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Favorites syncing on Windows Live Toolbar temporarily turned off
11/5/2009 4:47:32 PM, Windows Live Dev Team
For anyone who uses the “favorites sync” feature on Windows Live Toolbar, we have an important notice. We’ve heard from some customers in the last 24 hours that in some cases, favorites have been removed from the Toolbar when they synced from one or more ...
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Adding photos to Hotmail messages – an anticipated return
10/15/2009 2:46:54 PM, Windows Live Dev Team
Last month, due to a security issue in the photo upload tool, the Hotmail team temporarily removed it while building an updated version of the tool. You may have already noticed this - the tool is back! Instead of adding pictures as attachments to your ...
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Improvements in current Hotmail features rolling out soon
9/16/2009 1:54:15 PM, Windows Live Dev Team
The Hotmail team has started rolling out updates to improve your Hotmail experience. Most of these are improvements to current features and are meant to make your current Hotmail experience more efficient. Look for these updates coming to your Hotmail ...
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Update: How to get Hotmail messages in Outlook, Outlook Express and Entourage
9/1/2009 12:43:18 PM, Windows Live Dev Team
Today, we are changing the way Windows Live Hotmail messages come into Microsoft Office Outlook, Outlook Express, and Entourage. While you may have to tweak some settings, you will notice additional speed and efficiency. Please check out the Hotmail team ...
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Upgrade your Windows Live Messenger Service
8/27/2009 10:07:52 PM, Windows Live Dev Team
We are committed to providing a safe, secure and positive experience for our more than 300 million customers across the globe using Windows Live Messenger every month. To deliver on that commitment, beginning on August 25, we started asking our customers ...
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Windows Live Mail update details
8/24/2009 10:06:52 AM, Windows Live Dev Team
Last week we announced an update to Windows Live Essentials (including the new Windows Live Movie Maker—pretty slick!). But we didn’t mention yet that the update also addressed some customer and compatibility issues in Windows Live Mail. You can install ...
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Updated version of Family Safety available
8/20/2009 12:51:07 PM, Windows Live Dev Team
Yesterday we announced the final release of Windows Live Movie Maker. This was actually part of a larger release of updates to the Windows Live Essentials suite of programs. It includes a major update to Windows Live Family Safety, and minor updates to ...
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The new Windows Live Movie Maker – available today!
8/18/2009 3:53:19 PM, Windows Live Dev Team
Today we’ve released Windows Live Movie Maker from beta as part of a refresh to our Windows Live Essentials download. Windows Live Movie Maker is the first application designed for Windows 7 and is built to make beautiful movies from your photos and ...
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Windows Live Photos: Seven months, one billion pictures
8/5/2009 3:51:58 PM, Windows Live Dev Team
The tenth anniversary of Windows Live Messenger is a tremendous milestone, but the Messenger team isn’t the only one celebrating this summer. Last December we launched Windows Live Photos, giving you a place to upload and share all of your photos. Since ...
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Building Windows Live Movie Maker: user research and how we use it
8/4/2009 5:00:24 PM, Windows Live Dev Team
On June 4, 2009, Mike Torres wrote that “we’re actively listening to and considering your feedback to enhance and improve Movie Maker.” My name is Cheryl White, and I’m a Program Manager on the Windows Live Movie Maker team. I’m here to provide a little ...