I want to take a moment and let folks know about the Windows Experience Pack we are making available starting today for people with PCs running Windows 7 and/or Windows Live Essentials. While we can’t send all of you on vacation, we can give you something...

Thanks to everyone who entered our Windows Live Holiday Twitter giveaway last Thursday, and congratulations to all of our winners ! All of our winners were randomly selected from the list of eligible entries. We are impressed with the ways you are staying...

About a month ago, I took a trip to Mt. St. Helens while returning to Redmond from Portland. It was a beautiful day and thought I would shoot some video and take some photos for readers of the blog who may not be able to make it to the Pacific Northwest...

If you are like me, tis’ the season to look back and reflect on the past 12 months. It’s the time of year to share your favorite memories and experiences of 2009 with the people most important to you, and Windows Live Movie Maker and Windows Live Messenger...

One of my favorite things about Windows 7 is how you can customize it and make it your own. Our personalization features give Windows 7 the ability to be as individual and to reflect who you are! Adding to this is a new Personalization Gallery on Windows...

The Windows Live Messenger Team is committed to delivering a safe and secure instant messaging experience to its users. In order to do this, they are asking anyone who is still on Windows Live Messenger versions 8.1, 8.5 and 14.0 to upgrade to the newest...

With yesterday’s update to Windows Live Essentials (which included the final release of Windows Live Movie Maker), we also released an updated version of Windows Live Family Safety . Windows Live Family Safety is designed to help parents keep their children...

A few days ago you may have heard about a new webcam from Microsoft Hardware that does 720p High Definition widescreen video. Well… meet the new LifeCam Cinema !   The LifeCam Cinema records video at 720p HD in 16:9 widescreen up to 30 frames per...

Brian Hall, General Manager for Windows Live, just has announced via the Windows Live Team Blog that the new Windows Live Movie Maker is now available. The new version of Windows Live Movie Maker is part of an update to Windows Live Essentials – available...

This is the first of several upcoming blog posts on different aspects of Windows Live Essentials. For more information on the Windows 7 + Windows Live experience – click here . First, I would like to congratulate the Windows Live Messenger Team for 10...

Starting July 1st, 2009, when you launch Windows Live Movie Maker Beta you will be prompted to implement a software update which will extend the beta. You can download the software update here to continue to use the software without any interruption....

Over the past few weeks, we’ve introduced quite a few improvements to Windows Live. I thought it would be nice to list all those improvements in a single blog post for everyone to read. New web activities: 20 new third-party feed partners were added to...

Rob Dolin, Program Manager for Windows Live, just announced over on the Windows Live Team Blog new Web Activities such as Facebook , Digg , and SmugMug will be hitting Windows Live next week. He also announced that MySpace , Hi5 , and Tagged will join...

The Windows Live SkyDrive Team just announced several updates to Windows Live SkyDrive which begin happening today. Using Silverlight , you can now arrange your photos within a SkyDrive Folder just the way you want them. All you need to do is choose ...

Are you using your blog to talk about using Windows and Windows Live? Do you want to get your post showcased on Microsoft websites? You should join The Clubhouse . The Clubhouse is a place that brings together people using their blogs to help others how...