Martin pointed out a few hours ago Windows Live Wave 3 would be up for download soon, well good news! It’s finally here and you download it right away!
I’m typing this is as I sit here waiting for the 134mb file to download so I can’t give you my opinions on the update yet but here are some views from nerds others who stayed up all night waiting for a software download for a scoop:
The surprising Live MovieMaker is sporting the Ribbon UI:
“Making its first appearance in the Windows Live suite, Movie Maker Beta is a solid new application lacking in basic features to make it actually useful.” – LiveSide
The vastly improved Live Mail:
We’ve been using Windows Live Mail to manage our LiveSide email for our individual accounts and for feedback and tips, and it already has been far superior to Outlook, even with the Connector, for managing multiple Hotmail accounts. Now with better performance and a new calendar, we’re even happier” – LiveSide
The fantastic Live Writer:
Alot of what is in this new beta was seen in the Live Writer CTP back in June, like the SDK we have already discussed, and nothing is new from that point of view. Obviously the UI has changed to look more in line with the rest of the Wave 3 products” – LiveSide
The elegant Live Photo Gallery:
Photo Gallery had been a solid tool that does what it should do, and with additional features that helps you to better manage your photos and share them with the rest of the world… The software, although still in beta stages, is quite stable and functional. However, it is quite disappointing that it doesn’t have the consistent look and feel with the other Wave 3 application” – LiveSide
It also includes a new API which is going to be great if developers and online photo haring services begin taking advtanage of it:
brand new, simple framework that enables developers to create photo and video publishing plug-ins. The framework defines a set of interfaces that facilitate communication between Photo Gallery and the plug-in. The plug-in developer has creative control of the user interface of the plug-in and handles the details of communication with the 3rd party service” – LiveSide
The less advertising focused Live Messenger 9.0 has too much new stuff to describve in just a few sentences so download it yourself if you’re that interested!
looks awesome, despite reports about Microsoft backing away from a supposed WPF-based design” – Paul Thurrot
There are also updates to the Windows Live Toolbar and Family Safety software, but who cares about them?!
Haha, anyway enough of that. My download is finished so I’m closing Writer down to update and trying all of this for myself!
Related posts:
Windows Live Wave 3 Betas AvailableWindows Live Wave 3, One Day On…
Windows Live Wave 3
Windows Live Messenger 8.5 beta 2
Windows Live Photo Gallery
Windows Live and Internet Explorer. What’s the Story?
Windows Live Photo Gallery Facebook Plugin
Windows Live Writer Portable
Does anybody have the direct links to .exe software? I like to safekeep the .exe files for later use.