A look at Windows Live Sessions 2

WindowsLive.gifRomain Gilbert, from Heaven (local Microsoft agency), has put together a pretty nice video recap, showing impressions from the recent Windows Live Sessions 2 in London, Paris, and Munich. This one is definitely worth a quick look. See if …

By Harrison Hoffman in News
June 1st, 2006 at 8:17 am

Windows Live OneCare Now Available!

WOCL Logo.gifAccording to the Windows Live OneCare Blog, starting this evening – Windows Live OneCare is now available for purchase and download!

Beginning today, May 31st, Windows Live OneCare is available in over a dozen of the top retail stores nationwide
By Chris in News
May 31st, 2006 at 8:09 am

Windows Live OneCare release on Thursday

Microsoft's entry into the anti-virus software market, Windows Live OneCare, is slated for general release on Thursday, June 1, according to PC World. OneCare, recently certified by ICSA Labs and West Coast Labs "as an effective solution to combat …

By Kip Kniskern in News
May 28th, 2006 at 6:23 am

Safety Center enters new markets

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Windows Live Safety Center has gone global and is now available in 43 markets. If you are like me and are frequently asked to help friends and family out when they contract the latest virus or spyware, then this service …

By Chris in News
May 28th, 2006 at 12:40 am

Major Xbox Live update expected

xboxlogosmall.pngWe probably don't spend near enough time here at LiveSide on Xbox and Xbox Live, but there's a bunch of Xbox sites, and of course they're all abuzz this week with news of the upcoming major update to Xbox Live, …

By Kip Kniskern in News
May 27th, 2006 at 4:34 am

Windows Live SDK for Gadgets

WLLive.com icon.gifAnother Windows Live SDK has been released, this time for Windows Live Gadgets, and you can "start using this SDK right now to build Gadgets that run on Live.com" according to James Lau on the Gadgets blog. The Live …

By Kip Kniskern in News
May 27th, 2006 at 2:57 am

Live.com minor update + Gadget SDK

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The live.com team just released another small update, as well as the Windows Live Gadgets SDK. Changes include: – Performance improvements – Drag and drop gadgets to a specific page – Ability to create folders within "My Stuff" – …

By Chris in News
May 26th, 2006 at 12:02 pm

OneCare gets certified

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The Windows Live OneCare team can breathe a little easier today. OneCare has been officially certified by ICSA Labs and West Coast Labs. This means that two of the world's most trusted security firms have deemed that WL OneCare is …

By Harrison Hoffman in News
May 26th, 2006 at 7:41 am

More on the Spaces URL change

Well it's nice to know that someone's listening, at least. The Spacecraft points to Gregg Phipps blog entry, a PM for Spaces, where he explains the necessity for the URL change, the steps they are taking to mitigate the …

By Kip Kniskern in News
May 25th, 2006 at 10:52 pm

Outlook Add-In for Windows Live Local now available

WLLlocal icon.gifThe Outlook add-in for Live Local, which adds a location tab and some toolbar buttons to your Outlook calendar, is available for download at outlook.local.live.com. With it, you can plot locations and driving directions on a Live Local map, …

By Kip Kniskern in News
May 25th, 2006 at 8:26 pm