Windows Live QnA to accept new testers

WLQnA new icon.jpgIf you signed up at ideas.live.com to test Windows Live QnA, expect to hear from the team this week or next week, and begin testing the question and answer offering from Windows Live. If you haven't signed up yet, you …

By Kip Kniskern in News
July 20th, 2006 at 4:46 pm

Try Windows Live Mail M7 for yourself

WLMail new icon.gifEarlier in the week, as you know, we were able to get a sneak peek at Windows Live Mail M7 via the Mail Team's blog. The best part is that now you can check out the M7 release for yourself. …

By Harrison Hoffman in News
July 18th, 2006 at 7:36 pm

New Windows Live Feeds Platform blog

Niall Kennedy, who was hired in April to create a product team around syndication technologies, has started a blog for the new team.

Niall's first post talks a little about the vision for a new connected ecosystem, breaking it …

By Kip Kniskern in News
July 18th, 2006 at 9:19 am

Audio tour of Windows Live Mail m7

WLMail new icon.gifAt Gnomedex a couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to talk to Steve Kafka, program manager for Windows Live Mail. As part of that conversation, Steve showed me around "m7", the milestone 7 beta release of Windows Live …

By Kip Kniskern in Interviews
July 18th, 2006 at 7:19 am

Windows Live Mail M7 preview

The New Windows Live Mail M7 code is almost here ready for you to use. But what's new?

Checkboxes

You will now be able to select messages the same way you used to in Hotmail. But don't worry the option …

By Darren Straight in News
July 17th, 2006 at 4:03 am

Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta Public Download

maildesktop.pngJust got word from Jon T that the latest release of Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta version 8.0.0783 is now available for Public Download at ideas.live.com so there's now no more need to sign up and wait ages for an …

By Darren Straight in News
July 17th, 2006 at 1:51 am

Help Celebrate Messenger’s 7th Birthday

WLMessenger new icon.gifMSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger will be 7 years old next Saturday the 22nd of July 2006.

So the Windows Live Messenger Team would like you're help in celebrating it's 7th Birthday by spreading the word to the world that it's …

By Darren Straight in News
July 16th, 2006 at 2:02 am

Unofficial Windows Live Messenger FAQs Updated to version 2

WLMessenger new icon.gifWe've posted about Scøtt's Unofficial Windows Live Messenger FAQ Site before and probably will do again because the way it's put together to make it look like a Messenger Contact List is a really cool concept, and you can truly …

By Darren Straight in News
July 16th, 2006 at 12:53 am

Interview with Kurt Weber from Windows Live Expo

Expo pic logo.jpgWith the recent release of Windows Live Expo, we took this opportunity to sit down with Kurt Weber, Group Program Manager for Expo. In this interview, we talk about what the team learned from the Expo beta process, API's …

By Harrison Hoffman in Interviews
July 13th, 2006 at 11:52 pm

Windows Live wallpapers and screensaver

Thanks to the new Russian Windows Live promotion site, http://www.beonlive.ru/ there are now some Windows Live desktop wallpapers available for download, as well as a Windows Live Messenger screensaver. The site is part of a wider effort to kickstart Windows …

By Chris in News
July 12th, 2006 at 11:49 pm