Posts Tagged ‘Windows Live Hotmail’

Microsoft’s I’m Initiative Expands to Hotmail

The last time we mentioned Microsoft's I'm initiative was just a couple of weeks ago when they announced that they had already raised $1.3 million dollars in a year. While impressive, reader "Iain Purdie" noted that this initiative is only available in the United States.

Microsoft’s I’m Initiative Expands to Hotmail

CyberNotes: Using Windows Live OneCare Family Safety

In this day in age, you can never be too careful to protect your children from the harms of the World. The Internet can be an amazing tool yet at the same time, it poses many risks to your child.

March 10th, 2008
CyberNotes: Using Windows Live OneCare Family Safety

Giveaway: Object Desktop – Customize Windows

Earlier this year we did an in-depth review of Object Desktop, where we walked you through the over two dozen applications it comes bundled with for customizing Windows. Object Desktop includes WindowBlinds, TweakVista, and even Deskscapes 2.0 which will be released early next year.

December 3rd, 2007
Giveaway: Object Desktop – Customize Windows

Helpful Tip: How to Report a Phishing Email

It seems like I've been getting an unusually large number of phishing emails lately, and I've began wondering whether everyone realizes how they can report phishing emails with their email provider. This article will highlight what phishing is, and why/how to properly report it.

November 24th, 2007
Helpful Tip: How to Report a Phishing Email

Get Your @Live.com Address

At last, Microsoft has launched @live.com email addresses! These addresses were originally rumored to launch back in June of 2006 but ended up being a no-show. Between then and now there have been multiple "tricks" or loopholes that were found (here, here, here, and here) which allowed people to create accounts before they actually launched like I did (notice the "registered since" date):

November 7th, 2007
Get Your @Live.com Address

Get a Live.com Email Address Tomorrow, Maybe

I'm not sure if you should be getting your hopes up quite yet, but rumors have started to circulate around the Internet that Microsoft will be opening up the @live.com email addresses tomorrow for public registration. There is no official word from Microsoft that this will be happening, but the timing sounds about right.

November 5th, 2007
Get a Live.com Email Address Tomorrow, Maybe

Switch to Hotmail from Gmail and Yahoo

Just last week we wrote about a service Yahoo! provides that lets you bring your existing emails, contacts, and calendar from your existing email account. The only problem, as my brother pointed out when using it, is that you could get locked out of your Gmail account temporarily because of the heavy access:

August 27th, 2007
Switch to Hotmail from Gmail and Yahoo

Windows Live Hotmail Now Has 5GB of Storage

There’s lots of news coming from the Windows Live Blog regarding upgrades and improvements to Windows Live Hotmail. Probably the biggest upgrade is that all users now have 5GB of storage (paid users will have 10GB).

August 14th, 2007
Windows Live Hotmail Now Has 5GB of Storage

Finally! An Update Regarding @Live.com Addresses

Finally, there’s an update regarding the @live.com email addresses! Last year around this time, it was rumored that they were going to be released. We waited, and waited, and nothing ever came of it.

June 25th, 2007
Finally! An Update Regarding @Live.com Addresses

Microsoft Turns to Humor for Windows Live Hotmail Campaign

Apple has started a trend with their Get A Mac ads. They are 30–second clips that leave people thinking about the benefits of owning an Apple computer. The main reason that many of the ads are memorable is because of the humor used to portray the different features that Macs have.

May 10th, 2007
Microsoft Turns to Humor for Windows Live Hotmail Campaign