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I wish to (humbly) report that there is now yet another “Windows Live” MVP…
1/2/2010 11:21:29 AM, X-Evolutionist
I was not sure if I would write this blog or not. I felt funny about “bragging” about myself. But, my buddy, Greg Edwards, (Congratulations, Greg!) who got the same news the other day, wrote a blog about it. So, I’m going to follow Greg’s example…… First, ...
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The 2009 Summary (III): What Happened Recently?
12/26/2009 3:49:34 AM, mynetx
From the Messenger Plus Contest to the anticipated Windows 7 release, from Office Web Apps to the first images of Messenger 2010: The recent six months of 2009 were as interesting for me as January to June. Here is a short summary. July 2009 The 8th ...
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The 2009 Summary (II): What Happened?
12/22/2009 10:28:24 AM, mynetx
From the release of Windows Live Essentials 2009 (Wave 3) to POP3 for every Hotmail user, from Internet Explorer 8 to Windows 7 Release Candidate: there have been many happenings around Microsoft in the first half of 2009. A retrospective of events, ...
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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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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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Office 2010 Beta: Technical Preview will close
10/24/2009 2:42:13 AM, mynetx
Being part of the Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview program on Connect, I just received the following e-mail (as have all participants). Connect is Microsoft’s place for testers. We wanted to notify you the Office 2010 Beta will be available for ...
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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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How Would YOU Change the World?
10/21/2009 1:47:00 PM, Corrine
To celebrate the launch of Windows 7, Microsoft wants to discover creative ways that a PC running Windows can help an organization make an even greater impact in the community Do you have an idea how you could use Windows 7 to help your local community? ...
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What happened to my.live.com?
10/21/2009 1:45:31 AM, mynetx
“Windows Live Personalised Experience”—this is what Wikipedia calls my.live.com, the successor of start.com. This service allowed you to put together your own home page with gadgets and other stuff to get you a home on the Web. Much like iGoogle, to be ...
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What happened to my.live.com?
10/17/2009 3:41:55 AM, mynetx
“Windows Live Personalised Experience”—this is what Wikipedia calls my.live.com, the successor of start.com. This service allowed you to put together your own home page with gadgets and other stuff to get you a home on the Web. Much like iGoogle, to be ...