Windows Live Essentials

For decades, Microsoft Outlook has been the Microsoft standard for Personal Information Management. But more and more, data storage is shifting to the cloud, as it offers the ability to access your data no matter where you are, so long as you have an Internet connection. Windows Live is Microsoft's answer to the cloud migration. But what of your Microsoft Outlook data? How do you get it into Windows Live? In this article we'll show you how.

Have you been using devices, tools or services from Microsoft? Then, at some point you might have been asked to provide a Windows Live ID. In Windows 8 you have been asked for a Microsoft Account. Never understood what they are and why you need them, let alone the benefits of having them? If that’s the case, then you should read this article, as it will explain everything you need to know about the Windows Live ID, also called Microsoft Account.

While Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011 doesn’t have the sophisticated editing tools that some other programs do, it certainly has enough for most people’s needs. In this tutorial I will cover the basics about editing your photos, so that you get the results you want.

One of the features appreciated by Dropbox users is that it uses only one folder for synchronisation. You drop inside everything you want synchronised and it works. What most people don’t know is that Windows Live Mesh can easily work with a similar setup, for those who are more comfortable working this way. Here’s how to do it.

One less known feature of Microsoft’s SkyDrive and Windows Live Mesh, is that they allow you to share and synchronize folders with other people using the same platform. This tutorial will share how this works, the limitations of this feature and what would be nice for Microsoft to add in the future, in terms of useful functionality. Read on to find out more.

As film has given way to digital media, photographers have moved from the dark room to the computer. This transition has been going along for more than a decade and in that time professional photographers have been learning how to come up consistent and dramatic photos. Editing photos have become a much larger part of what a photographer does and, as a result, the pros have developed some best practices when it comes to setting up an environment that allows them to do their work easily, efficiently, and well. In this article I will try to share with you a few minimal best practices that you must do, to get yourself started in the right direction.

In this tutorial about Windows Live Mesh, I will share all the options you have for managing the devices being synchronized. As you will see, you get granular control of every important aspect: customizing synchronized devices, removing devices, controlling what gets synchronized with the cloud storage from Microsoft, etc.