Live Vista

The Windows Live Calendar team has been working hard the last few months on a cool update to the Windows Live Calendar beta. After many more bowls of udon noodles, lots of lattes and many late nights …we’re live! Everyone on our team is fired up about the release and we’re looking forward to your feedback. Give Windows Live Calendar beta a try by clicking the calendar tab in your Hotmail account or by going directly to if you haven’t done so already. New coolness delivered in this update includes:

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As you know, we recently announced that Hotmail was now participating in the i’m Initiative to enable Windows Live customers to help raise money for the social causes of their choosing.  Well, in related i’m Initiative news, the Windows Live Wire team just blogged about an, err, ‘quirky’ new campaign happening to support the i’m Initiative that involves a fictional character called “Parker Whittle” who is IMing and emailing nonstop for 30 days to support and spread the word about i’m. You can check out the talkathon itself at

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Each week we receive calls from users who report not receiving e-mail from people. Often this is a very simple change of settings, other times you will need your e-mail provider’s help.

Here are some things you can do to resolve this problem for our top two reasons of not being able to receive e-mail.

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