This morning, David Treadwell announced that the Live Framework CTP will be unavailable as of September 8. First, a very big thanks to all who tried out our CTP and provided invaluable feedback. All that we learned will be used in future offerings. As...

In this post, we will explain how to make use of notifications in the Live Framework. When you subscribe to a specific resource, the Live Framework provides notifications when changes are made to that resource. This allows you to optimize interactions...

We’ve created a code gallery for Live Framework samples, and posted six new samples not included in the SDK. Here’s the list of the additional samples now available: Sample Name Description Technologies Used Livefx Office Addins Demonstrates how to integrate...

We are pleased to announce the April CTP update of the Live Framework SDK and Tools. Below you will find details about what’s new with this release. The Live Framework Team thanks its developer community for trying out Live Framework CTP and taking...

Although accessing data using the Live Framework is as simple as making REST API calls, one thing that might take you more time to figure out is authentication. The Live Framework relies on the Delegated Authentication mechanism to authenticate the incoming...

The Live Framework Tools team has released an update to their Community Technical Preview (CTP). This release was focused on addressing top customer issues, so please be sure to keep the feedback coming! From the team’s announcement: The Live Framework...

In our previous posting , we discussed the basics of setting up delegated authentication using a simple ASP.NET Web site. In this posting we will explore the code in greater detail, and expand the capabilities of the sample to include checking the expiry...

Click here to download the sample code Ever wondered if there was a programmatic way to connect your web site with Live Mesh and other Live Services ? Your Web site can request permission from your users to access their Live Mesh data such as photos...

  In upcoming posts we will talk about the resources that are exposed by the Live Framework. The following diagram provides a complete picture of the various resources that are currently available. We will take a bottom up approach to explain the...

As we hear from more and more developers who have started using the Live Framework or who are trying to understand it, it’s clear that some of you would like us to expand more on what the Live Framework is, the problems we are trying to solve, and why...

The Live Framework team would like to invite you to join the first webcast and chat event for the Live Framework. During the session, you will have a chance to hear from the Microsoft engineering team that architected and developed the Live Framework...

We are pleased to announce that we deployed an update to the Live Framework CTP. This update contains a number of fixes. Please see below for details. Thank you to the developer community for trying out the Live Framework CTP and taking time to submit...

We're proud of the recent Live Framework CTP release, and we are excited to share our thoughts, tips, and insights with you. In this initial post to our new team blog, we want to provide you with some key links and info and let you know some of the subjects...