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Microsoft update Windows Live mobile for web and Windows Mobile OS

Not to be outshine with Yahoo who just released the new Yahoo Mobile, Microsoft live mobile Microsoft update Windows Live mobile for web and Windows Mobile OSapparently has similar thing to offer with the update of its own Windows Live Mobile.

Windows Live mobile service bring its Windows Live services  such as Mail, Photos, Messenger, Spaces into mobile devices. The services are available as web version as well as the client version for smartphone running on Windows Mobile OS. No version for iPhone app available.

On my testing with Windows Live Mobile web version run on Safari(iPhone) , the Mobile Mail@Hotmail unable to be opened properly, with only unknown characters on the screen. That is quite frustrating to me as that’s one of the core application in Windows Live.

The Windows Live Mobile front page/People shows the personal message that you set, as well as your friends messages. It is Facebook alike for that new to Windows Live. That message can be changed from that screen. On the Photos section , which display the photos of you friends, is shown properly as well.

Live Messenger can be opened, but the character shown is too small. Anyway,it still useful if you want to chat with friends via mobile phone.

If you own and run it on Window Mobile phone, I believe all these services can be opened and works better there, as Microsoft services tend to run properly on it own platform and not on the others. The client version also should be better than the web version.

Some screen shot of Windows Live Mobile web version.

Front page
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Photos
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Live Messenger
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Admin 3 April 2009 mobile app and web , , , , 1 Comment

Windows Live Essentials

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Windows Live Essential is a collaboration suite developed by Microsoft under its Windows Live services. It consist of 5 desktop applications above that available free  Live users.

I’m first using these applications in November when I’m exploring the whole Windows Live package. At the end of the day, I stick only with Windows Live Writer and Windows Live Mail. I keep the Window Live Messenger, although I rarely using it. I have Picasa 3 installed, so I keep the Photo Gallery aside.

Microsoft has done a quite good job when it come to desktop/Windows based application unlike its ‘cloud application’. It is easy to use and straigtforward application.

Windows Live Mail is a desktop email client such as Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird but with fewer feature. While Windows Live Writer is a blogging tool where you can write and post any document directly to your blog from your desktop. It has become my default blogging editor due to the simplicity. After the first release, it got another 3 new very useful plugins. This final version should have all plugins made available, so no upgrade required.

On messenger, please be aware that there is a bug that prevent the webcam from working properly. So you might check the forum before using it.

If you’re looking for free collaboration and productivity suite for your desktop, Windows Live Essential is a quite good choice . Go get them.

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Admin 10 January 2009 Promotion , , , , , , No Comments
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