. I was invited to meet Nick and Terri from …

Trevin Chow reports from the Windows Live ID blog that the first rollout of Windows Live ID is almost complete. The new centralized login page for Windows Live ID will be login.live.com. Currently, it displays much of what was …

Mary Jo Foley from Microsoft Watch does an fantastic interview with Windows Live Platform Group leader Blake Irving. Mr. Irving explains what Windows Live is and talks about some of its goals and directions the platform has for its users. …

Having troubles with Windows Live Favorites and Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 (just released Monday night)? The Live Favorites Team discusses an issue found with the latest release of IE7:

We've gotten a few folks telling us about issue's they're

Some much needed discussion around Live.com, performance, usability, and focus is taking place around the net – started by a post from Rick Strahl he calls "Live.com – I don't get it". Ken Levy, Product Planner for Windows Live, picked …

For many users, the change from MSN to Windows Live will be most obvious when they first load their new inbox. The Windows Live user interface is a sharp change from the Hotmail one, a change that actually has been …

This coming week (May 1-5) the LiveSide staff will be making the pilgrimage to Microsoft's stronghold, Redmond, WA. Unfortunately Brandon will not be able to take the trip this week because of work obligations. Matthew and Kip will be attending …

Valve Software of Bellevue, Washington has committed to developing for Microsoft's (Redmond, WA) Xbox 360. I decided to post this here because this is a story of particular interest to me. Valve's critically acclaimed Half-Life, Counter-Strike, and Half-Life 2 are …

It is no secret that Microsoft’s “Gadgets” are a central focus of the company, with integration already present in Live.com and Windows Vista. The buzz around CES was that there are plans in the works to bring Microsoft …