2008

The Potential Of Live Mesh Is Limitless…But What Are The Limits Today?

The potential is limitless, but just how many folders and files can you put in Live Mesh today? What’s the maximum file size and how many people can you invite into a folder? Is there a limit to the number …

Office Live Workspace Update 1.2 available: includes Firefox support

A new update for Office Live Workspace appeared on the Microsoft Download Center today (thanks Alex for the tip!).  The update, version 1.2, published 8/12/2008, includes:

(1) performance updates to make using Office Live Workspace with Microsoft Office programs

Google Maps: We’re not evil, just not very good

Apparently there’s been a bit of a stir around what Google Maps did/didn’t do to their maps of the country of Georgia.  In a blog post today, Google says they haven’t done anything to their maps in relation to …

Virtual Earth-Based Loss Estimation Tool

What would happen if there was an Earthquake? How many buildings and bridges will be damaged and how many casualties to expect? All this can be estimated a bit easier now with InLET, a web based GIS application which …

Microsoft Previews 3G Mobile Video Service For MSN Mobile

Today The MSN Mobile team introduces MSN Video service for 3G mobile phones:

Building on our existing mobile portal the MSN Mobile team has been working hard to introduce our first mobile video service.  Designed for 3G phones and

First Apple, then Amazon and now Google. Can anybody do cloud services well?

With all the fuss in recent weeks about Apple’s dismal failure with MobileMe, in particular around providing a stable and reliable service, its interesting to see that today Google is having issues also. With Gmail down, Twitter is on

Windows Live Wave 3: Messenger v9 M1 dogfood build review and screenshots

Update: Screenshots removed due to DMCA takedown notice. See Wikipedia for some public domain images.

Looks like its open-season on Wave 3 now, with Inky over at Mess.be getting his hands on the Wave 3 Milestone 1 installer for …

Windows Live Agents Team Blog Has A Twin And Offers Resources

Apparently not content with having one team blog, the Windows Live Agents team have another blog on the MSDN blog network. This new iteration starts off with a series of best practice posts for developing Live Agents and then …

New LifeCam models on the way – VX5500 and LifeCam Show

It looks like Microsoft will soon be shipping new versions of its webcam hardware line, the LifeCam. Some electronics retailers are already showing the VX-5500 and the LifeCam Show in their product listings, for $60 and $80 respectively.

As always …

Windows Live Help confirms Wave 3 features in Mail, Photo Gallery and Toolbar

Our friend Picturepan2 at LiveSino has again done some more investigative reporting in Windows Live Help revealing and confirming Wave 3 features in Mail, Photo Gallery and Toolbar. Here’s a summary of what’s discovered:

  • Windows Live Photo Gallery

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