Windows Live Hotmail
Online site: hotmail.live.com
Team blog: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
For help with Windows Live Hotmail, see the Windows Live Solution Center.
Links to Live Hotmail news & info in July 2011
- Hotmail delivers aliases to help you manage and secure your email account: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- A short history of Hotmail: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Has your friend been hacked?: www.liveside.net
- Hey! My friend’s account was hacked!: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Hotmail bans common passwords and introduces hacking alert system: www.winrumors.com
- Hotmail is now 10 times faster than before: www.winsupersite.com/blog/supersite-blog-39/Windows-Live/
- Hotmail - It’s fast. Is that enough?: www.liveside.net
- Hotmail - Manage your email in one place: explore.live.com
- Hotmail Still New and Cool – Even After 15 Years: blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/
- Hotmail thanks you for a great 15 years: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Hotmail Turns 15: www.winsupersite.com/blog/supersite-blog-39/Windows-Live/
- Hotmail turns 15 (and we get cake!!): www.liveside.net
- Hotmail turns 15, promotes new features: www.liveside.net
- HTTPS Support added to Outlook Hotmail Connector: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-outlook/
- Instant email - how we made Hotmail 10 times faster: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- No more '123456' passwords for Hotmail users: technolog.msnbc.msn.com/
- Organising a festival with Hotmail, Messenger and Facebook: mymicrosoftlife.com
- Where did my saved email address and password go? (Live ID sign in): windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Windows Live ID Sign-In changed, one account only: www.liveside.net
- Yes, Hotmail Connector includes HTTPS support: www.liveside.net
Links to Live Hotmail news & info in June 2011
- New, app-like Outlook features added to Hotmail: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- New Hotmail Wave 5 look, features spotted: www.liveside.net
Links to Live Hotmail news & info in March 2011
- Hotmail Wave 5 to get HTML5 offline storage support – replacing Windows Live Mail?: www.liveside.net
- Switch to Hotmail: switchtohotmail.com
- What should I do if my Hotmail account has been hacked?: explore.live.com/windows-live-hotmail-security-checklist-faq
Links to Live Hotmail news & info in March 2011
- ActiveViews - the future of Hotmail: www.liveside.net
- Evolving Hotmail with IE9 desktop notifications: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Hotmail Calendar to get improved event reminders functionality: www.liveside.net
- Hotmail gets IE9 Pinned Sites Notifications: www.liveside.net
- Hotmail on the Taskbar: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
- Microsoft Wants to Make Hotmail More Interactive: Partners with LivingSocial, Netflix, Posterous and Others: newsgrange.com
- Office Web Apps in Hotmail & SkyDrive available everywhere: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Over one billion Active Views served; LinkedIn, Netflix, Posterous, and LivingSocial on the way: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
Links to Live Hotmail news & info in February 2011
- Chat with your Facebook friends via Hotmail - now available worldwide: www.liveside.net
- Facebook chat in Hotmail now available everywhere: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Hotmail - Safeguard your account: explore.live.com/windows-live-safeguard-your-account
- Hotmail Stories Contest: www.hotmailstories.co.uk
- Hotmail delivers aliases to help you manage and secure your email account: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- How to Block a Sender by Email Address in Windows Live Hotmail: email.about.com
- New from Hotmail - Email Alias: www.liveside.net
- PC Magazine awards Editors’ Choice to Hotmail: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Protecting your Hotmail account from theft: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Windows Live Hotmail 2011 Review - PC Mag's Editors Choice: www.pcmag.com
Links in January 2011
- Hotmail outage explained, preventative steps taken (we suggest some more of our own): www.liveside.net
- What happened in the recent Hotmail outage: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
Links in December 2010
- Hotmail introduces interactive email using Active Views: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Recovering a hacked Hotmail account: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
Links in November 2010
- EASI ID - Use Hotmail features without changing your email address: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Full-session SSL for Hotmail is here: www.liveside.net
- Hotmail account was hacked again: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Hotmail security improves with full-session HTTPS encryption: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- It’s official - full session SSL for Hotmail, more: www.liveside.net
- Use your our favorite email address within Hotmail? It’s EASI: www.liveside.net
Links in October 2010
