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But… I just wanted to sync some files!
11/3/2009 11:39:44 AM, mynetx
Yesterday I needed to set up an automatic backup system for files on 2 Windows servers. I figured out that Windows Live Sync might be good for—synchronizing files (well, yes ). And as I never tested Sync thoroughly yet, I figured out this was a good ...
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Windows Live and You: “Listen to and talk with customers all over the world” (Marcus Schmidt, Microsoft)
10/8/2009 5:34:47 AM, mynetx
Summer is over—but my interview series “Windows Live and You” is not. Today I talked with Marcus Schmidt, who is working for Microsoft and keeping in touch with people like you, to find out what users truly think about Windows and Windows Live. Marcus ...
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Windows Live Wave 4: The Tide Is Coming In
9/11/2009 1:35:50 AM, Michael
Yesterday I saw a few tweets about updates to Windows Live and got very excited, then I saw it was only a few upgrades to the Windows Live Photos service. I am glad to see these updates as I didn’t like having to reload the page every time I clicked on ...
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Windows Live Wave 4: Video SP1
9/9/2009 3:56:23 AM, Michael
This article needs to be read after reading my Windows Live Wave 4: Video article. I found the other day that Microsoft Hardware had released drivers and software to get their LifeCams to work on Windows 7, something that was long over due. For quite a ...
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Windows Live Wave 4: Sooner than we think?
9/7/2009 11:27:14 AM, Michael
I have been expecting Windows Live Wave 4 to beta around about the time that Windows 7 goes on sale on October 22nd and then be finally released in the new year, however a few things have made me rather more hopeful about its release date. One factor is ...
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Windows Live Wave 4: SkyDrive
8/29/2009 8:16:13 AM, Michael
In an earlier post I mentioned how I thought that Microsoft’s MyPhone could be powered by Live Mesh and it would appear that there will be an update to the MyPhone software soon. Liveside had recently posted an article with screenshots of new features in ...
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Windows Live and You: “Building the right platform for web sites to plug into Windows Live users” (Angus Logan, Microsoft)
8/16/2009 11:09:45 AM, mynetx
Welcome to a new interview in the summer edition of the series “Windows Live and You”! Today I have invited a special guest to talk with him about his personal relation to Windows Live: let’s welcome Angus Logan, Senior Technical Product Manager for Live ...
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Windows Live and You: “Windows Live services help me keep in touch” (Lance Manasse)
8/12/2009 6:47:47 AM, mynetx
After a longer break, the summer edition of the series “Windows Live and You” is finally back. Today I will be talking with Lance Manasse, who lives in the United Kingdom and is also known by his nickname “Salem”. mynetx: Please tell me a bit about ...
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Wave 4 exclusive: Windows Live Events shutting down
8/3/2009 12:34:18 PM, mynetx
Windows Live Events is a Windows Live service enabling users in Windows Live Spaces to share and plan different types of Events happening around them while collaborating with other services such as Windows Live Calendar and Windows Live Spaces. In 2010, ...
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Writer and the Ribbon. Wishes for Wave 4.
7/28/2009 5:08:00 AM, Technogran
One area in the eagerly awaited Wave 4 updates to the Essentials Desktop Applications that I would love to see applied is a consistency across the User Interface wherever possible. As many users who have been testing Windows 7 are well aware, the user ...
