A fresh new look at Windows Live Home Wave 4 (Part 1)

Remember last time we showed you a glimpse of Windows Live Home Wave 4? More information has poured in today showing the capabilities of the “Share something new” box. It happens that unlike Twitter (or the current Windows Live implementation) which only allows you to post status updates, the box in Wave 4 is much more like Facebook which allows you to upload and share your photos or documents – directly from within the box! Here’s a few screenshots of it in action:

Windows Live Home - Share something new

Clicking on “Document” expands the box to allow you to select a document from you computer:

Windows Live Home - Share document

After you click “Share”, the document will be uploaded to your SkyDrive (or Windows Live Docs) and the box will show the following:

Windows Live Home - Shared a document

However, it seems that the box does not allow you to update your Personal Status Message (on your Profile / Messenger) this way. Perhaps it has not yet been implemented – do take in mind that these screenshots are taken from pre-release versions and features are most likely still incomplete. At least these show a bit about what’s to come in Wave 4! Stay tuned at LiveSide for more information about Windows Live Home Wave 4!

Special thanks to Picturepan2 @ LiveSino.net again for these screenshots!

Comments

  • technogran

    I hope that they do allow status updates a la twitter and Facebook et al. Its the one thing that is currently missing from your ‘What’s new with your Network’ feed. Also I wish they would implement comments and like/dislike as well. At the moment its just a ‘click through’ feed to take you elsewhere, its not ‘interactive as such so you can’t have an ongoing conversation on Windows Live with anyone else. (apart from inside comments on users blogs that is)

    • doer82

      Yes, I hope so. I do like it when they release the fresh new look for wave 4. I do hope Microsoft is reading this too, so they can add it to the wave 4 immediately. Can you share your opinion about xxxkkk? Thanks

  • Chris

    I’m hoping for a fresh new look for wave 4, none of this washed out crap.

  • Joe

    Microsoft really needs to make the themes look a lot better. Personally, I hate all of the Windows Live themes. I hope they get some artists to create themes…similar to what they did with Windows 7. Anyone else agree?