Tag Archives: ID

BUILD: Windows 8 and the future of Windows Live

BUILD: Windows 8 and the future of Windows Live

It’s the first day of Microsoft’s BUILD conference, and by now I’m sure you’ve all seen Steven Sinofsky’s keynote demoing the next generation… Read more

Linking Windows Live ID’s possible again

Linking Windows Live ID’s possible again

Remember how all of a sudden you couldn’t link Windows Live IDs anymore? How disappointed we were and in some cases how angry we got because of this… Read more

Linked Live IDs disabled

Linked Live IDs disabled

Remember our previous post about Windows live sign-in now set for use with one account? How we were wondering why Linked-IDs was not mentioned in… Read more

Sign-In changed, one account only!

Sign-In changed, one account only!

Last week the sign-in page for Hotmail (and other sign-in pages that use Windows Live ID) has changed from multiple user tiles to one account…… Read more

Early build of Windows 8 screenshots leaked – shows Windows Live ID integration

Early build of Windows 8 screenshots leaked – shows Windows Live ID integration

Remember last year when we revealed a few slides on Windows 8 which showed that Microsoft’s next operating system might be getting cloud-based… Read more

Windows 8 and Windows Live Wave 5 to offer cloud-based identity and roaming settings?

Windows 8 and Windows Live Wave 5 to offer cloud-based identity and roaming settings?

Windows 7 just had its first birthday, and Windows Live Wave 4 was fully released not long ago, but the Windows and Windows Live division at Microsoft… Read more

Use your favorite email address within Hotmail? It’s EASI!

Use your favorite email address within Hotmail?  It’s EASI!

Microsoft announced today a new feature for Hotmail, called EASI ID, allowing you to set up your favorite email address to use Hotmail and get the… Read more

We like comments (now you can too!)

We like comments (now you can too!)

As you may remember, last year we switched our comment system to Disqus, and we’ve been really impressed with the difference it’s made. … Read more

Windows Live Messenger Connect beta released

Windows Live Messenger Connect beta released

Today, Microsoft announced the availability of the Windows Live Messenger Connect beta. Messenger Connect is a single API that enables developers… Read more