Few months back, I was able to register for @live.com email address for myself.
Sadly, it was discovered (the hack) and rectified. Fortunately, accounts created will not be deleted.
These @live.com domains won’t go live soon. As per the news source, it’s still a few months away. Before the launch, there will be a campaign and you all will be made aware of the same. So hang in there 
Creatively named Webmaster Portal, it will be a single, friendly place to find all tools and information relating to Live Search SEO. Initially we?ll support these scenarios:
While we expect the tools to be available publicly in late Fall, we still have some polishing to do. In the meantime we?ve created a private beta program to let adventuresome folks get their hands on the tools sooner ? and help polish things by providing feedback. If you?re interested in participating in the beta program over the next few months, please send a mail to lswmp@microsoft.com to apply!
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Do you think Vista ReadyBoost feature makes a difference?
Before you read the verdict, leave your comments and then head over here to see the answer.
NEOWIN:
I had a call from Microsoft Legal this morning and they have told me that we are no longer allowed to endorse AutoPatcher on Neowin.
Microsoft will only allow updates to be downloaded from its own servers.
AutoPatcher started in 2003 and has been redistributed in some of the worlds best computer magazine cover CD/DVD’s. I have no explanation for why Microsoft allowed it to continue unchecked for 4 years before making this decision.
I asked the representative if Windows Genuine Advantage had anything to do with it and he categorically told me this was not the case, he added that Windows Update for pre-Vista versions of Windows can now be accessed using Firefox and that the concern at Microsoft had more to do with the possible malicious code that could be redistributed with certified Microsoft updates.
We have no grounds to challenge the decision by Microsoft.
I’d like to thank the whole AutoPatcher team for their continued work, unfortunately none of the team is online, but they have been contacted via the AutoPatcher.com website by Microsoft Legal.
The AutoPatcher forums on Neowin have been disabled for guests and members.
Link: Forum Announcement + Discussion
View: Announcement @ AutoPatcher.com
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Windows Desktop Search: Add-in for Lotus Notes
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Scan your computer for updates that help improve the stability and security of the Office programs on your computer.
HD Photo Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop Software (Beta Release for Windows)
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Groove 2007 Tool Template: Welcome Tool
Help orient new team members to the Microsoft Office Groove 2007 workspace with the easy-to-use Welcome Tool.
Microsoft Messenger for Mac 6.0.3
Messenger for Mac 6.0.3 makes it easy to take advantage of the full power of instant messaging, and it is a Universal application built to run on both PowerPC-based and Intel-based Macs.
This download provides sample files in Microsoft Visual Basic.NET and Visual C# that show how to use the Open XML object model to assemble documents from a server-side application.
User Agent String Utility Version 2
This utility opens an Internet Explorer 7.0 window that is configured to report its identity to Web sites as being Internet Explorer 6.0 or later.
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This SDK contains conceptual overviews, “How Do I.?” programming tasks, developer tools, code samples, references, and an Enterprise Content Management starter kit to guide you in developing solutions based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SDK
This SDK contains conceptual overviews, programming tasks, samples, and references to guide you in developing solutions based on Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
SQL Server Migration Assistant for Oracle V3.1
SQL Server Migration Assistant is a complete suite of tools that dramatically cuts the effort, cost, and risk of migrating from Oracle to SQL Server.
Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Release Notes
This download contains a stand-alone version of the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Release Notes.
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Use MBSA to scan your Windows systems and identify common security misconfigurations.
Biztalk Server 2006 Management Pack for MOM 2007
This management pack monitors events placed in the Application event log by BizTalk Server 2006 and Enterprise Single Sign-On. It also highlights events that may indicate possible service outages or configuration problems.
Must watch…Just as you can hack Vista registry to take advantage of Vista ReadyBoost feature, you can use this simple guide to ‘activate’ ReadyBoost like features in Windows XP as well.
Right click on My Computer, go to Properties, and then navigate to the Advanced or Performance tab.
After you have reached this point, follow the images below.
Once you have reached the screen above, select your flask drive, and add it to your virtual memory (paging size is up to you).
*It is recommend making a partition just for file swaping (if using a hard drive instead of a flask drive), so that system fragmentation won?t force the swap file to fragment as well.
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VistaSp1.net has attempted to organize and collect over a 100+ Hotfixes that have been released till date for Vista into one single package and made available for download. While there is no guarantee that the real SP1 will contain new features, users who do not use Automatic Updates can anyway download and install this package as it simply contains a bunch of software and hardware performance, driver and usability improvements and fixes for Windows Vista.
Download Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista 32-bit Edition (x86) here (149 MB)
Note that this package is continually updated as and when Microsoft releases new hotfixes.
Official Microsoft E-Learning Courses for Windows Server 2008 provide a simple and effective way to learn at your own pace and on your own schedule. Check back for additional Windows Server 2008 e-learning courses to be released over the following months.
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First-look courses and hands-on labs
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Code named Windows Live Folder, Windows Live SkyDrive has been announced officially.
If you didn’t know, you had to be in U.S to be able to get Windows Live Folders (which you could easily be in by changing the regional settings 
)
However, the good news is that it has been made available for India and U.K. Wow that’s cool.
New Features:
My name is Brick ONeil, and I’ve been with the 451 Press Network since March 2007. I’m the new blogger for Microsoft Talk. We’ll be discussing ‘About Microsoft’ itself. What’s happening, who’s coming/going, what new technologies they’re coming out with, updates and upgrades. I’ll try to bring you news each day that impacts your daily life and use of Microsoft products, or just interesting information I think you’ll enjoy
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