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Windows Live Team blog: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/.

Windows Live news and info for July 2011

An update on SSL support in Windows Live: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
Coming this week - an update to Windows Live Essentials 2011: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
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 Still New and Cool – Even After 15 Years: blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/
Hotmail Turns 15: www.winsupersite.com/blog/supersite-blog-39/Windows-Live/
Hotmail turns 15, promotes new features: www.liveside.net
Instant email - how we made Hotmail 10 times faster: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
Microsoft starts two-phase update of Windows Live Essentials 2011: www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/
Next generation “touch-first” Windows Live apps in the works: www.liveside.net
Twitter and Microsoft - What’s the deal?: www.liveside.net
Twitter confirmed to be coming back to Windows Live: www.liveside.net
Where did my saved email address and password go? (Live ID sign in): windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
Windows Live Essentials 2011 Latest Version (6-Jul-2011 - V15.4.3538.0513) Download: www.microsoft.com/download/
Windows Live Essentials update - SSL for WL Mail: www.liveside.net
Windows Live ID Sign-In changed, one account only: www.liveside.net
Windows Live Wave 5 currently in Milestone 2 stage; to be tightly integrated with Windows 8: www.liveside.net

Windows Live news and info for June 2011

Future of Windows Live Messenger – "Chatter" unified communication service on Windows 8?: www.liveside.net
Hotmail Calendar updated with Windows Live Wave 5 header: www.liveside.net
Introducing SkyDrive for the modern web, built using HTML5: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
Microsoft plans to turn SkyDrive into an application for Windows Live Wave 5?: www.liveside.net
Microsoft shares more on plans to turn SkyDrive into an application: www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/
New, app-like Outlook features added to Hotmail: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
SkyDrive June 2011 Update: www.winsupersite.com
Windows Live Messenger Is King among IM Clients Worldwide: news.softpedia.com

Windows Live news and info for May 2011

First screenshot leaked for Windows Live SkyDrive Wave 5: www.liveside.net
New SkyDrive, PDF tools, Twitter for Windows Live - lots of juicy bits from Mango: www.liveside.net
Opinions - How Microsoft Made A Cloud Believer Out of Me: www.liveside.net
Twitter might make a come back to Windows Live?: www.liveside.net
Windows Experts Community - the Green Button evolved: www.liveside.net
Windows Live Help Center: explore.live.com/windows-live-help-center
Windows Live on Windows Phone “Mango” - The Past, Present, and Future: www.liveside.net

Windows Live news and info for April 2011

Facebook Comments Plugin Gets Support for Hotmail Logins: newsgrange.com
Full Metro UI shown in Office “15” screenshot leak – what will Windows Live Wave 5 look like?: www.liveside.net
Windows Live Profile notes are no more [Update: and neither are private messages]: www.liveside.net

Windows Live news and info for March 2011

Windows Live News: www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/windowslive/

Windows Live news and info for 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/
Protecting your Hotmail account from theft: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/

Windows Live Essentials 2011 update December 2010

Australia’s biggest telco switching email to Windows Live?: www.liveside.net
New home for Windows Live plugins - plugins.live.com: www.liveside.net
Windows Live Essentials QFE released - you can update now: www.liveside.net
Windows Live Essentials for Windows XP (December update): explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials-xp
Windows Live Holiday Package (Music clips, movie titles and credits) Download: skydrive.live.com
Windows Live launches new plug-ins website: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
Windows Live on the cards for BigPond email: delimiter.com.au
Windows Live Plugins for Live Photo Gallery, Live Movie Maker and Live Writer: plugins.live.com

Windows Live Essentials 2011 final release September 30 (October 1 in Australia) 2010

Facebook chat added to Messenger in Canada, Australia, and 5 more countries today: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
Microsoft releases updated Windows Live apps: news.cnet.com
Photo Fuse Fun – The “Jasons” Take Seattle: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/
Windows Live Essentials 2011 available for download now: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
Windows Live has a new big brother - Office 365: www.liveside.net
Windows Live Messenger confirmed for Windows Phone 7: www.liveside.net/mobility/
Windows Live Messenger for the Zune HD: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/
Windows Live SkyDrive synced storage is now 5GB – in preparation for Windows Live Essentials 2011 final release today: www.liveside.net/main/

