August, 2008

Windows Live Messenger Library v2.0 API released

A couple of weeks ago the windows live team released the next iteration of the Windows Live Messenger Library API.
Having listened to user comments, one of the biggest requests was the ability to return user pictures so that your …

Live Mesh Expands

Amit Mital posts on the Live Mesh blog that the CTP has now been expanded to include Canada, India and Ireland. One thing Amit does point out though is:

We do still have a maximum limit on the number

Live Search – Olympics coverage good but shows Microsoft still isn’t a global search engine

There has been several debates raging today about the Olympics coverage from various media outlets thus far, and in particular regarding NBC in the US, who Microsoft have partnered with (see NBC doesn’t feature Bolt, has Silverlight take-up really

Microsoft looks to kill off WL Favourites – Skydrive becomes storage central

Its true, nobody is perfect. In fact during the May 22nd update to Skydrive, we missed the addition of Favourites support to Windows Live Skydrive (hey pp2 missed it until recently too!). Interestingly enough the team blog post didn’t …

Steven Sinofsky starts blogging on Windows 7

Just thought I’d do a little promotion for one of our old friends, Steven Sinofsky, who is now blogging with John DeVaan over at Engineering Windows 7 (or e7 for short). There’s a welcome post up already, which leaves you …

The Potential Of Live Mesh Is Limitless…But What Are The Limits Today?

The potential is limitless, but just how many folders and files can you put in Live Mesh today? What’s the maximum file size and how many people can you invite into a folder? Is there a limit to the number …

Office Live Workspace Update 1.2 available: includes Firefox support

A new update for Office Live Workspace appeared on the Microsoft Download Center today (thanks Alex for the tip!).  The update, version 1.2, published 8/12/2008, includes:

(1) performance updates to make using Office Live Workspace with Microsoft Office programs

Google Maps: We’re not evil, just not very good

Apparently there’s been a bit of a stir around what Google Maps did/didn’t do to their maps of the country of Georgia.  In a blog post today, Google says they haven’t done anything to their maps in relation to …

Virtual Earth-Based Loss Estimation Tool

What would happen if there was an Earthquake? How many buildings and bridges will be damaged and how many casualties to expect? All this can be estimated a bit easier now with InLET, a web based GIS application which …

Microsoft Previews 3G Mobile Video Service For MSN Mobile

Today The MSN Mobile team introduces MSN Video service for 3G mobile phones:

Building on our existing mobile portal the MSN Mobile team has been working hard to introduce our first mobile video service.  Designed for 3G phones and