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Windows Live On Facebook

On Facebook there are some applications about making use of Windows Live Services. I’d like to take a moment to highlight some of them.

Windows Live Messenger
With over a million users just 4 months after its launch, probably the …

Photosynth: User Review

As Kip mentioned in his post about the Photosynth release, I’ve been playing about with Photosynth. I was that is, ’til it decided it won’t publish any more of my Synths. I made two, deleted one and then …

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 …

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

Important Update To My.Live.Com

 My.Live.com just got an important update:

  • New Header, with links to Home, Hotmail, Spaces, Onecare and MSN. The Orb gives access to even more, just like on all other Windows Live sites
    MyLiveCom 
  • Usability Improvements
    A confirmation

Live Search Webmaster Center Out Of Beta + Big Update To Webmaster Tools

The Live Search Webmaster Center, which was launched in beta last year is no longer in beta! And that’s not all! The Webmaster Tools got a big update as well. At the Webmaster Center you will be able …

Deep Zoom Composer Updated (Again!)

Just a few days after the last Deep Zoom Composer update, it got updated again. This to address many of the issues that arose with the previous version.

  • The Export tab has changed to make clear you need

Live Search: New Home Page Design Released

The new look for Live Search, which Kip saw before is going to be rolled out over the next 24 hours within the US, with more markets to follow in the future.

LiveSearch 

This is what it looks like

Office Live Workspace: Allow Previewing A Shared Workspace Or Document Without Sign-In/Sign-Up

Are you, just like me, hesitant to sign up for something just to preview/look at something a friend send you (or just plain hate it)? You no longer have to to preview an Office Live Workspace/Document. If your friend has …