Remember the good old days of Yahoo! Mail and Hotmail, the time we only had a megabyte or two of storage? And then when Google announced Gmail with 1GB of storage, that seemed unbelievable.
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Windows Live Essentials 2011 Available For Download [Build 15.4.3538]
Microsoft has released Windows Live Essentials 2011 with improved performance and SSL support for Windows Live Mail. There build for this update is 15.4.3538.0513. The 2011 essentials update brings enhancements to photo uploading in Mail, improved voice and video quality in Live Messenger and address issues regarding crashes in Photo Gallery.
New Rap Song Explains the Failures of Microsoft’s Windows Live Services
Every year, Microsoft posts a huge loss for their online services. Still, they keep trying to push new features that they ‘think’ that users want such as making Windows Live Messenger a bloated mess and making Hotmail more useless with every update ( hint: learn from Gmail, Microsoft ). A user, Dan Bull, has sent us his rap song that summarizes all the issues with these Windows Live services and why they annoy us.
Microsoft’s New Commercials Promote Windows Phone 7 and Windows Live Services
Microsoft advertisement has taken a U-turn ever since Windows 7 launched. There ads have meaning now and actually make sense to the average consumer. They show off why you should use the product and what its benefits are. The latest round of commercials from Microsoft does just that; show off the wonderful features of digitally connected devices and services in Microsoft’s ecosystem.
How to Get Live Services Fully Working on HTC HD2 Running Windows Phone 7 ( WP7 ROM )
After ages of wishing, users have finally gotten their hands on a working WP7 ROM for Windows Phone 7. But an issue has remained that Windows Live/Xbox Live Services do not work on it by default. A fix has been developed for it though by guys over at XDA. Here’s how you can fix Windows Live/Xbox Live services on your HTC HD 2 running WP7 ROM:
Windows Live Essentials 2011 Beta Refresh Available for Download [Full Installer Link]
As expected eagerly ( LiveSide have been covering the new icons and expected features constantly), Windows Live Essentials 2011 Beta Refresh is now available for download. Along with the new icons, there are many bug fixes in this release as well as Windows Live Language Setting with many language packs.
Download Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 Beta Offline Setup/Installers
Wave 4 Beta is the latest of version Windows Live Essentials Apps with improved user interfaces and great functionality. An issue with the setup files for Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 Beta is that they’re online based and it’s very difficult to find the offline links. Ed Bott has struck gold though, he has managed to find the offline links for Wave 4 Beta in the Windows Live Solution Center.
Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 Beta now available for Download
After a long wait, and a few leaked builds, Microsoft has finally released the public beta of Windows Live Essentials Wave 4. Windows Live Essentials is a collection of free apps that improve the functionality of Windows with apps such as Photo Gallery, Mail, Messenger, Movie Maker, Writer and much more. The great thing is a lot of great features in these apps are for free!
Download Windows Live Online Services sidebar gadget by Microsoft
Microsoft doesn’t release official sidebar gadgets too often. They actually managed to remove a few handy sidebar gadgets that were shipped with Windows Vista, from Windows 7 such as Notes Gadget and Contacts Gadget. Recently, Microsoft released a new gadget for Windows Vista and 7 named Online Services gadget.
WindowsLivePreview.com to go live today
WindowsLivePreview.com is expected to go live today (April 28th). This site will basically do the promotion for Windows Live Wave 4 in the coming months. Liveside was lucky to get a screenshot of the website while it was briefly online earlier.