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Preview of new MSN homepage, getting socialized
11/4/2009 10:44:10 AM, mynetx
Today Microsoft unvealed its new format for the MSN.com homepage in a public preview. What are the most interesting changes? First of all, the new MSN is lighter. All this stuffed, bloated site is gone. A new, simplified MSN butterfly logo has ...
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Windows Live and You: “Listen to and talk with customers all over the world” (Marcus Schmidt, Microsoft)
10/8/2009 5:34:47 AM, mynetx
Summer is over—but my interview series “Windows Live and You” is not. Today I talked with Marcus Schmidt, who is working for Microsoft and keeping in touch with people like you, to find out what users truly think about Windows and Windows Live. Marcus ...
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Messenger problems: Your login data can’t be remembered?
10/7/2009 7:18:25 AM, mynetx
If Messenger doesn’t remember your e-mail address or your password, then you have installed both Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger. You have to revert a registry setting that has been changed while Yahoo Messenger was installing. Then you will ...
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More than 20,000 Hotmail passwords leaked
10/6/2009 7:57:42 AM, mynetx
Several thousands passwords for European users of Microsoft’s e-mail and identity service Hotmail/Windows Live ID have been published on the Web, according to information published by Neowin. The Windows Live team states: We immediately requested that ...
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How-to: Set any text color as default in Live Mail
9/27/2009 5:02:46 AM, mynetx
Setting your favorite color for e-mails you type in Windows Live Mail is possible without using custom stationery. However, when you open the dialog for setting the color (by clicking Menu > Tools > Options… > Compose > Mail > Font ...
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How-to: Minimize Windows Live Mail to the “tray”
9/21/2009 11:24:57 AM, mynetx
Are you using Windows Live Mail as your primary e-mail program and thus running it all the time? I bet that its taskbar button will get in your way sometimes. When I played around with Live Mail’s options, I found a way to minimize Windows Live Mail to ...
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The days are numbered for Messenger 2008
9/20/2009 12:46:43 PM, mynetx
In this post: End of Life reached What people think Technical reasons Get Messenger 2009 In case of problems End of Life reached Starting September 15, 2009, users are required to have the latest version of Messenger installed on their computer in ...
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How-to: Cropping photos with Windows Live Photo Gallery
9/7/2009 3:00:33 AM, mynetx
Sometimes you see waste bins next to the most interesting sightseeing highlights when you look through your vacation photos, or just a certain area within a photo is interesting. Use the Crop feature in Windows Live Photo Gallery to optimize the photo to ...
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How-to screencast — Messenger 2009: Set your scene
9/2/2009 3:00:44 AM, mynetx
Using scenes, you can customize Windows Live Messenger to suit your mood. Scenes are like wallpapers: choose an image you like and glue it not only into your contact list, but also into the conversation windows that your friends use to chat with you! ...
