Microsoft ready to land big CA email contract: Google cries foul

The state of California has that government’s email systems up for contract, a $60 million prize servicing some 200,000 users, according to an article in the LA Times.  The state has announced its intentions to award the contract to …

By Kip Kniskern in News
August 13th, 2010 at 9:41 am

Problems with the new Hotmail? Working better now?

Just noticed a comment from Michael that Hotmail is working for him in Opera, now, possibly after a hotfix we wrote about yesterday.  Here’s the current description of the problems some Hotmail users may be encountering currently, as posted

By Kip Kniskern in News
August 12th, 2010 at 9:32 pm

Hotmail issues: bug fix coming

Problems for a subset of users continue to be a hot topic on the Hotmail forums at Windows Live Solution Center, and today a moderator representing Microsoft, Roopa S, posted some new information:

Update as of 08/11:

A hotfix

By Kip Kniskern in News
August 11th, 2010 at 8:26 pm

Thoughts on the Live Gallery/Live Writer Plug-in Change

Windows Live Gallery is dead! Ok, technically it’s not, but it looks like it hasn’t long left of this world. Yes, yes, I know, we’re basing this on purely one section of the site being cut off and …

By ScottIsAFool in Opinion
August 11th, 2010 at 2:31 pm

A first look at Hotmail Exchange ActiveSync on the iOS

HotmailEarlier today, reports are coming in that users are getting Hotmail’s Exchange ActiveSync working again. I went in and tried it on my iPod touch, and to my surprise it actually worked perfectly – it synced all my mails, …

By damaster in News
August 11th, 2010 at 12:42 pm

Live Writer to move plug-ins off WL Gallery (is it doomed?)

Well it looks like Gallery.live.com may be nearing the end of its days.  According to a blog post by Aaron Bregel from the Live Writer team, an email was sent out today (August 10th), informing Writer plug-in authors that they …

By Kip Kniskern in News
August 11th, 2010 at 11:30 am

“Beta 2” version of Windows Live Essentials 2011 due next week?

A number of sites including Mary Jo Foley’s All About Microsoft, Neowin, and Francisco Martin’s Microsoft Journal are reporting their expectation of a new beta version of Windows Live Essentials 2011 (or Wave 4), due next week (according …

By Kip Kniskern in Featured News
August 11th, 2010 at 6:06 am

LinkedIn Connected Service makes an appearance – preparing for launch soon?

For those of you on the Wave 4 beta of Windows Live Messenger, if you’re lucky you might’ve noticed something different today – an icon to connect LinkedIn to your Windows Live service. If you scroll all the way …

By damaster in News
August 10th, 2010 at 11:53 am

Bing Dynamic–RSS updated Bing Windows 7 Wallpaper

Running Windows 7?  Want a fresh new Bing background delivered via RSS every week for 3 months?  Check out Bing Dynamic:

bingdynamic

Switch it up! Receive a new photo from Bing every week for three months, with this Windows 7

By Kip Kniskern in Bing
August 10th, 2010 at 6:41 am

Bing Maps user contributed content, on the way?

A couple of days ago Robert Scoble posted on his visit to Vexcel, the wholly owned Microsoft facility that helps to produce Bing Maps imagery, where he toured the 5 petabyte data storage containers used by Bing Maps. He …

By Kip Kniskern in Bing
August 10th, 2010 at 6:04 am