February, 2006

WL Search cat crawls out of bag

windowslivelogo.gifWell when there's not much news to report, you dig around in the blogs. While we're waiting for new releases (WLMessenger, Mail, Live.com, etc – Windows Live March Madness?), A Japanese blogger has posted a screenshot and a link to …

Windows Live Mail “M5” and Messenger refresh – all coming soon

WLSoon icon.gifAlong with the new Vista CTP many Microsoft testers are expecting today, there are several Windows Live programs that will be undergoing refreshes within the next week or so.

As I posted after the first Windows Live Session at the …

Custom Domains owners get bombarded with Live Mail invitations

WLDomains icon.gifAs of today, all Windows Live Domains, users have recieved 40 invitations to the Windows Live Mail beta to distribute amongst those who they deem worthy. So, if you're one of those who has not had the priviledge of trying …

Expo expands to include Expedia

WLExpo icon.gifNo official announcement on this yet, but it seems as though the expansion of Expo is continuing, this time with Expedia employees getting access to the new Windows Live classifieds service. After the recent removal of Boeing, WaMu and Safeco

Windows Live Family Safety Settings Beta Expands

Windows Live Family Safety logo.jpgToday, Microsoft rolled out more invitations to test its new product, Windows Live Family Safety Settings. Windows Live Family Safety Settings lets concerned parents filter their children's content. This content is divided up into the following categories:

 – Alcohol…

David Cole, Senior VP MSN & Personal Services Group, leaves the company

David Cole, who has been with Microsoft for nearly 20 years, and the MSN division for the last 6, announced to employees Friday that he will be taking a 1 year sabbatical in April. In the e-mail, Cole says …

MSN Search “a step closer” to becoming Windows Live Search

windowslivelogo.gifInfo World is reporting that the newly re-designed MSN Search home page will be re-branded Windows Live Search before the end of June, according to an MSN product manager. The Microsoft employee, Justin Osmer, said in the article that "We're …

DirecTV Coming to Your 360?

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At this year's CES, Microsoft announced a partnership with DirecTV to bring more content into the living room. It seems we are starting to see some of the results of this partnership today. A scan of the March 2006 issue …

Windows Live Favorites Refresh Release Imminent

WLFavorites icon.gifToday, Microsoft notified testers of Windows Live Favorites, its "roaming favorites" solution, of the impending release of new features in a coming refresh. An email from the beta team read:

"I'm sure you all have noticed that we did

Windows Live Family Safety Settings

WLSafety icon.gifFinally a new Windows Live service to blog about (the first of several!):

Family Safety Settings is an easy-to-use parental control application that is designed to monitor, control and filter online activity. By creating specific accounts for your children, you …