Ad supported Silverlight Streaming trial to begin

Microsoft Advertising is about to begin a trial where “we insert ads into the video stream as overlays, and cut you in on the revenues”, according to Ian Thomas in a blog post today.  The trial will be initially …

By Kip Kniskern in News
June 3rd, 2008 at 4:27 am

Windows Live Writer CTP Released

On the Windows Live Writer Blog today, they announced the availability of the Windows Live Writer CTP. With this new build comes a lot of new features, which I will discuss in this blog post. So why is this a …

By kip in Featured News
June 2nd, 2008 at 4:27 am

Live Search to be default on HP computers in 2009

In a press release issued this morning, Microsoft has announced a deal with HP, “the world’s largest PC manufacturer”, to install a Silverlight powered Live Search toolbar on all new HP computers, and set the default search provider to Live …

By Kip Kniskern in News
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:13 am

Windows Live Wave 3: Groups – More than just a stand-alone service

When people have talked so far about Windows Live Groups, the premise has been that it will just be an upgrade to the existing MSN Groups, and something to compete with Facebook. User creates a group, group can then …

By Chris in Featured News
June 1st, 2008 at 6:24 am

Live Search Club revised with a new look

Live Search Club, where you play games to win prizes by using Live Search (and in the process gaming Live Search’s share numbers), has recently updated to a new clean look:

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While the market share analysts may …

By Kip Kniskern in News
May 31st, 2008 at 12:15 am

Office Live Workspace: Languages And Other Updates

Besides in English, Office Live Workspace (Beta) has also been made available in French, German, Japanese and Spanish. Support for more languages will be added later this year. So how does this affect sharing and collaborating with users in …

By Sunshine in News
May 29th, 2008 at 8:25 pm

Windows Live For Nokia Now Available In 33 Different Countries

The Windows Live Services for Nokia has just been made available in 7 new countries. It already was available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, …

By Sunshine in News
May 29th, 2008 at 7:14 pm

Windows Sysinternals: Now Live

The Sysinternals web site was created in 1996 by Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell to host their advanced system utilities and technical information. Microsoft acquired Sysinternals in July, 2006. Whether you’re an IT Pro or a developer, you’ll find Sysinternals …

By Sunshine in News
May 29th, 2008 at 5:04 am

Microsoft To Offer Multimedia Training On Holland America Cruise Lines

Surely on a cruise from Holland America Cruise Lines you’ll have a good time. But how to pass that on to family and friends? The Seattle Times just posted an article letting us know Microsoft will be offering digital media …

By Sunshine in News
May 29th, 2008 at 4:42 am

Ray Ozzie to keynote PDC 2008 – Register now

The first content announcements for PDC 2008 have just been made, with Ray Ozzie unsurprisingly keynoting this event. Running from 27-30 October in LA, PDC provides a whole range of developer sessions and announcements.

Although the various sessions are still …

By Chris in News
May 28th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
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