June 2008 - Posts

Using any email address for your Windows Live ID
27 June 08 01:25 PM | ianm | 1 Comments   

Did you know that you can use any email address to sign up for a Windows Live ID? Which means you can use any email address to access Hotmail or Messenger for example, or SkyDrive or Spaces or any other Windows Live Service. So if I have an existing email Read More...

Filed under: Windows Live, Windows Live ID

Improvements to plug-in for Office Live Workspace
11 June 08 09:20 AM | ianm | 2 Comments   

If you’ve used the excellent Office Live Workspace you may be aware that there’s a plug-in you can download for the Office client applications (Word, Excel, etc) that allow you to save files to and open files from your Office Live Workspace directly from Read More...

Filed under: Office Live Workspace

Peering through the worldwide telescope
10 June 08 10:08 AM | ianm | 1 Comments   

As you may have heard, we released an initial version of a technology known as the worldwide telescope last month. I’ve been playing around with it for a bit and I’ve got to say it’s fascinating stuff. Geek as I am I grew up with Science Fiction, reading Read More...

Filed under: Worldwide Telescope

What services can I use with my Windows Live ID?
04 June 08 04:21 PM | ianm | 4 Comments   

I've been trying to compile a list of all of the services that are available (ignoring geographical restrictions) once you have a Windows Live ID. I thought it would be a useful exercise to start listing out the services and see how far I got. But before Read More...

Filed under: Live ID

Our new online store
02 June 08 05:41 PM | ianm | 0 Comments   

On the subject of "something that may be of interest but isn't directly related to things I usually blog about", here's some news: We have opened a new online store where you can buy some of our most popular products direct from us by downloading Read More...

Filed under: Online Store