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Windows Live Mail

Those of you that already have a Hotmail email account, can signup to try the Windows Live Beta Email service. After signing up, you will be notified in your Hotmail email box by invitation to join the new email service. If you wish to return to using your Hotmail account, just click options in the mailbox and opted out. http://join.msn.com/mailbeta/features

Windows Live Expo

Expo is a dynamic social listing service that allows members to find and sell items, discover information, and meet other parties in their area - all for free! This is a very interesting web site, patterned a long the lines of Ebay, but much easier to list things for sale and it allows you to find items listed near you. Close enough many times so you could even drive to the location, unless you live in the middle of no where. If you check it out, you will find many more features that I have not listed here. www.expo.live.com

Windows Media Player 11

This new version of the Windows Media Player has a bunch of new features and a new look. I have not had time to go through everything in it yet, but what I have seen looks pretty impressive. Remember this is a beta version, meaning it is still in the testing phase. If you would like to give it a try, it is free and you will find it here. www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia
/player/11/default.aspx

Microsoft Launches Revamped Search Engine

You can check out the latest on Microsoft's newest search engine, called Windows Live Search. "Your online world gets better when everything works simply and effortlessly together. That's the basic idea behind Windows Live™. So the things you care about—your friends, the latest information, your e-mails, powerful search, your PC files, everything—come together in one place. This is a brand new Internet experience designed to put you in control. And this is just the beginning—you'll see many more new services in the coming months." www.live.com

Windows Onecare

This PC care service is always on, running quietly in the background. It helps give you round-the-clock protection and maintenance—virus scanning, firewalls, tune ups, file backups, the whole nine yards. Delivered to you in a smooth, hassle-free package. www.windowsonecare.com

Windows Defender is the name of the next version of Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware

Windows Defender is a free program that helps protect your computer against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software. It features Real-Time Protection, a monitoring system that recommends actions against spyware when it's detected, and a new streamlined interface that minimizes interruptions and helps you stay productive.Windows Defender

Internet Explorer 7

Internet Explorer 7 Beta is available for download if you are interested. Just keep in mind that sometimes things do not go well when testing these new programs. I have it on both my laptop and desktop computers and so far no problems. It has some good new features, some of which Firefox has had for a long time, never the less they are good to see on Internet Explorer. You can take a tour of the new features before you download it. You can check it out here, Internet Explorer 7 (Beta)

Photo Story 3 (Free)

If you like to make slide shows with your digital photos, here is a slide show maker from Microsoft. This is a really neat program, easy to use, you can even add music. Photo Story 3