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May 16

Etc: Microsoft has released a new version of Windows Live Essentials Wave 3 that specifically updates Messenger, Mail, Family Safety, and Sync.

Microsoft has released a new version of Windows Live Essentials Wave 3 that specifically updates Messenger, Mail, Family Safety, and Sync. Read More: The Windows Blog Read the comments on this post // arstechnica.com

Turning off IE8's InPrivate mode

There are several cases where end-users might want to disable Internet Explorer 8's InPrivate Browsing mode. // topix.com

The New Browser Wars: Will Ubuntu drop Firefox for Google Chrome?

Potentially big news in the world of open source software, friends. Apparently Ubuntu, the most popular Linux distribution, is considering dropping Firefox for Chrome. Well, maybe for Chrome, or maybe for Chromium, the open source project that Chrome // dzone.com

May 15

Its Official: Office Live Workspace is upgrading to Windows Live SkyDrive

If youve been a regular follower of LiveSide, this is probably not big news to you, as weve been reporting since late last year that Windows Live Office, based on SkyDrive, is going to replace Office Live Workspace. However, for the first time, Micro // liveside.net

Wave 4 Essentials to be called Windows Live Essentials 2011?

Francisco Martin Garcia, a Microsoft Active Professional, is reporting that the new name for Wave 4 Essentials will be Windows Live Essentials 2011: (we dont know if this is an official logo or what, but Francisco posted it and it looks nice :)  // liveside.net

Week in tech: Lucid dreams, Hurt Locker hurt, frozen methane and more

Ubuntu 10.04, codenamed Lucid Lynx, is an ambitious update of one of the most popular Linux distributions. It delivers a bold new look, some compelling usability enhancements, and tighter integration with the cloud. In our comprehensive review, Ars // arstechnica.com

May 14

Sync Your Life

For those of us lucky enough to use Linux on all of our computers, Canonical's Ubuntu One is a great way to keep files in sync between computers. Unfortunately, most of us are stuck using other operating systems throughout the day. We all have our o // linuxjournal.com

Rumor: Apple building Facebook into iPhone OS

Filed under: Apple, iPhone Business Insider says a source has told them that Apple is working on integrating Facebook directly into the next iPhone OS. This would mean the use of Facebook Connect to bring contacts directly into the phone (which we've // tuaw.com

Official word about the Wave 3 update

Yesterday we reported that theres a QFE update to Windows Live Essentials. An official word about it appeared on Inside Windows Live: Today we released an optional update for Wave 3 of the Windows Live Essentials suite in all 48 languages. This is a // liveside.net

Comment on "Right-Click Command Prompt Hack"

What absolute retards. You should know better than to ask dumb questions before using google. // topix.com

Alabama and Microsoft join forces

Governor Riley announced Thursday that the state and Microsoft will be joining forces. // topix.com

Use Of Hand-Drawing In Web Design

Most of the designer reveal their creativity on paper in the form of sketches. So In this showcase we have collected 35 websites in which hand-drawing elements is used. // dzone.com

How Much Online Video Is HTML5-Ready? [STATS]

One of the most hotly contested battles in the Flash-versus-HTML5, Apple-versus-Adobe, out-and-out war has been staged around the issue of online video. Flash content — including videos — can’t and won’t be displayed on devic // mashable.com

What Kagan Would Mean for Tech [Voices]

By Niraj Chokshi, Editorial Assistant, Atlantic Some bloggers are trying to read the tea leaves on Elena Kagan and how she would rule on technology cases if she makes it to the Supreme Court. Nothing is certain, but Kagan may prove to be an opponent // allthingsd.com

May 10

Week in Microsoft: IE9 PP2, H.264 wins, IE falls below 60%

Let's look back at this week in Microsoft news: IE9 Platform Preview 2: more of the same, but a bit faster: Microsoft today released the second preview of Internet Explorer 9. Standards conformance and performance take another step forward in the ne // arstechnica.com

WordPress Version 3.0 Menu Management UI Update

I noticed that the menu management in wordpress 3.0 is improved since my last check. Here are my thoughts on the improvements. // dzone.com