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Using any email address for your Windows Live ID
27 June 08 01:25 PM | ianm | 0 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...
SkyDrive out of beta, and increased to 5GB of space
21 February 08 08:17 PM | ianm | 1 Comments   
This is more great news - SkyDrive is now out of beta, and we've increased the amount of free storage space to 5GB. Read all about it here . Read More...
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Windows Live Developer Tools add-on and Visual Studio 2008
23 November 07 09:26 AM | ianm | 1 Comments   
As you know, Visual Studio 2008 is now released and some of you may be wondering whether the add-on for Windows Live development works with the released version of VS2008. The short answer is yes, although there is one small tweak to the web config file Read More...
Under the covers of the Windows Live QuickApps
21 November 07 12:04 PM | ianm | 0 Comments   
I have mentioned the Windows Live QuickApps previously as I feel they're a really good way to get hold of operational source code of real working web applications to use in your own development projects. However it can be difficult for the uninitiated Read More...
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Visual Studio 2008 RTM now on MSDN subscriber downloads
19 November 07 03:34 PM | ianm | 22 Comments   
In case you didn't see this elsewhere, if you're an MSDN subscriber you can download Visual Studio 2008 right away. And .NET 3.5 of course. All very cool. While there are a whole host of new features (and the Moth's blog is a great place to read about Read More...
A New Job
07 November 07 04:07 PM | ianm | 4 Comments   
Well the time has come for me to move on to something new. I'm still going to be working for Microsoft but I have been really fortunate to be accepted for a new role as the Windows Live Commercial Lead for the UK. What does this mean? There's a really Read More...
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Want to learn more about Windows Live?
31 October 07 04:53 PM | ianm | 1 Comments   
For a developer, Windows Live offers a huge amount of potential, particularly for taking advantage of the success we've had with Hotmail and Messenger contacts (billions of records), and Windows Live Spaces. Plus the terrific service from Silverlight Read More...
Silverlight Streaming plug-in for Expression Encoder
31 October 07 10:30 AM | ianm | 2 Comments   
We have just released a plug-in for Expression Encoder that makes it child's play to publish videos to your Silverlight Streaming account. What does this actually mean? The answer depends on what you know: For people who already know what Silverlight Read More...
Cool things you should know about Windows Live #5 - SkyDrive
23 October 07 02:47 PM | ianm | 0 Comments   
What is it? I have blogged about SkyDrive before but I'd like to include it in this series for completeness. So what is it? Think of it as a USB stick on the web. It's 1GB of free storage that you can use however you like - but generally I find it really Read More...
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Cool things you should know about Windows Live #4 - Spaces Events
22 October 07 03:47 PM | ianm | 0 Comments   
What is it? A new feature of Windows Live Spaces that let's you set up events eg you can set up a social gathering of some kind and invite people to it, and organise it all via your Space. Now you might say "but I've seen this before on xxx website" Read More...
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Mix:UK session videos now available
19 October 07 08:28 AM | ianm | 5 Comments   
We recorded most of the sessions at the recent Mix:UK event and have now made them available online for you to view / download. They're available at http://www.microsoft.com/uk/mix07/agenda.aspx , and worth a look. The Scott Guthrie sessions are particularly Read More...
Cool things you should know about Windows Live #3 - Photo Stitching
18 October 07 04:52 PM | ianm | 1 Comments   
What is it? Software that automatically joins up a number of separate photos of a scene into a single combined image, providing a panoramic view (as per above example). The new Windows Live Photo Gallery does just that, and does a great job. You simply Read More...
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Cool things you should know about Windows Live #2 - Virtual Earth 3D Videos
17 October 07 08:53 PM | ianm | 1 Comments   
Here's the second piece about cool Windows Live stuff that's worth knowing about. What is it? I'm sure you're aware that Virtual Earth has a very cool in-browser 3D mode that really sets it apart from other web mapping solutions. You may also be aware Read More...
Cool things you should know about Windows Live #1 - Foldershare
17 October 07 11:53 AM | ianm | 5 Comments   
We're releasing quite a bit of new stuff - some in beta, some final release - around Windows Live and I'm finding that much of the time people aren't aware of what some of the cool pieces are. So I decided it might be useful to blog a few of these, and Read More...
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Halo 3 skin for Tafiti
21 September 07 05:32 PM | ianm | 0 Comments   
You may recall that I recently blogged about the nice interface to Live Search provided by Tafiti. Well the team has just given it a great Halo 3 skin, take a look at www.tafiti.com .  Read More...
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