July, 2008

Here comes MSN.com v11 – new look, hotmail integration, more

 

Looks like we’ll be seeing a new MSN.com homepage soon, even though it leaves Mini-Microsoft cold:

And some of the projects he’s (ed: Kevin Johnson) interested in and driving just leave me cold (e.g., the

Windows Live Wave 3: New photo feed service – Windows Live FrameIt

With the recent deadpooling of Windows Live Expo, you could be forgiven for thinking that Microsoft was rationalising its online services. That’s not the case though, as this whois search shows. Microsoft appears to be preparing a new online …

Forcing Live Mesh on Windows Server: it works!

A post this weekend on msdn blogs from Yazan Rantawi explains how to get Live Mesh running on a Windows Server, and I just set it up with my Windows Home Server (which is Windows Server 2003 under the hood).  …

Virtual Earth ASP.NET control released

Angus and dev.live.com have just announced that the July 2008 refresh of the Windows Live Tools was released today and includes some updates and bug fixes to the existing controls and importantly the release of the much anticipated Virtual Earth ASP.NET …

PhotoSynth moves out of Live Labs to Virtual Earth (!)

Chris Pendleton is reporting today that the Photosynth team is moving into the Virtual Earth product group.

Ever since the launch of Photosynth there’s been much discussion about the natural synergy of it and Microsoft Virtual Earth. Well, it’s now

New Windows Live Platform Quick Applications released

Just released are four new QuickApps, demo apps that you can use, study, and/or modify.  They take advantage of Windows Live and Microsoft tools such as Silverlight, Windows Live ID, Messenger, and more.  Angus Logan has more, including …

More information on Windows Live Wave 3

Mary Jo Foley recently reported on her blog that Windows Live Wave 3 have completed the M1 (Milestone 1) stage. Our friend Picturepan2 over at LiveSino was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to interview a manager for Windows …

Live QnA: About The Latest Updates To QnA

So Live Search QnA has updated, but what exactly changed? Let me recap the rather large QnA Team post:

  • You now get 1 QnA point for voting again
  • No more deduction of a point for abuse reports that

TrueSpace 7.6 announced – amazing models, uploaded to Live Maps Collections or Virtual Earth

Chris Pendleton has a long post today about TrueSpace 7.6, and on his blog and also on the TrueSpace website there are some truly amazing renderings.  Check out some of the animations, along with the video on Chris’s blog.

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Using …

Microsoft announces reorganization – Platforms & Services Devision will be split up

In an unexpected move Microsoft today announced that the Platforms & Services Devision (PSD) will be split into two groups: Windows/Windows Live and Online Services. While the PSD President Kevin Johnson will work to ensure a smooth transition he will …