A Look at the Windows Live Wave 3 Applications
In the second part of my Windows Live Wave 3 preview, I take a look at the Windows Live Wave 3 apps suite, which picks up a few new additions this year!
Entries from September 2008
Microsoft begins rolling out Hotmail redesign
Filed under: E-mail, Microsoft
It’s been a while since Microsoft’s free Hotmail email service received a major overhaul. Last year, Microsoft increased users’ email storage space from 2GB to 5GB. But now the company is also starting to roll out a new site design.
The update brings faster page load times for anyone using the “full version” of Hotmail, while “classic version” users now get access to drag & drop and other features that were previously only available to full users. Microsoft has also improved the contact list. You’ll see profile pictures for email contacts if your contacts have uploaded pictures for their Windows Live Messenger profiles. You can also see recently sent messages from your contacts when viewing their profiles
The new Hotmail also has a new auto-complete feature for email addresses and a contact picker that helps detect misspelled addresses.
The new version of Hotmail is not yet available for all users. And some users who have received the updated are less than thrilled with it. It’s not clear if the new version is actually more difficult to use, or if some of the people who now have access to it haven’t yet figured out where all the buttons are.
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Find a song by humming it
Computer search is getting more and more interesting. Have some music running around in your head whose name or lyrics you can’t remember? Get a mike and hum or whistle the music to a site called Midomi. I haven’t tried it but Tech Support Alert says it works reasonably well.
Update for Hotmail
If you use the Hotmail service, an update is coming. Details are at this Microsoft blog.
How to play any video file
Video clips now have a large presence on the Internet. Also, more home PC users are making and distributing videos. Although many files are in the common formats like Flash, AVI, WMV, QuickTime, and RealMedia, there are still many variations and formats and it is not uncommon to find that you need yet another player […]
Microsoft Asks Washington’s Members of Congress to Reconsider Bailout Plan
Dan Richman has an excerpt from the e-mail that Microsoft sent to the four members of congress, from Washington, that voted against the bailout plan.
Microsoft strongly urges members of the U.S. House of Representatives to reconsider and to sup…
Windows 7 to get parallel-processing tweaks
Microsoft has shared bits and pieces of how it is adding new features to its development tools to better support parallel processing. But the next release of Windows client and server also are going to incorporate changes designed to improve their parallel-processing support.
Mehdi gets new responsibilities
Microsoft said Senior Vice President Yusuf Mehdi has taken over the jobs of product management, marketing, partnership-management and business development for MSN and the company’s search products.
Microsoft urges Congressional bailout
Today Microsoft sent an e-mail to members of Washington state’s congressional delegation urging them to reconsider legislation restoring stability to the U.S. economy.
Microsoft launches Phone Data Manager Beta
Filed under: Internet, Utilities, Windows, Microsoft, Mobile Minute, Beta
Microsoft has launched a new beta of an application for synchronizing data from cellphones with your computer. There are at least two things which set the new Phone Data Manager apart from earlier synchronization applications like ActiveSync and Windows Mobile Device Manager:
- Phone Data Manager Beta works with non-Windows Mobile devices. There’s a fairly lengthy list of supported devices including a number of Sony ericsson, Nokia, and Motorola devices.
- The new utility syncs your data with Windows Live Services. That means your contacts, music, videos, and photos will be accessible online from any computer with a web browser.
You can sync your phone by connecting it to your Windows XP or Vista computer via a Bluetooth or USB connection.
[via Pocket PC Thoughts]
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