Tag Archives: Windows Live

Metro-styled Windows Live web services coming soon, with screenshots

Metro-styled Windows Live web services coming soon, with screenshots

One of the most popular suggestions we’ve heard from our readers on how to improve Windows Live is to overhaul its web service’s user… Read more

Hotmail Calendar updated to Wave 5 M3, signs of upgrade for other Windows Live services soon?

Hotmail Calendar updated to Wave 5 M3, signs of upgrade for other Windows Live services soon?

Starting with Windows Live Wave 5, Microsoft had moved away from the large “wave” updates that happens every one-and-a-half years and moved… Read more

SkyDrive discontinues email publishing feature

SkyDrive discontinues email publishing feature

Back in the days, even before SkyDrive, there was a feature on Windows Live called “email publishing” which allowed users to publish photos… Read more

Microsoft details Windows Live Essentials 2011 QFE3 update changes

Microsoft details Windows Live Essentials 2011 QFE3 update changes

Microsoft released an update for Windows Live Essentials 2011 two weeks ago, bumping the version number to 15.4.3555.0308. However, as we mentioned… Read more

MySpace connected service to be removed from Windows Live

MySpace connected service to be removed from Windows Live

We kind of saw this coming, but reports have been floating around that the MySpace connected service will soon be removed from Windows Live Profile.… Read more

Microsoft: How not to do an update?

Microsoft: How not to do an update?

Yesterday Microsoft released an update to Windows Live Essentials, notable in that we haven’t seen a significant update to the software suite… Read more

Windows Live Essentials Updated!

Windows Live Essentials Updated!

Microsoft has released an update for Windows Live Essentials:
Today, we released an update for Windows Live Essentials 2011 in all 48 languages.… Read more

The long botched history of Windows Live

The long botched history of Windows Live

As longtime readers know, Windows Live and LiveSide go way back.  We started this blog in January 2006,  two months after the Windows… Read more

Google is now a connected service to Windows Live

Google is now a connected service to Windows Live

Ever since Wave 3, Windows Live have always had the ability to connect within various social services from across the web, most notably services… Read more

Windows Live Wave 5 to support 93 languages, doubling the current count

Windows Live Wave 5 to support 93 languages, doubling the current count

Last Tuesday, February 21, is UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day, and on this date Microsoft detailed the upcoming language improvements… Read more