- Help with signing into Windows Live - Now with added video: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
- Helping people protect their Hotmail accounts: blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_on_the_issues/
- Hotmail gets the Jump List: www.liveside.net/main/
- Hotmail gets tweaked sign in page: mymicrosoftlife.com
- Hotmail hijacked? Here’s what to do: blogs.msdn.com/b/securitytipstalk/
- Hotmail Security to Protect and Recover Your Account: windowslive.com/Connect/Post/
- Hotmail UK running £10,000 competition: mymicrosoftlife.com
- Some details about the upcoming Hotmail full-session SSL feature: www.liveside.net
- Tips to help protect your Hotmail account: explore.live.com/windows-live-hotmail-secret-answer-using
- What’s new with the latest Hotmail update?: www.liveside.net
- Windows LiveID Account Recovery Help Page: windowslivehelp.com/PasswordReset.aspx
Links in September 2010
- Hotmail Account Compromise - Unauthorized Account Access - How to Recover Your Account: www.windowslivehelp.com
- Hotmail adds new security features: www.liveside.net/main/
- Hotmail Calendar - now live with weather: www.liveside.net/main/
- Hotmail on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Hotmail
- Hotmail security updates protect you from account hijackers: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Microsoft pushing yet more new Hotmail features to users: www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/
- More Hotmail updates coming up: www.liveside.net/main/
- More Hotmail updates on the way: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- My Hotmail account has been compromised: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- “Windows Live ActiveSync” update: No HTML mail in WM 6.xx, and our own FAQ: www.liveside.net/main/
The new Hotmail August 2010:
- Behind-the-scenes look at designing the new Hotmail - Part One: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Behind-the-scenes look at designing the new Hotmail - Part Two: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Behind-the-scenes look at designing the new Hotmail - Part Three: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Bing Maps and Hotmail come together: www.bing.com/community/blogs/maps/
- Exchange ActiveSync, coming on Monday August 30 - our recap: www.liveside.net/main/
- Exchange ActiveSync for Hotmail - “just a few more days” away?: www.liveside.net/main/
- First look at Hotmail Exchange ActiveSync on the iOS: www.liveside.net/main/
- Hotmail completes rollout, makes changes: www.liveside.net/main/
- Hotmail issues - bug fix coming: www.liveside.net/main/
- Hotmail vs Gmail Comparison - Cut through the Clutter: www.youtube.com/user/WindowsVideos
- How do Hotmail Active Views work?: www.windowslivehelp.com/solution.aspx
- Is Windows Live turning on Exchange ActiveSync? (updated): www.liveside.net/main/
- New Hotmail is now available to everyone!: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- New Hotmail Looks Great - And It's 3X as Popular as Twitter: www.readwriteweb.com
- Problems with the new Hotmail? Working better now?: www.liveside.net/main/
- Windows Live Hotmail Help: explore.live.com/windows-live-hotmail
The new Hotmail July 2010:
- Behind-the-scenes look at designing the new Hotmail - Part One: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Hotmail Compete - Sweep the Clutter Out of Your Inbox: www.youtube.com
- Hotmail overhaul fixes spam issues, adds new features: www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/
- Hotmail rollout picks up steam: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- #NewHotmailHere sightings around the world – Hotmail Wave 4 rollout expanded: www.liveside.net/main/
- The new Hotmail in 15 seconds: www.windowslive.com/NewHotmail
- Update on the rollout of the new Hotmail: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- What you’re saying about #NewHotmailHere: www.liveside.net/main/
- Windows Live Hotmail and your iPhone together at last: www.windowsliveformobile.com/en-us/iPhone/
The new Hotmail June 2010:
- Bit more on Exchange ActiveSync in Hotmail: www.liveside.net/main/
- Exchange ActiveSync, and more on Hotmail rollout: www.liveside.net/main/
- Explore Windows Live (Sign in then click your name for Web Messenger & themes): explore.live.com
- Explore Windows Live – and try out the new Web Messenger and Wave 4 themes: www.liveside.net/main/
- Get multiple accounts in Hotmail: explore.live.com
- Hotmail and SkyDrive help make Office 2010 great: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Hotmail respects your inbox: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- It’s official - Over 99% of you have #NoHotmailYet: www.liveside.net/main/
- Making Hotmail Hot Again Hot Again: solution.allthingsd.com
- Microsoft sues Hotmail spammers: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- More on Exchange ActiveSync for Hotmail - looks like it's working now! (?): www.liveside.net/main/
- New Hotmail is coming: www.windowslive.ninemsn.com.au/hotmail.aspx
- Security upgrades in the new Hotmail: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Silverlight powers the new Windows Live Hotmail: team.silverlight.net/announcement/
- Tagline to be removed from Hotmail Messages: www.liveside.net/main/
