Windows Live is a set of services and software products from Microsoft. A majority of these services are Web applications but there are some desktop software included in Windows Live suite. There are three ways in which Windows Live services are offered: Windows Live Essentials applications, web services, and mobile services.
There has been a surge in cloud storage apps in the recent times. Although Dropbox was not the first one to offer cloud storage with automatic synchronization capabilities but it was certainly the most popular one. But then came so many other online sync and backup apps from tech giants like Google having Google Drive, … Read more
Windows Live Messenger was one of the most used instant messenger apps on the Internet. Microsoft shut down the service when it acquired Skype. Windows Live Messenger and Skype were merged together. Now anyone can use the same Microsoft ID (Hotmail/MSN messenger account) to login to Skype. The Windows Live Messenger contacts will be available … Read more
Microsoft has already announced that Windows Live Messenger will be discontinued in March 2013. All the Windows Live Messenger users will be shifted to Skype which was recently bought by Microsoft. This means that Skype will be the only messenger application available for Microsoft. While Microsoft is encouraging users to shift to Skype earlier than … Read more
Windows Live Writer is by far the most popular and the easiest desktop blogging tool. It is used by millions of people. There are a few alternatives but none of the tools compete with WLW ease of use and feature set. I was reading about 4 alternatives to Windows Live Writer on MakeUseOf. They have … Read more
Microsoft has finally taken the big step of removing the “Live” brand from Windows Live Essentials. Windows Live Essentials 2011 will be the last version of Windows Live Essentials. From the next version, it will be called Windows Essentials. Windows Essentials 2012 has been released with quite a few exciting enhancements and changes. Microsoft has … Read more
Security is an essential part of today’s online existence. This is because of the emergence of cloud computing and cloud storage. Now everything is being shifted to cloud storage so that it can be accessed from anywhere, anytime. But when we leave our data on the cloud, the security of data becomes more important because … Read more
The Microsoft Windows Live Essentials 2011 has been updated and the new build number is 15.4.3555.0308. It is a minor update. The new update has affected Setup Installer, Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Movie Maker, Windows Live Photo Gallery and Windows Live Mesh. The Setup is now a 214 MB. The new … Read more
Windows Live Writer is the most popular blog writing software available today. There are many other competitors but WLW seems to be the best among the free software. The features of Windows Live Writer have tremendously been enhanced in the last few versions of the software. It is available for download as a part of … Read more
Cyberlink YouCam is a fun software that will lighten up your webcam videos and chats with funky and exciting effects. Now you can wear funky hats, do magic tricks and surprise your family with fun effects in your videos.
Yahoo Messenger 11.5 has been released with some new and improved features like tabbed ims, improved spam management etc. Direct download links to the offline installer are also available.
