2007

I love Fake Steve Jobs

OK the truth is I really wanted to rip the NY Times article for what it was, a PR hack job.  An embarrassingly bad PR hack job, at that.  But then first of all I’m only some guy who’s been …

Windows Live Installer to be released this week, says the NY Times

In an article appearing in the Sunday Sept 2 version of the online NY Times, with a publish date of Sept. 3, John Markoff of the NY Times reports that Microsoft is prepared to release it’s software “suite” this week

Local Boy Does Good

Our own Scott Lovegrove, or ScottIsaFool, was recognized on Friday by the Writer Zone, the blog of Windows Live Writer:

I wanted to send out a little love out to Scott Lovegrove (http://scottisafool.spaces.live.com/) on behalf of the

Windows Live Interactive SDKs

If you want to get a start with some of the Windows Live SDKs, then it can be a daunting task. You could try looking for tutorials on the chosen SDK, or look at the examples that usually come with …

Spaces offers new photo features

The Space Craft posted tonight on some new features for Spaces photos (thanks, Brandon!):

High resolution photo upload,

highres

and photo printing by HP Snapfish.

snapfish

Now you can upload “hi resolution ” photos by selecting “optimize photos for …

A Silly Pledge for a Good Cause

As you might expect, I read a lot of blogs, and the other night I just happened to come across an entry in Steve Kafka’s blog on an unusual endeavor by some ‘Softies in Mountain View.  Apparently in the classic …

Windows Live Custom Domains hits Wave 2

The Windows Live Custom Domains team just launched version 2.0 featuring the new Wave 2 UI and a bunch of new features.

According to their team blog the highlights of this release are:

  •  E-Mail optional domains: Your can now register a

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:

homedotlive Cal and Events

(you won’t see these unless you are signed out of home.live.com)

The new icons, …

Stickers: A Windows Live Exercise

 Liveside-Glass-07Ok so the stickers are on the way.  Only about $175 US  in postage, not too bad! 

We’ve used Windows Live Mail (and some of you have used Windows Live Hotmail), and Live Maps and Live Maps Collections, along …

Live ID with CardSpace support announced as in beta

Yes the Information Card support in Live ID v5 we’ve been raving about has now been announced. To recap, CardSpace, and the Information Cards it manages, allows you to log into a website without entering your password, reducing the risk …