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Windows Live Search Gadget

ScottIsAFool — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:30:00 GMT

There's a new gadget in town according to the Live Search Team blog, one that allows you to search using Live Search. The gadget sits nicely in your Windows Vista sidebar and once you've put your search into it, just hit enter, and you get the now familiar flyout effect with your search results in it....(read more)

Windows Live News on a Tuesday night

Kip Kniskern — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:54:00 GMT

While we're waiting to get a peek at Soapbox (well more than the dancing butterfly, anyway), here's some Windows Live news:

Danny Thorpe writes that the Windows Live Contacts Gadget is due for an update soon, one that's going to break existing apps that use the contacts control. This one time change in the data connection that delivers the contacts data to the control UI is going to allow for a lot more functionality coming up, and will only require some URL changes to existing web apps that use the contacts control. Read more about where the Live Contacts gadget beta is heading on Danny's blog.
JCXP points out that Windows Live OneCare is getting ready to beta test version 1.5. You can sign up for the beta, which will include file cleaning options for infected files, better firewall configuration settings, and more backup restore options.
And is it time for a "change the name of local.live.com" revolt? Dare points out that you can just as easily use http://maps.live.com. Can you say no-brainer?

Microsoft promotes customizing your Live.com

Harrison Hoffman — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 03:27:00 GMT

It is no secret that Microsoft's " Gadgets " are a central focus of the company, with integration already present in Live.com and Windows Vista. The buzz around CES was that there are plans in the works to bring Microsoft Gadgets to Spaces...(read more)

Microsoft Mix 06

Chris — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 01:37:00 GMT

Mix 06 is a 3 day conference in Las Vegas, taking place on March 20th - 22nd, that focuses on how the Internet is changing under our very eyes. Discussing topics such as Internet Explorer 7, Atlas, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Windows Live...(read more)