Microsoft released Windows Live Essentials 2011, a set of free downloadable applications tied to Windows 7 and Windows Vista that the company said would allow users to organize their e-mail, ...

Windows 7 has moved many tools out of the OS and into a free download. How do they measure up? Let me say at the outset: I never liked Outlook Express. Never. The feature difference between Outlook ...

In the irony of all ironies, a lighter weight Windows 7 could drive away users because it lacks the features of Vista. Sound implausible? Read on. A reader of my Windows 7 Will Not Sway XP Users blog ...

Microsoft previewed the first major upgrade to Windows Live Essentials for Windows 7 late Wednesday. Windows Live Essentials is a suite of free programs, including Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, ...

The Windows Live Essentials 11 beta has been updated. The hot new feature is support for Facebook chat from within Windows Live Messenger, and we put it to the test.

Microsoft unveiled a major refresh of the Windows Live Essentials suite. The video overview focuses primarily on the improved photo editing, management, and sharing features--which do seem fairly ...

Windows Live Movie Maker continues to suck! There does not appear to be a timeline, so MSFT has stiffed us again. The Project tab is odd; it has a few throw-away features (though admittedly the "Fit ...

Movie Maker–the Microsoft movie-editing application that the company has yanked out of Windows 7 and bundled into the suite known as Windows Live Essentials–is out in a new version today. LiveSide.net ...