Windows Live Search beta, new live.com and Windows Live Toolbar

WLLive.com icon.gifIt all went down last night, with Windows Live Search Beta being announced along with live.com seeing a large refresh. And as I promised, a new toolbar beta that has seen Microsoft announcing its purchase of OnFolio.

From …

By Chris in News
March 8th, 2006 at 4:29 pm

Windows Live Toolbar release imminent

WLToolbar icon.gifAfter the update earlier of Windows Live Favorites, it was clear that Windows Live Toolbar was going to launch imminently, so here's a quick sneak peek before it goes live at toolbar.live.com.

 – Standard MSN Toolbar features including Form …

By Chris in News
March 8th, 2006 at 9:25 am

Windows Live Toolbar available

WLToolbar icon.gifAlthough toolbar.live.com isn't live yet, I bring good news, the direct download link for the new Windows Live Toolbar beta. Get it now.

As I mentioned yesterday, it includes OnFolio as well as the following features:

 – Standard …

By Chris in News
March 8th, 2006 at 1:32 am

Interview with Moz Hussain of Spaces

Spaces icon.gifI interviewed Moz Hussain, a Product Planner for Spaces, last week, talking about how Windows Live will change Spaces, how it is changing the way the Spaces team works, and what to expect from Spaces in the coming months. We …

By Kip Kniskern in Interviews
March 7th, 2006 at 8:48 am

Live Favorites update

WLFavorites icon.gifAn update to Live Favorites has just been released. sporting a modified UI and a few new features.

 – The ability to mark your favorites as "Top Favorites" which are denoted by the gold star next to them. (Screenshots 1

By Chris in News
March 7th, 2006 at 8:19 am

Windows Live Clipboard: Wiring the web

At the O'Reilly Emerging Technology conference today, Ray Ozzie announced the latest Windows Live service: Windows Live Clipboard. Put simply it is a clipboard for the web, allowing the copying and pasting of structured data to and from websites. …

By Chris in News
March 7th, 2006 at 1:54 am

Windows Live ID โ€“ Revealed

I have to say I didn't see this one coming from a Microsoft employee blog – you guys are stealing our posts! ๐Ÿ˜‰

"Windows Live ID will replace the Microsoft Passport service. Windows Live ID will be the authentication system
By Chris in News
March 6th, 2006 at 5:06 pm

Windows Live Mail M5 Released

WLMail icon.gifJust a few minutes ago, Windows Live Mail Milestone 5 went live to beta participants. See our other posts for all of the specific details on the release. I took out a few minutes to customize the interface and snap …

By Harrison Hoffman in News
March 2nd, 2006 at 10:09 pm

More Mail M5 goodness

WLMail icon.gifPete asked in the comments if we had a screenshot of the new look bottom preview pane, so here it is. You can also see the new toolbar control that lets you easily choose between having the preview pane at …

By Chris in News
March 2nd, 2006 at 11:14 am