As I've mentioned, I don't get a ton of spam on Windows Live, but it does happen to me every once in a while. One way I personally combat it is to stay on top of my blog, guestbook, and profile note comments. Typically I check my recent comments every few days, and I can …
To be continued…
If you're an ardent blogger on Windows Live Spaces, then you've probably stumbled across trackbacks. You may have even used them once or twice to create automatic links from other blog entries that point back to your post. For the uninitiated, I posted a write up of trackback basics a while back (take your time, we'll …
Is Windows Live Writer dead?
I certainly don't like the notion of a "dead pool" for Windows Live products and services, but this morning, LiveSide is reporting on the (very thin) rumor from a Microsoft insider that Windows Live Writer may be the next tool slated for the digital chopping block. Now, let me start by saying that I personally don't …
Sum it up
If you’ve spent any time cruising around on Windows Live, then you’ve probably run across Windows Live Spaces, Microsoft’s consumer-based blogging platform/personal webpage network. Spaces evolved from an MSN service a few years back, and it arguably laid the foundation from which Windows Live has grown ever since. In fact, the post you’re reading originated …
Lay it on me
Windows Live Mail is a great entry-level desktop mail client, and I’m certainly not knocking it. But many of you have discovered the goodness that is the Outlook Connector, and you use Outlook 2007’s vastly superior tools to manage your Windows Live Hotmail inbox, calendar, contacts, AND tasks (a feature which is sorely lacking in …
Reaching out
I recently mused in one of my Windows Live Groups about the future of Windows Live Home, the role of the What’s New feed, and dragging people kicking and screaming into my Windows Live network. It seemed like interesting fodder for a Clubhouse post, so thought I’d pare it down (yes, this is the pared …
Oh, what a tangled Web we weave
The reason that I like Web Activities (and encourage others to use them) is that I don't really want to traipse all over creation to keep up with my friends, nor do I like having to share something more than once. As much as Microsoft might like to hope, we're not all going to use …
Where’s the party?
The other day when one of my explanations was running a little long, a colleague asked for the “Twitter” version. In other words, “give me the high level overview in 140 characters or less.” I thought that was pretty clever, so I decided it might be a neat idea to put the “Twitter” version at …
Whatchoo talkin’ ‘bout?
Update In the interest of full disclosure, my Spaces compatriot Jeffrey brought it to my attention that there is indeed a viable, Spaces-compatible Windows Live Translator gadget available in the flagging WL Gallery. You're more than welcome to use it instead, as it now redirects to Bing Translator and does practcally the same thing as my …
Behind the scenes
Getting a DVD library going is not quite as straightforward as you might think. The information is out there on how to do it, but it's spread far and wide as people writing it up assume you know a bunch of stuff you don't (or frankly shouldn’t have to) know. I’m not exactly a newbie …
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