Windows Live Spaces at a crossroads: will the US catch up to the world?

One thing the LiveSide Stickers Around the World project really brought home, for someone who lives and breaths a US-centric life, was how much goes on in the world that is not neccesarily happening in the US.  I watched Robert …

By Kip Kniskern in Opinion
October 24th, 2007 at 2:29 pm

Virtual Earth 3D Tours: starting to get the hang of it

We got our first glimpse of Virtual Earth 3D Tours at Searchification, but it wasn’t much more that a glimpse, and when it went public we were scrambling a bit to get it figured out and get a post up …

By Kip Kniskern in News
October 23rd, 2007 at 4:06 pm

Coming soon: Get a Windows Live ID from your phone

An announcement coming at CTIA in San Francisco this week will unveil plans to offer the ability to sign up for a Windows Live ID from your phone, simply and securely.  Why is this important?  This from Phil Holden from …

By Kip Kniskern in News
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:37 am

Writing Windows Live Writer Plugins – A Recap

There was a comment left on my most recent plugin guide:

“I would love to see a guide on how to code Plugins for Writer.  That would be really cool :D”

Well, that guide already exists and were some of …

By kip in Developer
October 23rd, 2007 at 2:47 am

The most common Windows Live installation problems

Thanks to Mess.be for spotting this – a Knowledge Base article on what to do if you can’t get Windows Live apps to install.  The article lists the most common problems:

•The system does not meet the minimum requirements

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By Kip Kniskern in News
October 22nd, 2007 at 4:20 pm

Microsoft Live Labs Listas Technology Preview

Microsoft Live Labs have recently released their latest technology preview, Microsoft Live Labs Listas, a web-based application tool for the creation, management and sharing of lists, notes, favorites, and other such stuff. Listas provides you with a WYSIWYG which allows you to

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By Darren Straight in News
October 20th, 2007 at 6:09 pm

Writing Plugins For Windows Live Writer – Using PluginHttpRequest Instead of HttpWebRequest

In a few of my plugins, I often find myself using System.Net.HttpWebRequest to get some data from a website, whether from a service or to access a specific part of a website. This is all very well and good, but …

By kip in Developer
October 20th, 2007 at 8:33 am

Microsoft and Dassault Systemes announce 3DVia – again

In a press release dated October 18, Microsoft and Dassault Systemes formally announced the launch of 3DVia:

REDMOND, Wash., and PARIS — Oct. 18, 2007 — Dassault Systèmes (DS), a world leader in 3-D and product life-cycle management (PLM)

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By Kip Kniskern in News
October 19th, 2007 at 3:09 pm

Windows Live Photo Gallery And Flickr

Kip noted yesterday about WLPG getting an update from Windows Update and included a Microsoft KB link, but what that link doesn’t contain was what else might have come with that update. You might remember last month we hinted that …

By Matthew in News
October 18th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
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