Our favorite Windows Live ID guy, Trevin, posts on federation, a procedure where one set of credentials (read: username/password) on a "forest" is trusted by another "forest", without having to create a second set of credentials. What this means …
Trevin “explains” federation
LiveSide OPML Now Available!
We've decided to make it easy on all of you and create an OPML file of all the sites that we are tracking currently. It will be updated along with the list on the left side of the site. Just …
Microsoft Confirms Windows Live Family Safety Settings
The name may be a tongue twister, but it appears that Windows Live Family Safety Settings is here to stay. Yesterday, Microsoft issued a press release stating that they will be providing, "Free, Web-based Family Safety Settings that move beyond …
Office Live team start blog – better late than never
Well it only took them a month since the public launch and here it is, the Office Live blog. Point #8 on our manifesto now fulfilled. Some good news if you haven't received an Office Live product key yet, …
Windows Live ID to include multiple credential support
For everyone out there that tries to juggle mutiple passports for Microsoft's services, Live ID finally has the solution. In their release of Windows Live ID, Microsoft will include a utility, named Windows Live Sign-in Assistant, which will allow the …
Windows Live moves into video sharing
Yes this is yet another unannounced upcoming service: Windows Live Video. As the name suggests, it provides a place for users to share their own video content with the world and will compete with existing services such as Google Video…
More Questions and Answers: Windows Live Answers
Sharp eyed Spaces users (like Chris, below ;)) may have noticed a couple of new modules that appeared briefly, only to disappear (for now), "Questions Asked", and "Questions Answered". (They have disappeared as well from the Australian version of Spaces, …
Internal Windows Live memo in the wild
Business Week has acquired a memo from David Cole (Microsoft Senior VP) stating that, "Over the next 3-6 months, we'll ship more innovative technology into the marketplace than during our entire 10 year history." This type of statement should not …
Spaces update: Social networking goes live in Australia
Last night saw an update to MSN Spaces that included some noticeable changes.
– Social networking module now available for Australian users
– Windows Live Expo module now available
– RSS feed import module
– The ability to remove ads …
Windows Live Mail invites
Because we're enjoying Windows Live Mail M5 so much, we're giving some of you the chance to experience it for yourself. The first 150 people who enter their email address here will receive an invite to the service. A few …
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