Introducing Windows Live
Windows Live Team blog: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/.
Live Essentials "beta" refresh August 17 2010
- Windows Live Essentials 2011 Beta Gets Facebook Chat, More: www.pcmag.com
- Windows Live Essentials 2011 beta refresh: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Windows Live Essentials 2011 Beta Refresh Now Available (Updated): community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/
- Windows Live Essential Adds Geotagging with Bing Maps: www.bing.com/community/blogs/maps/
- Windows Live Essentials Beta 2 - All the good stuff (FB chat, geotag to Bing Maps, more): www.liveside.net/main/
- Windows Live Essentials beta download: explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials-beta
- Windows Live Essentials Beta Refresh day one recap: www.liveside.net/main/
Latest news and predictions about the next version, Windows Live 2011 (codename, Wave 4):
- A new wave, a new look - First look at the Windows Live Wave 4 header: www.liveside.net
- 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/
- Exclusive - New Windows Live Messenger Wave 4 screenshots revealed: www.liveside.net
- Live Essentials (beta) – 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/
- Using your feedback to improve Windows Live: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Windows Live Essentials announced: www.liveside.net/main/
- Windows Live Essentials beta version – 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 Wave 4 rumor mill heats up: www.liveside.net
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):
- Windows Live Mail
- Windows Live Messenger
- Windows Live Movie Maker (Vista and Windows 7 only)
- Windows Live Photo Gallery
- Windows Live Bing Toolbar
- Windows Live Sync
- Windows Live Writer
- Windows Live Family Safety
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)
- Live Calendar
- Live FrameIt
- Live Groups
- Live Home
- Live Hotmail
- Live People
- Live Photos
- Live Profile
- Live Skydrive
- Live Spaces
- Live Translator
- Office Live Web Apps
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.