Windows Live Video Messages – new tech preview coming soon (sidebar gadget available for download now)

You kill one service, and another one springs up to take its place. The Windows Live Support and Feedback sites helpfully spilled the beans on Windows Live Video Messages, a new beta service that ... Read more »

The Mojave Experiment

How much “hear say” influences people in their opinion has become painfully, or is it embarrassingly, clear during the Mojave Experiment. Vista was shown as the “next OS”,  codenamed “Mojave” to people who have ... Read more »

A brief history of Windows Search 4.0 beta and why Vista search still sucks

Last week saw the public beta launch of Windows Search 4.0. While it brought several welcome improvements for consumers to the standard Windows Vista search, namely speed and better searching of remote computers, I ... Read more »

Microsoft releases public beta of Windows Search 4.0

Microsoft has just released a public beta of Windows Search 4.0, an update to the existing search technologies in Windows XP and Windows Vista. The knowledge base article lists the main updates as: Support ... Read more »

Yes, the Live Search and Live Search Traffic gadgets are gone: security concerns cited

We’ve received some tips and comments about the Live Search Traffic gadget for Vista being removed from Windows Live Gallery when it updated last week, and indeed it is gone, along with the Live Search gadget.  ... Read more »

The most common Windows Live installation problems

Thanks to Mess.be for spotting this – a Knowledge Base article on what to do if you can’t get Windows Live apps to install.  The article lists the most common problems: •The system does ... Read more »

Gadget Vs Gadget

Are you Canadian? Do you have a cool idea for a gadget, whether it be a sidebar gadget or web (live.com/spaces) gadget? Does it involve a Windows Live service? Would you like to own ... Read more »

Live Maps traffic gadget for Windows Vista Sidebar available for download

After blogging about this nifty Windows Vista sidebar gadget a little while back, its now available for download on Windows Live Gallery. Even though the purpose of the gadget is pretty clear, Nathan Weinberg has a detailed post ... Read more »

Yahoo! gets into the Gadget game

Gadgets, one of my favorite Vista features, allow you to customize your Sidebar and desktop with anything from search boxes to a variety of system tools and games.  Microsoft Gadgets, much like Apple’s Dashboard ... Read more »

MSN Weather gets Windows Vista 3D tabbing

As part of the changes going on at MSN, a new addtion to the weather portal is promoting Windows Vista’s new 3D-tab experience.   Over at the weather maps page, this Windows Vista advertising graphic is on ... Read more »