The UsefulTechnology Blog : Windows Live

The End: this blog leaps over to Windows Live Spaces

Allister_Frost — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:00:00 GMT

I've decided to move my blog to a new home on Windows Live Spaces. I hope you'll move with me.

My new blog URL is http://usefultechnologyblog.spaces.live.com/.

To subscribe to the new RSS feed, simply click this link: http://usefultechnologyblog.spaces.live.com/feed.rss.

Thanks for being with me on TechNet. See you on the other side.

Windows Live Insider Club

Allister_Frost — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:52:00 GMT

Confused by all this new Windows Live stuff? Yeah, me too. There's a lot of new gadgetry to get our heads around. I discovered an interesting new site at www.insiderclub.co.uk that aims to shed some light on the matter. Those talking bodies are a bit freaky - anyone who says '"click me" is just plain weird. But it's fairly useful to have so much Live stuff explained on one page. Take a peek inside.

Windows Live Local - now even better

Allister_Frost — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT

My regular reader will know how much of a fan I have become of Windows Live Local. While Google Earth was very quick out of the blocks in 2004 after they acquired Keyhole Corp, it's now looking a bit creaky in comparison to the much improved, if absurdly named, Windows Live Local. The thing I love most about Windows Live Local is that it just works from your browser: no giant application to install and no update patches to apply. And it just keeps getting better as this latest post on the team's blog reveals.

In the 4th major release they've added people search, the ability to draw over custom maps, send details by text to your mobile phone and even more Bird's Eye imagery. Some of this only works in the US for now but it's only a matter of time before this advanced functionality is extended to other geographies. Go have a play.

Windows Live Messenger - just launched!

Allister_Frost — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 08:08:00 GMT

Windows Live Messenger, the brilliant successor to MSN Messenger, is now available for download. This great new product came out of Beta just yesterday and we've already notched up more than 2 million downloads in just 36 hours! There are loads of unique features like sharing folders, Live Call which allows you to ring ordinary phones from your PC, full screen video calling and Live Contacts that self-update when details change.

If you're one of the remaining 238 million active users who haven't yet made the leap you can find out more at http://www.messengerlaunch.co.uk or http://get.live.com/messenger/overview.

To find out more about Windows Live check out http://ideas.live.com/. If you're a Beta tester sign in to see the full list of services you can try out. As you'll see, there are many great new Windows Live services readying themselves for release. Expect more news in the coming weeks!