2008

Wave 3: Windows Live Mail – Calendar, Calendar, Calendar (And More)

When you install Windows Live Mail, either for the first time or as an upgrade to an older version, go straight to Calendar.  For the first time, Windows Live has a complete, working, beautiful, and fun calendar.

First of …

Wave 3: Windows Live Movie Maker Beta

Making its first appearance in the Windows Live suite, Movie Maker Beta is a solid new application lacking in basic features to make it actually useful.

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I’m a huge fan Windows Movie Maker in Vista because it offers a …

Wave 3: Windows Live Writer – A First Look

So now that you can download Wave 3, we’ve seen Windows Live Movie Maker and Windows Live Mail, now let’s look at Windows Live Writer:

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A lot of what is in this new beta was seen in …

New Windows Live Photo Gallery API

As we alluded to earlier, the Windows Live Developer blog over at http://dev.live.com has just posted about the new Photo Gallery API:

Today, I’m pleased to announce a brand new, simple framework that enables developers to create photo

New Windows Live Betas – Download Wave 3 Now! (Updated With International Goodness)

With the Windows Live Wave 3 beta due to start today, we thought we’d provide our readers with a small headstart on the rest of the world. Here’s the download links for the new Wave 3 suite of applications, including …

Todd Bishop, John Cook leave Seattle P-I to join Puget Sound Business Journal

Not really Windows Live news, per se, but Seattle P-I Technology reporter Todd Bishop has left the P-I to join the Puget Sound Business Journal, according to Twitter messages left by both him and fellow ex-P-I reporter John Cook.  …

Valleywag reports on Live Search “pay for toolbar download” scheme

The Microsoft Affiliate Network is apparently willing to pay up to $2.50 per Windows Live Toolbar download, according to an email acquired by Valleywag.  In the scheme, affiliate Marketer Kowabunga  would take on publisher affiliates for a fee, …

A LiveSide Windows Live Poll: What do you expect from Wave 3?

Ok so admittedly we’re trying out some of the features of Community Server, just to see how they’ve improved in CS 2008. Haven’t quite figured out if we can host the  …

A little LiveSide housekeeping

logo As you might have noticed, we’ve made some more changes on our site – mostly to make better use of the capabilities of Community Server 2008.  Included in the new version are provisions for “widgets”, which we’ve added to …

On blogs and leaks and news

Earlier this week Apple held an event to announce the new lineup of iPods, an event which has been breathlessly anticipated in years past.  This year, reaction was lukewarm, and the stock price dropped 4% immediately after the event.  This …