Office Live nears release

“Microsoft Office Live…is going LIVE!”, according to an email newsletter sent to beta testers, with the release expected as early as next week.  The website management offering (not, we repeat, an online version of Microsoft Office) provides domain name and email account personalization, web site …

By Kip Kniskern in News
October 25th, 2006 at 1:02 pm

Windows Live Webcast Series Canada – Live for You!

WLMail new icon.gifAny platform. Any browser. Any language. Windows Live makes it easy for developers to extend and customize applications through open service APIs, straightforward licensing, and permissive terms of use.

The new Live for You webcasts are your opportunity to get …

By Darren Straight in News
October 22nd, 2006 at 7:25 am

Get.Live.com updated

Zack points today to the newly revamped Windows Live entry point: get.live.com – with an easier to navigate main page featuring the "orb", and categorizing the services.

Question is which is more impressive – that Windows Live services are being …

By Kip Kniskern in News
October 22nd, 2006 at 3:09 am

Live Mail M8 available to all

WLMail new icon.gif Ben Poon just posted over on the Windows Live Mail blog that the latest build (M8) is now available to all. It was originally released 2 weeks ago as part of a gradual roll out to the service's 9million users, …

By Chris in News
October 21st, 2006 at 7:29 am

Windows Live Expo gets charitable

We just got word that the Windows Live Expo team is working on a new charity project along with MercyCorps and the rock band, Presidents of the USA to raise money for global communities trying to recover from war.  The …

By Harrison Hoffman in News
October 19th, 2006 at 9:38 pm

Orange, Messenger Sign in, and Ms. Dewey

News from around the Windows Live web:

Orange, the France-Telecom brand for its mobile and broadband commercial offerings, announced that they have joined forces with Microsoft and Windows Live to offer an instant messaging service that can be accessed from …

By Kip Kniskern in News
October 19th, 2006 at 2:28 pm

Amazon launches QnA rival

If you were in any doubt as to which way most of the big internet portals think search is going, Amazon has made it crystal clear; Askville, Amazon's new social search service, has launched into beta in competition with the likes …

By Chris in News
October 19th, 2006 at 5:29 am

Writing Plugins For Windows Live Writer – Working With Forms

Most plugins for Live Writer will have a form appear when you click on the Insert link within Live Writer, this form will perform the functionality of the plugin and return the code or text that will be put in …

By kip in Developer
October 19th, 2006 at 1:27 am

Microsoft Signs New Book Search Deals

BetaNews is today reporting that Cornell University and Kirtas Technologies, a maker of scanners and digitization software have said that Tuesday they signed deals with Microsoft to support its Windows Live Book Search Project. Microsofts answer to Google Book Search, announced in …

By Darren Straight in News
October 18th, 2006 at 3:44 am

Create Your Own Search Engine

A few years ago, if you wanted your own search engine, you would have had to work very hard in a garage creating algorithms and all sorts of crazy stuff. Now, thanks to Live Search you can create your own …

By kip in Developer
October 18th, 2006 at 1:10 am