Windows Shell/User (MSN & OneCare Too)

OneCare - Now Available at Retail

http://spaces.msn.com/windowsonecare/Blog/cns!C29701F38A601141!1601.entry

They released it sometime yesterday, is available today, but was supposed to be released tomorrow June 1rst. Congratulations WOC Team on releasing a superb product!

Windows Live! Safety Center releases update.

The visible changes I see are a Custom button for a custom scan under comprehensive scan and when you click on that there is a Custom button for the spyware checker which loads your drive tree to select drives/folders/files. I am sure there are more changes under the hood.

Windows Unattended CD Creator

http://www.vitaligraf.de/en/index.htm

Free Antivirus Offered to Vista Testers

http://www.betanews.com/article/Free_Antivirus_Offered_to_Vista_Testers/1148668916

Note it seems it is for 32-bit Vista only.

Download files in the background with free bandwidth.

Would you like to download programs like Automatic Updates does with B.I.T.S.? Do you have a dial-up connection or a slower broadband connection and want to only use the un-used bandwidth to download your programs? If so there is a program that will called WinBITS. I have not tried it. But if I had a slower connection I would.

http://www.darvin.de/english/

Microsoft Releases Hardware for Mac

Apple Loses Appeal in Trade Secret Case

We get the same protection as journlists! YAY!

http://www.betanews.com/article/Apple_Loses_Appeal_in_Trade_Secret_Case/1149011415

Windows Sidebar Gallery Launches

Get some gadgets for Vista Sidbar. Not much of intrest up there right now. But over time, I am sure there will be some great ones.

http://www.betanews.com/article/Windows_Sidebar_Gallery_Launches/1149015362

msmvps.com upgraded to Community Server 2.0

I am so happy. When more themes come out I will apply another one. But leaving comments are no longer cryptic. I am not sure what other goodies we get, but I am sure I will find them over time.

MSN Spaces Sees Record Traffic

"Microsoft said Thursday that its MSN Spaces service is the most widely used blogging product worldwide, according to data from research firm comScore Networks. Nearly 101 million unique visitors came to the service, more than double the traffic from last year. According to comScore, nearly one out of every seven Internet users visited an MSN Space last month"....
http://www.betanews.com/article/MSN_Spaces_Sees_Record_Traffic/1148571878

Windows Live Local Update Adds Traffic

Now you can plan your route and see what construction you may run into. Here in Michigan it is critical to have this data. You can even create favorate landmarks to share and can even layer Virtual Earth over it. (Satellite images). Users can attach pictures (such as landmarks) and notes to locations. They can be saved, linked, e-mail or posted on Spaces

http://www.betanews.com/article/Windows_Live_Local_Update_Adds_Traffic/1148485813

http://local.live.com

Windows Live! Local For Outlook (add-in)

For the times you can’t afford to be late…

Microsoft Delivers Windows Vista Beta 2

MSN Phisher Sentenced To 21 Months

Microsoft to Offer Pay-As-You-Go PCs

Gov't Agency to Use Microsoft Virtual Earth

Microsoft Wants to Simplify Mapmaking

Skype Makes Outbound Calling Free (US & Canada)

MS Plans Windows Live Answer Service

http://www.betanews.com/article/MS_Plans_Windows_Live_Answer_Service/1147111960

To sign up for the beta: http://ideas.live.com

I saw a demo of it and I really liked it.

Windows Live Search to Replace MSN