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Getting Your LiveSide Account Setup

We have noticed that a lot of you have been having problems with logging into your accounts, so here is what you need to do to get started.

If you did not have an account on the old LiveSide

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A look at the new line of Windows Live Hardware

Yesterday, Chris posted, about about some new Windows Live Hardware that has been announced.  Well, the commenters complained about the lack of photos of the products in the post (I'm looking directly at you TheViewMaster and himmel!), so here …

Taking a look at Windows Live Essentials and Dashboard

WindowsLive.gifLast week, Chris talked about a new pair of Windows Live services called Essentials and Dashboard. Since then, we have investigated the Essentials service along with the Dashboard client and we're ready to share more along with, of course, screenshots. …

Sign Up for the Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Beta

WLMessenger new icon.gifA sign up link for the Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Beta has just appeared on Microsoft Connect. To sign up, go to Connect, click on Available Connections, then find Windows Live Messenger 8.1 and click Apply. To go straight …

Exclusive: Interview with J.J. Allaire, Architect for Windows Live Writer

Now that the word on Windows Live Writer is out, LiveSide has the exclusive interview with J.J. Allaire, the founder of Onfolio and Architect of the Writer team. You may remember that Onfolio was acquired by Microsoft back in …

Windows Live changes the way you write your blog

WLSoon icon.gifWhether you are a full time blogger or you are just blogging as a hobby, we all have a need for the same thing: an easy to use blog editor to publish our entries from. Luckily, Microsoft recognized this need …

Live.com Update Rolls Out

WLLive.com icon.gifIn an update to Live.com today, Microsoft made some UI changes as well as added an option to set Windows Live Search as your default search engine in IE7. There is no official word on this release from the Live.com

RSS Wizard, Niall Kennedy, Leaves Windows Live

Back in April when word came down that Niall Kennedy, of Technorati, would be joining Windows Live, I don't think there was a person that wasn't excited at the big news. Niall was a great asset to Microsoft and …

Unofficial Windows Live Messenger FAQ Updated

WLMessenger new icon.gifJust a quick little note on this slow weekend. Our good friend Scott Lovegrove has updated his unofficial Windows Live Messenger FAQ to include support for French, German, Dutch, and Chinese speaking users. If you have not checked out his …

Windows Live Local Comes to Australia with Aerial Imagery

WLLocal new icon.gifNot long ago I made a post on my own blog about Windows Live Local Coming to Australia after seeing this post on a Windows Live Local Australia Blog announcing it, unfortunately though Windows Live Local imagery support for Australia …