Wondering what “Windows Live” is about?

Well, wait no longer!  Microsoft has launched an inside live site dedicated to introduce anyone interested to their new “Web 2.0” properties.  Though I think they need to add more detail, they have started with two mini-interviews of Windows Live developers.

More information on the site is available by clicking on the Windows Live logo at the top of the “inside live” site.

Skype-out free ’till year-end?

Did anyone else get an email message from Skype this afternoon indicating that a number of calls were going to be free through the end of this year. If the call originates in the US/Canada and is directed to any US/Canada Landline, Wireless, or Skype number, that it is free.

Calls to friends and family on Skype have always been free. Now we’ve made calls within the US and Canada to all phones totally free till the end of the year.

Starting from today it doesn’t matter if it’s a Skype-to-Skype call or a call to landline or mobile phone – it’s free as long as you’re calling from within the US or Canada to US or Canadian phone number.

How can we do this? Well, we hope our customers will support us by using Skype to make international calls at incredibly cheap rates, or by buying stuff from our store – like Skype Voicemail, perhaps an accessory like headphones to make using Skype even easier, or even a cool ringtone to personalize your Skype.

Very cool!

Backup My Blog!

Ok, here is a neat new service: BackupMyBlog

TechCrunch has the details on the new service that is currently in beta.  The BackupMyBlog service performs an automated backup of your blog once a day.  The service will then email you a status report on the backup.

Great stuff, I’m trying it out on RickMahn.com to see how the service performs and evaluate the reporting features.  Should be interesting, I’ve been looking for this type of service for awhile.

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