Windows Live Data SDK and more

Windows Live Data SDK and more

I’m Chris Weeïnk, a Microsoft MVP Windows Live Developer, and this is my first blog post here at LiveSide. I’ve been around in the Windows Vista and MSN/Windows Live communities for a while and I primarily focused on ... Read more »
Windows Live Contacts control adds “presence”

Windows Live Contacts control adds “presence”

Microsoft’s Danny Thorpe talks about the new version of the Windows Live Contacts control that adds a new tile view that displays online presence (i.e. online, busy, etc) and initiate a messenger session. The hosting Web ... Read more »
Windows Live News on a Tuesday night

Windows Live News on a Tuesday night

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 ... Read more »
Windows Live Mail Desktop refresh available!

Windows Live Mail Desktop refresh available!

Yes, the week has only just begun and already we have a new beta build to play with. The latest beta refresh of Mail Desktop (Build 1034) includes: Virus scanning of attachments Photo Emails can be sent ... Read more »
Windows Live Spaces Audio Tour Part One: Social Networking

Windows Live Spaces Audio Tour Part One: Social Networking

Moz Hussain, Group Program Manager for Spaces, and Jay Fluegel, Lead PM, Spaces, invited me to come to Redmond last Friday and get a little preview of a couple of the new aspects of ... Read more »
.tel to rival Microsoft’s Live Contacts?

.tel to rival Microsoft’s Live Contacts?

According to CNN, plans are in the works for the new ".tel" domain names to go into effect sometime in the near future. The concept behind .tel is to store all of your contact ... Read more »
Contact Controls come to Windows Live Mail

Contact Controls come to Windows Live Mail

The Live Mail team has just rolled out a minor update to the recent M5 release, that as well as including several bug fixes, sees the addition of Contact Controls. Familiar to Spaces users, ... Read more »
Mail Desktop is Windows Mail "Live"

Mail Desktop is Windows Mail "Live"

One of the most common concerns I saw raised after the announcement of Windows Live Desktop Mail was that Microsoft now had too many new email clients coming out and that this was bad ... Read more »
Talking With Torres

Talking With Torres

I sat down with Mike Torres, Lead Program Manager for MSN Spaces to talk about the recent Spaces 10.5 release. Here's some key points in the interview: 0:00 Introduction1:21 History of Spaces3:15 Why the ... Read more »