A few days ago, several online services from the Windows Live suite completed beta testing and were released in the first version. This is the
Live Favorites bookmark service and Windows Live Messenger Internet Pager. According
to the team of developers Live Favorites, with the release of the first version of the online personal bookmark service supports the following functions:
* 11 languages ββand official announcement in 37 countries;
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β Bookmarklet
β to add links to bookmarks with one click from a browser;
* distribution of bookmarks in folders and subfolders;
* count the number of bookmarks;
* Simplified adding bookmarks to your collection.
In addition, the Live Favorites web site interface has been improved: it has become faster, now fully supports IE6, IE7 and Firefox, allows full or partial publication of your bookmarks in public access with one click of the mouse. There are many improvements in the design: setting the width of columns, sorting, different viewing modes, etc.
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Together with the revision of the Live Favorites interface, the main portal Live.com was also
redesigned . One of the new features was the ability to choose from five templates to quickly create your personal page. In addition, a bug was
fixed in the definition of the Opera browser.
One more officially launched service was the Windows Live Messenger Internet Pager. The presentation of its localized versions took place simultaneously in several dozens of countries around the world,
including in Russia . It became the first product from the Windows Live Integrated Internet Services package, which is officially introduced in Russia.
Windows Live Messenger is the latest generation of MSN Messenger. The new software product includes improved voice and video features, improved ways to manage the contact list, file sharing and file sharing, improved security settings, integration with Windows Live Mail, MSN Hotmail, Windows Live Search and MSN Spaces communication services. In addition, in Windows Live Messenger there is a number of entertainment features: games, animation and mood icons, individual settings for dialog boxes. The program requires Windows XP and Macromedia Flash Player 7.0, a Microsoft passport or a Windows Live ID account.
In the near future, Windows Live Safety Center is expected to be released - a service designed to ensure stable operation of the computer, search and removal of viruses, and the Windows Live Mail service. The opening of the Live.Ru website (Windows Live home page) and the Windows Live Search search service is just around the corner.