July, 2006

Windows Live Toolbar released out of beta!

WLToolbar new icon.gifI'm not sure how many of you use the Windows Live Toolbar, but for those of you that do you might like to know that the Windows Live Toolbar is now out of Beta and can be downloaded here or …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …