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Windows Live Movie Maker 1.0 is now live

Sorry about the confusion yesterday, but Windows Live Movie Maker 1.0 is now live. Here's the word from Microsoft: Today, Microsoft is releasing its new Windows Live Movie Maker application globally. As the first application within the Windows Live Essentials suite optimized for Windows 7,...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-19-2009
MSN Wallpaper

Microsoft has released what I think is a new desktop wallpaper solution through its MSN arm that looks really interesting: MSN Wallpaper will automatically check for updates from Microsoft. You can choose whether to accept the updates at the time of download. Choose from our amazing collection of wallpapers...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-11-2009
Microsoft integrates Windows 7 user accounts with Windows Live IDs

This is interesting , if overdue: Microsoft's new beta release of the Windows Live Sign-In Assistant 6.5 includes the ability to link a Windows 7 user account to a Windows Live ID: Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant 6.5 (Beta) Brief Description The Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant 6.5 (Beta) installs...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 02-20-2009
Windows Live Messenger update available

Microsoft sends word that it is updating Windows Live Messenger in the wake of the Wave 3 release: The latest version of Windows Live Messenger (14.0.8064.0206) is now available for free download here . Over the next month, if you’re still running versions 8.1 or 8.5, you’ll get a prompt encouraging...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 02-13-2009
New Windows ad is out

Microsoft is apparently starting a new set of TV ads (called "Rookies") and the first, shown at the Grammys, is now available and focuses on Windows Live Photo Gallery: Video: Kylie uses Windows Live Photo Gallery Kylie uses Windows Live Photo Gallery More about the campaign here : Meet Kylie...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 02-09-2009
Microsoft (finally) updates Live Mesh for Windows 7 compatibility

The previous version shut off Aero glass, which was highly undesirable. Here's the update , from Microsoft: Now that we are out of our holiday blackout period for releases, we’re happy to announce that the next Live Mesh for Windows client update will (at long last!) be available later today. Thank...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 01-13-2009
Tonight: Live blogging the Steve Ballmer CES keynote

I'll be live blogging the Steve Ballmer 2009 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) keynote address this evening with Mary Jo Foley and Tom Warren. Right now, the event page is down but we'll open it up a little bit after 9 pm EST and get things rolling around 9:30 pm when the keynote actually starts...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 01-07-2009
Put Messenger back in the tray in Windows 7 where it belongs

On the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, and in this article, I was complaining about the new default behavior for Windows Live Messenger under Windows 7: Instead of placing its icon in the tray notification area, Windows 7 gives it a full-fledged taskbar button when minimized, and two or...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 01-04-2009
A great Google article, the difference between 'easy' and 'simple,' and why this is a problem for Windows 7

The New York Times' David Carr wrote something that made me really sit up and take notice this morning, and for so many reasons that it's actually kind of hard to explain. First, the basic premise of his article , which I agree with totally, is that Google's Web applications have taken hold...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 11-24-2008
Windows Live services factoid: New services coming in Wave 3

I mention this in my Windows 7 Preview , but just in case you missed it, Microsoft will soon be rolling out the services half of its Windows Live Wave 3 product wave. (The other half is the Windows Live Essentials application suite.) There are going to be some new services coming soon. These include...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-31-2008

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