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 …

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.  …

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, …

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  …

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 …

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 …

Ina Fried at CNET News is reporting that Microsoft and Research in Motion are set to announce a deal to “make it easier for BlackBerry users to reach Microsoft’s Live Search”.  The announcement, reported to be coming on Thursday, will …

A day late on this one, but congratulations anyway to the Microsoft Research Translation Team for making the transition from a third party translation technology to going “in-house”.  From the MSR-MT blog:

• Translation now fully powered by the Microsoft

While Steve Jobs, his health, and a new slew of iPods dominated the tech news today, Microsoft tried to make a bit of a splash as well.  Zune is getting a new color and some new capabilities (including expanded sync …

Having told you about what’s coming in Messenger, Mail, Movie Maker and Photo Gallery, it’s now time to cover the next one in the series: Windows Live Writer. Let us start off with a screenshot for you:

We’ve noticed on …