- Update to the Hotmail rollout: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
The new Hotmail May 2010:
- Active Views – Watch Youtube videos and other contents within the new Hotmail Inbox: windowslive.com/Connect/
- Conversation View – A cool feature in the New Hotmail: windowslive.com/Connect/
- IM and Text message from the new Hotmail Wave 4 integrated chat: windowslive.com/Connect/
- Hot To Trot - The new Hotmail gives Gmail a run for its money: slate.com
- Hotmail — from 1996 to 2010 and further: windowslive.com/Connect/
- Hotmail Makes a Clean Sweep: www.pcmag.com
- Hotmail Numbers, Facts, and Figures: community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/
- Hotmail Portal: windowslivehelp.com
- Hotmail Preview: www.hotmailpreview.com
- Hotmail - The Next Generation: channel9.msdn.com/posts/LarryLarsen/
- Hotmail to add more security features: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- Hotmail. Tools for the New Busy. Prefer One-stop Inboxing: windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy/#tile=multiaccount
- Hotmail Wave 4 Vs Gmail – Hotmail allows 10GB of photos and docs per message without stuffing Inbox: vasudevg.blogspot.com
- Meet The New Hotmail - Sleeker & Faster, With Some Powerful Weapons Against Inbox Overload: techcrunch.com
- Microsoft Reinvents Hotmail with an Onslaught of New Features: mashable.com
- Microsoft talks – about Hotmail: www.liveside.net/main/
- New Hotmail gives you 10Gb of attachments: blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/
- New Hotmail takes aim at Gmail’s top features: venturebeat.com/2010/05/17/hotmail-gmail/
- New Hotmail videos and screenshots: www.windowslivepreview.com/hotmail/resources/
- New ways we're fighting spam in Hotmail: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Re-inventing Windows Live Hotmail – the next generation of personal email: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- The New Hotmail: www.winsupersite.com/live/hotmail.asp
- The new Hotmail makes me happy: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/
- Useful features in Wave 4 Hotmail and Messenger: gadgetgran.spaces.live.com
- View, Share and Edit Office Documents from Hotmail – Cool new feature in Wave 4: vasudevg.blogspot.com
- View, Share and Edit Office Documents very efficiently from Hotmail: windowslive.com/Connect/
- Windows Live Hotmail (Wave 4 Beta) Preview: www.pcmag.com
- Windows Live Messenger & Hotmail Beta Build for MVPs: microsoft-journal.spaces.live.com
- Windows Live Wave 4 - Windows Live Office – A First Look: www.liveside.net/main/
- What's new in Hotmail - more good stuff: www.liveside.net/main/
- What’s new in Hotmail - the good stuff: www.liveside.net/main/
Links to articles for May 2010:
- Hotmail on the iPad: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Listening to you on Hotmail: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowslive/
- What's next for Hotmail: news.cnet.com
- Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4 to be officially unveiled May 18 in Sydney, Australia: www.liveside.net/main/
- Windows Live Wave 4 Hotmail and Messenger to be officially unveiled May 18th in Australia: www.istartedsomething.com
- Windows Live Wave 4 - What's new in Hotmail?: www.liveside.net/main/
Links to articles for April 2010:
- Designing tools you’ll use in Live Hotmail: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowslive/
- First look at Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4 with Office Web Apps integration: www.liveside.net/main/
- Hotmail tips the scales: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowslive/
- New Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4 screenshots revealed: www.liveside.net/main/
- Turning off vacation replies to fight spam in Hotmail: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowslive/
- Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4 M3 screenshots galore – in French: www.liveside.net/main/
- Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4 to get Office Web Apps integration: www.liveside.net/main/
- Windows Live To Focus On The Essentials (Hotmail And Messenger): techcrunch.com
Links in March 2010
- Crabby Lady's Daily Tip - Mind your e-mail etiquette: blogs.office.com/b/crabby_office_lady/
- Hacked Hotmail / Windows Live ID Useful information: blogs.msdn.com/robmar/
- Hotmail - Tools for the new busy: www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy/
- Need a new email? Make it hotmail.com.au: windowslive.ninemsn.com.au
Links in February 2010
- Be more productive with Hotmail in 2010: windowslive.com/Connect/
- Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4 - New screenshots emerge: www.liveside.net/main/
Links since January 6 2010
- Live Hotmail Wave 4 to get Conversation view, Flagged messages, and more: www.liveside.net/main/
- Running those 1.3 billion Hotmail inboxes: blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/
- Short history of Hotmail: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowslive/
- Spam, phishing, and other annoyances: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowslive/
Older links
- 5 Reasons to Connect Web Activities in Messenger and Hotmail: robdolin.spaces.live.com
