This week Microsoft launched the newest version of their Windows Live services – and by all accounts, the new features are being accepted with open arms. A few of the things you will find is a new streamlined interface, a new profile service, a new group discussion service and a lot of revamps and tweaks of your existing favorites (Spaces, Skydrive, etc.).
However, one of the best revamped features of Windows Live is one that many people may never knew existed – your personal Windows Live Homepage.
Available at home.live.com, the Windows Live Homepage is your private start page for everything to do with Windows Live. Only you can see it, and it’s a great way to keep tabs on what’s going on within all of your Windows Live services. For those of you familiar with Facebook you may notice a few similarities of how it displays updates across your networks.
Over the years I’ve tried a lot of different “start pages” as these type of things are often called, but have not been impressed. I will say that Windows Live has finally impressed me – I love the streamlined interface and how it integrates well across all my different services. It’s definitely a step in the right direction to helping me keep track of my digital life – plus Microsoft has made it so other providers can “hook into it”. You aren’t limited to just Windows Live material and updates!
For those of you unfamiliar with home.live.com I’ve put together a screencast to show you a few of the features and help you get started setting up your “start page” for Windows Live.