Latest information and news about Windows Live Essentials 2011 (codename, Wave 4):

Connecting like professionals - Windows Live and LinkedIn: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
Data security and privacy in Windows Live: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
Explaining Windows & the cloud: blogs.msdn.com/b/stevecla01/
Future of Technology - Windows 7 + Windows Live: www.youtube.com
Happy Holidays from Windows Live: www.liveside.net
Haute Couture meets Windows Live: www.microsoft.com/windows/explore/
Live Essentials – Getting around the ribbon with the ALT key and keytips: webdotwiz.spaces.live.com
Messenger Social - Email and Social News Feeds are the new Peanut Butter and Jelly: www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/
Migrating from Live Spaces to WordPress – Screenshots: berniehalpin.wordpress.com
Office serves over 20 million people on the web: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
Office Web Apps reach 20 million - New features today + 7 more countries: blogs.msdn.com/b/officewebapps/
Scott's Windows Live Ramblings: winliveblogs.com/scottisafool/
Using your feedback to improve Windows Live: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
Windows 7 + Windows Live - Living better on the road: www.microsoft.com/windows/explore/
Windows 7 + Windows Live - Windows and the Cloud: www.microsoft.com/windows/cloud/
Windows 7, Windows Live and Windows Phone 7 comes together to make sweet music: www.istartedsomething.com
Windows Live Essentials 2011 – Installing and features tried thus far: webdotwiz.spaces.live.com
Windows Live Essentials Preview: www.windowslivepreview.com/essentials/
Windows Live Essentials Screenshots and videos: www.windowslivepreview.com/essentials/resources/
Windows Live serves up local photo spots on foursquare: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/
Windows Live Service Status: status.live.com
Windows Live Web Services refreshed – Service Status, Devices, LinkedIn connected service now available: www.liveside.net/main/
Windows Live Holiday wishlist: www.liveside.net
Windows Live’s IE9 support is coming soon: mymicrosoftlife.com
WordPress.com and Windows Live partnering together and providing an upgrade for 30 million Windows Live Spaces customers: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/

Windows Live services and desktop applications consist of:

a group of free desktop programs - Live Mail, Live Messenger, Live Movie Maker, Live Photo Gallery, Live Sync, Live Writer and Live Family Safety - that you download and install, and
a group of free online internet web services such as Live Calendar, Live Hotmail, Live Office (Office web apps), Live Photos, Live Skydrive, Live Spaces.

The group of programs you download and install are grouped together as Windows Live Essentials and the online services are grouped as Windows Live Internet Services.

webDotWiz Online quick links: Live Essentials page and Live Internet Web Services page.

Windows Live Essentials

Here's the list of programs that make up Live Essentials (links are to pages here at webDotWiz Online where you'll find links to more information about each Live Essentials application):

On May 12 2010 all the programs in Windows Live Essentials were updated for all versions of Windows (Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7). This version of Live Essentials will be the last update for Windows XP users.

The Wave 4 version - also now referred to as Windows Live Essentials 2011 - became available in late June as a trial version. Another trial version is rumoured in the week beginning August 16.

For a link to where you can download and install the Live Essentials and more information, hints and tips, news and tutorials see the Windows Live Essentials page here on webDotWiz Online.

Windows Live Internet Services

The Windows Live Internet Services consist of online services such as(links are to pages here at webDotWiz Online where you'll find links to more information about each Live Essentials application)

The online Windows Live services such as Live Hotmail are called Windows Live Internet Services to distinguish them from the Windows Live Essentials programs which run on the desktop. You can find more information about the Windows Live Essentials applications on this page here at webDotWiz Online.

Hotmail and the Office Web Apps will begin the rollout of the new version - titled Wave 4 - of the Live web services in the middle of June.

You'll find more news, hints, tips and tutorials on the Windows Live Internet Web Services page here on webDotWiz Online.

Note that all the old links to Windows Live Essential applications (e.g., Live Messenger, Live Photo Gallery, Live Writer) and online services (e.g. Live Hotmail, Live Spaces) are still on this page at webDotWiz Online.