- 10 things you didn’t know Hotmail could do: www.officialwindowsmagazine.com
- 10,000 Unread Hotmail Emails: blogs.msdn.com/ianm/
- Adding Photos To Hotmail Messages Possible Again: www.liveside.net
- Adding photos to Hotmail messages – an anticipated return: windowslivewire.spaces.live.com
- Adding photos to Hotmail messages – a temporary change (August 25 2009): windowslivewire.spaces.live.com
- Bing! Instantly find answers and add them to your e-mail: windowslivewire.spaces.live.com
- Bringing Bing to Live Hotmail: www.bing.com/community/blogs/search/
- Color your Live Hotmail inbox: www.windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/ColorTheme/
- Get all your e-mail in one place (Coming later to Australia): mailcall.spaces.live.com
- How large is your Hotmail storage size exactly?: www.liveside.net
- How to link account Live IDs: windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/LinkAccounts/
- How to sort Emails into Folders in Windows Live Hotmail: www.windowslive.com/Connect/
- Improvements in current Hotmail features rolling out soon (Sep 2009): windowslivewire.spaces.live.com
- Learn about the new features of Hotmail: livechronicles.spaces.live.com
- Live Hotmail begins upgrade rollout (Sep 18 2009): www.liveside.net
- Live Hotmail Quick Add: windowslive.com/Online/Hotmail/
- Live Hotmail - Your storage grows with you: www.windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/
- Manage All Your Email Accounts From Hotmail: www.liveside.net
- Match your Windows Live Hotmail Signature with the current season: digitizor.com
- New and changed features in Hotmail Wave 4 M1 Release: windowslivehelp.com
- Peek behind the scenes at Hotmail: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowslive/
- POP3 for Hotmail now available worldwide: mailcall.spaces.live.com
- Quick Add - How to: windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/
- Someone went phishing - Thousands of Hotmail accounts compromised (Oct 2009): www.liveside.net
- Update - How to get Hotmail messages in Outlook, Outlook Express and Entourage: windowslivewire.spaces.live.com
- Update - Phishing scheme affecting some Hotmail customers (Oct 2009): windowslivewire.spaces.live.com
- Web IM - Chat from within Hotmail: windowslive.com/Tutorial/Messenger/WebIM/
- Windows Live Hotmail Video (part 1): www.youtube.com
Much older links
- Did I sign up for this newsletter? Now I have to unsubscribe?: www.windowslive.com/Connect/
- Have you seen the latest Hotmail changes?: windowslivewire.spaces.live.com
- Hotmail POP3 access now available for US, Brazil, 9 others: www.liveside.net
- Hotmail update starts rolling out for all users, POP3 coming to the U.S.: www.liveside.net
- How to check your Hotmail in Safari: www.liveside.net
- How to connect Windows Live Hotmail into Outlook: www.windowslive.com/Connect/
- How to Create a Live Hotmail Account: windowslive.com/Connect/
- Live Hotmail for mobile: windowslivewire.spaces.live.com
- Managing E-mail Overload in Live Hotmail and Live Calendar: mailcall.spaces.live.com
- “My Hotmail account has been hacked”: blogs.technet.com/eileen_brown/
- New Hotmail Ad Placement: www.windowslive.com
- New Today screen makes Hotmail the world’s best social inbox: jamiethomson.spaces.live.com
- New way to get Hotmail on your phone (Feb 12 2009): mailcall.spaces.live.com
- POP3 Technology Has Now Rolled Out To Hotmail Customers Worldwide: www.liveside.net
- Post your calendar from Windows Live to a blog or website: mailcall.spaces.live.com
- Step-by-step guide to use new features in Live Hotmail: www.windowslive.com/Online/Hotmail
- Web IM in Hotmail (but not yet in Australia): windowslivewire.spaces.live.com
- What's new with your network in Hotmail (Screenshot): skydrive.live.com
- What there is to like about the new Hotmail features: windowslive.com/Connect/
- Whoa, cool new features in Hotmail: mailcall.spaces.live.com
- Windows Live Hotmail update (Feb 2009) – how you'll know you’ve got it: webdotwiz.spaces.live.com
Links for hints, tips and news about Live Hotmail
- 15 Tips for Writing Effective Email: thinksimplenow.com
- Avoid Email Purgatory: mailcall.spaces.live.com
- Email Support Space (Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Mail): emailsupport.spaces.live.com
- Folders and to-do lists are your friends: mailcall.spaces.live.com
- Hotmail Now Does POP3: blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/
- Hotmail Online Solutions Center: windowslivehelp.com
- Hotmail POP3 access on the way - Omar Shahine explains: www.liveside.net
- Live Hotmail - Classic scrolling is back, and more updates: windowslivewire.spaces.live.com
- Live Hotmail - Web Messenger coming but not here yet: www.liveside.net
- New way to get Hotmail on your phone: windowslivewire.spaces.live.com
- Scam Live Hotmail emails - what to watch for: thoughtsonthings.spaces.live.com
- What to do if you think your Hotmail account has been stolen: windowslivehelp.com/solutions/accounts/
- Windows Live Hotmail's Web Messenger - Preview: www.neowin.net
- Your guide to Hotmail's Spring / Fall 2008 updates: mailcall.spaces.live.com
webDotWiz's how-to's about Live Hotmail
- New features in Live Hotmail
- Windows Live Hotmail update (Feb 2009) – how you’ll know you’ve got it: webdotwiz.spaces.live.com