jugglerbry
New Member
Hi everyone
I'm new to the forums, and am thinking of switching from googlemail/calender etc, and using the windows live apps
Part of my thinking is that i've read that windows live downloads work well with vista. There are other reasons for me considering switching, but i'm really interested in what people think, and whether it would be worth doing.
Couple of things would be useful :
1. When I had a hotmail.com email address I was constantly bombarded with spam. Despite the fact I hardly used that old address (now inactive), for registering on websites. Is spam still likely to be an issue ?
2. Calender - Google has an online calender which is viewable in outlook, however you cant add items to it via outlook, only view it. This obviously mean either using it online all the time, and just viewing it, or having two calenders open. As yet, I've only been able to find the online Windows Live Calender, is Microsoft likely to include a calender integrated with Windows Live Mail, that also syncs like the mail programme.
3. Is it possible to edit what you see when you first log into Windows Live online ? For example, things I'd like to see are things like, email, calender, favourites, skydrive etc. Not really interested in things like spaces (maybe I havent looked at it properly), but the favourites were a pain to find in the first place.
I currently use firefix web browser, which to my dismay have found the Live toolbar doesnt seem to work...
I'd be really grateful for any comments or suggestions anyone might have one these or any other point regarding my post
Many thanks for taking the time to read it
Bryan
I'm new to the forums, and am thinking of switching from googlemail/calender etc, and using the windows live apps
Part of my thinking is that i've read that windows live downloads work well with vista. There are other reasons for me considering switching, but i'm really interested in what people think, and whether it would be worth doing.
Couple of things would be useful :
1. When I had a hotmail.com email address I was constantly bombarded with spam. Despite the fact I hardly used that old address (now inactive), for registering on websites. Is spam still likely to be an issue ?
2. Calender - Google has an online calender which is viewable in outlook, however you cant add items to it via outlook, only view it. This obviously mean either using it online all the time, and just viewing it, or having two calenders open. As yet, I've only been able to find the online Windows Live Calender, is Microsoft likely to include a calender integrated with Windows Live Mail, that also syncs like the mail programme.
3. Is it possible to edit what you see when you first log into Windows Live online ? For example, things I'd like to see are things like, email, calender, favourites, skydrive etc. Not really interested in things like spaces (maybe I havent looked at it properly), but the favourites were a pain to find in the first place.
I currently use firefix web browser, which to my dismay have found the Live toolbar doesnt seem to work...
I'd be really grateful for any comments or suggestions anyone might have one these or any other point regarding my post
Many thanks for taking the time to read it
Bryan