Looks like M$ is trying to step things up. Has anyone tried the beta hotmail?

http://ideas.live.com/

 

from the looks of it it looks similar to Apple's .Mac

 

I wonder if its going to be free?

 

.Mac is $99/yr...its a little steep, but I really love some of the features:

-imap email account
-syncing of Calendar, Address Book, Contacts, Bookmarks, Mail Settings, etc. across multiple macs
-1gig online storage


and hopefully after the Macword keynote we will have some new features (site is down for maint. right now)

 

Whats funny is that if it was Google Live, there would be at least 20 posts in here by now

 

so true.

but i'll do my best to keep it going....you could always change the title.

 

google live? where , where?

 

I signed in today. I liked the look and feel, but I couldn't think of any reason I would switch to using it over what I currently use for the same purpose(s).

 

Well, I just signed-up for a new hotmail account...now I'm just awaiting an invitation to join. Maybe I'll have the messages that normally go to my gmail account forwarded to the hotmail account in the mean time...

 

if you want your own domain you have to registerer it, right?

do they offer piggy back subdomains? myname.live.com?

 

google = free
Windows = Bit torrent and keygen

 

anyone here use google talk?

 

i use it along with aim and msn messenger...its a pain in the ass having so many accounts.

 

How about Windows Unplugged!!!

 

Trillian anyone?

 

or gaim

 

While we're talking about Live.com, go play with http://local.live.com.

My friend is a manager on the development team, so go break it.

I have to admit, the bird's eye view in major urban areas is pretty slick, as is the "locate me" button.

 

yeah I actually use Adium (mac os > windows) sometimes, but i just think the whole multi-account messaging idea is silly even if its all rolled into one app, and i have yet to really use Jabber.

 

that was easy...that crap doesnt work on Safari

 

 

I dont think I broke it, but the locate me thing keeps saying server busy. I also cant seem to map any address in Canada.

 

I'll have to try .Mac for comparison. So far so good.

 

Yes, the content blows right now, but you should still be able to map ok. I haven't had any trouble with the IP location, but I didn't try it tonight. It's still very much a beta, but they have BIG plans for it. Something along the lines of live traffic data accessible on your cellular equipped PDA. But of course, you didn't read this.

 

DON'T SIGN UP FOR THE MAIL BETA P.O.S.

I finally got accepted to start using it a couple weeks ago. I first I was very impressed, as it has features and functions far more advanced that any other online mail program. But the honeymoon didnt last. First I discovered that hardly anything worked unless you used IE. With Firefox I got a very stripped down version, that couldnt even reply to emails.

But the worst part is that late last week I lost all access to my mail. I have not been able to log into my account for 4 days! To make matters worse, the only way to "unsubscribe" is through an option once you are logged, so I am fucked. I check their website and their "blog" and there is nothing except other unfortunate users like me complaining they cant check their mail. Nothing from M$ or their 3rd world programmers running the blog.

What a peice of outsourced garbage.

 

Beta and POS in the same sentence???

 

yes, I use Trillian for Instant Messaging and then Google Talk to talk to my friends if they are online and I don't want to use the phone.

 

meh AJAX galore.

Google > M$

 

 

Windows Mail Live is very cool - started using the Beta yesterday.

It's like Outlook Web Access, but better.

 

Yahoo is working on the same concept. An outlook look alike interface.

 

It is cool. I just hope it doesnt go down for days again.

 

I wonder what google will come up with.