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Windows 7 Group
1/23/2010 7:06:00 PM, keverdy
There is a newly created Windows Live Group which I created to contain discussions all about Windows 7 and Windows. It is a very good group with over 40 members within the first two days. Here is the link: http://windows--7.groups.live.com/. Please join. ...
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Where is the Windows App Store?
1/7/2010 4:08:41 PM, Auri Rahimzadeh
With App Stores on mobile phones making software shopping simple and impulsive, why can’t the same be done for Windows PCs and desktops in general? Look at the facts: There are at least 69 million broadband users in the United States. Downloading games, ...
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Hello Zune HD enthusiasts! Connect your Zune with Movie Maker using custom profiles
11/3/2009 1:08:57 PM, Windows Live Dev Team
Excited about the new Zune HD? We are! A built-in HD Radio receiver, high-definition (HD) video output capabilities, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) multi-touch screen, Wi-Fi and an Internet browser… Zune HD is the first portable media player to ...
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Malicious Windows Update mails in the wild
10/25/2009 6:35:06 AM, mynetx
When I opened my mail this morning, I found a message pretending to be from Microsoft. It offered me to install a Critical Update for Microsoft Outlook / Outlook Express (KB910721), and also sent the download link. The sender pretended to be ...
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Windows Live Sync updated
10/23/2009 11:29:06 AM, mynetx
You can use Windows Live Sync to synchronize folders with multiple computers. The Sync team has released an update that fixes a compatibility problem with Windows EasyTransfer (view full announcement). Get the update at ...
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Now back: Attaching photos to messages in Hotmail
10/15/2009 11:48:30 PM, mynetx
Turned off last month due to a security issue with Internet Explorer and Active X, the Photo feature for Windows Live Hotmail has now been fixed and made available again. The Windows Live Team announces: Instead of adding pictures as attachments to your ...
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Invite AOL, Google and Hyves contacts to Windows Live
10/8/2009 9:00:39 AM, mynetx
From now on, you can also invite your friends on AOL, Google and Hyves to Windows Live. You choose whether to import your complete address book at once or only selected contacts. To use this service, click on “Add people” in your Windows Live Profile or ...
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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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This Week’s Thoughts: Hidden data
10/7/2009 12:54:44 AM, mynetx
Many people send texts, spreadsheets, photos and videos—while not knowing that they contain much information that other people can discover with ease and that might be indiscreet. Who has collaborated on the text? How often has it been revised? What ...