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 Windows Live Home |
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| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
| Stable release | Wave 3 (Build 15.1.2055) / December 2, 2008 |
| Type | Portal, Homepage |
| Website | http://home.live.com/ |
Windows Live Home is a web portal launched by Microsoft as part of its Windows Live services. It aims to bring many of the Windows Live services together in one place. It provides a central location to access Windows Live services and monitor status information.[1]
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Features
Windows Live Home integrates tightly with other Windows Live services, serving as the entry point to many other services. This services features the following:
- Ability to change the themes to be displayed on all Windows Live properties
- View the "What's New" feed for people in a user's network
- View recent activities for people in a user's network from Windows Live properties including Windows Live Profile, Windows Live Groups, Windows Live SkyDrive, Windows Live Photos, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Events and Windows Live Spaces
- View recent activities for people in a user's network from a range of third-party Web Activities.
- View email headers from the user's Hotmail inbox
- Subscribe to a set of pre-selected RSS feed updates
- Update a user's personalized status message
- Receive weather information in the user's current location
- View photos with a sliding animation from user's "Home page photos" folder from Windows Live Photos
- View Office Live Workspaces documents
- View, accept or decline network invitations
- View the next upcoming calendar event
- View private messages sent from other users
History
Windows Live Home was first revealed on August 3, 2007 at Microsoft Japan's annual Business Strategic Meeting 2008. It was expected that a new version of Live.com (now Windows Live Personalized Experience) will be released in Fall 2007, featuring a new interface design together with Windows Live service integrations. [2] Microsoft later confirmed that Windows Live Home is not a replacement for Live.com.
Some of the early announced features for Windows Live Home include:
- Providing access to emails and contacts through Windows Live Hotmail
- Showing upcoming calendar items from Windows Live Calendar
- Allowing blog and photo publishing direct to Windows Live Spaces
- Showing the status of Windows Live OneCare installed on the PC
The final version of Windows Live Home was released on October 15, 2007. One notable feature of first release of Windows Live Home is the ability to set the location of the user and display the current weather conditions for the city or region selected. The colour of the homepage also automatically changes according to the time of the day.
Windows Live Home was updated on December 2, 2008 as part of the overall Windows Live Wave 3 update.
References
- ^ Windows Live Help for Windows Live Home
- ^ LiveSide.net: Get ready for a new Live.com - Windows Live Home
See also
- Windows Live
- Windows Live Personalized Experience (previously Live.com)
External links
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