Toutes les applications de microsoft (sauf moteur bing) nécessitent un compte.
Windows Live is the collective brand name for a set of services and software products from Microsoft, part of their software plus services platform.
A majority of these services are Web applications, accessible from a browser, (but there are also client-side binary applications that require installation). There are three ways in which Windows Live services are offered: Windows Live Essentials applications, web services, and mobile services.
Windows Live, est une marque de la société Microsoft.
Elle désigne l'ensemble des services disponibles directement sur Internet (ou via des logiciels).
Le plus souvent, ces services sont accessibles grâce à un navigateur Web (compatible Asynchronous JavaScript and XML).
Ils permettent de manipuler différents type de données (cartographique, bureautique, personnelles) après authentification de l'utilisateur du service. Ces données sont enregistrées sur un serveur distant plutôt que sur une machine locale.
Microsoft comme Google, notamment, croient que ce type de logiciels représentent l'avenir de l'informatique, car les services et les données de l'utilisateur sont disponibles partout, sans avoir à installer aucune application et sont par conséquent plus rapides à consulter.
Microsoft a décidé de mettre à jour annuellement ses logiciels Live grand public comme Windows Live Messenger ou Windows Live Mail, cette mise à jour s'effectue vers la fin de l'année. Ex : Windows Live Messenger 2008 (en novembre 2007). L'année remplace publiquement le nº de version du logiciel pour permettre aux utilisateurs de s'y retrouver plus facilement.
Liste en français:
Messagerie
Windows Live Mail est un client de messagerie. On peut le télécharger gratuitement.
Windows Live Hotmail est un service gratuit de courrier électronique. permet à chacun d'avoir une adresse mail en @live.fr.
Windows Live Messenger est le très célèbre logiciel gratuit de messagerie instantanée.
Blog
Windows Live Writer est une application gratuite permettant de mettre à jour son blog. Il peut être utilisé avec Windows Live Spaces ou tout autre service de blog.
Photos et films
Galerie de photos permet d'importer ses photos depuis un appareil, et de les classer et de les retoucher.
Movie Maker permet de monter des films.
Autres programmes
Autres services
- Windows Live Calendar
- Windows Live Groupe
- Windows Live Photos
- Windows Live SkyDrive, un disque dur virtuel
- Windows Live Sync, synchronisation automatique de dossiers entre plusieurs ordinateurs
- Windows Live Translator
- Windows Live Alertes
List in english:
Online services and applications
| Service | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Account | The service for updating a user's Windows Live identity and managing Windows Live relationships | Final |
| Admin Center | Provides e-mail hosting for web site owners | Final |
| Contacts | The contact book service, which allows users to keep track and synchronize their contact's information | Final |
| Devices | An online device management service that will allow users to centrally access and manage the synchronisation of files stored on their computers and mobile devices. Windows Live Devices will also allow users to remotely access their computers from the internet via their web browser. | Final |
| Essentials | A suite of Windows Live software applications. Essentials are installed via a single installer, which allows users to select and install only the specific applications they wish. | Final |
| Family Safety | Parental Controls similar to Windows Vista's Family Safety feature | Final |
| Gallery | A center for collections of developers' add-ons for Windows Vista Sidebar and SideShow gadgets | Final |
| Groups | Enable users to create their social groups for sharing, discussion and coordination | Final |
| Home | Provides a central location to access Windows Live services, monitor status information, and navigate to other Windows Live sites and services | Final |
| Hotmail | Free webmail service using AJAX technology featuring email, contacts and calendar services | Final |
| Hotmail Calendar | Time management service that allow users to organize appointments, schedule meetings, set reminders, and share their calendar events | Final |
| ID | Works seamlessly with Windows Live services and allowing multiple sign-ins with different accounts | Final |
| Desktop mail and calendar client designed to succeed Outlook Express on Windows XP and Windows Mail on Windows Vista, with full RSS support | Final | |
| Mesh | File sharing and synchronization service based on FolderShare and Live Mesh technologies. Supports PC-to-PC and PC-to-Cloud synchronisation, and supports synchronisation of program settings such as Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office between multiple computers. Also allow users to remotely access their computers via the internet. | Final |
| Messenger | Instant messaging, personal file sharing and outgoing Voice over IP client | Final |
| Messenger Companion | An add-in for Internet Explorer that allow users to share a webpage with their friends on Windows Live, see links to webpages the user's friends have shared and comment on these shared pages. | Final |
| Movie Maker | Video editing software similar to Windows Movie Maker with additional enhancements that makes home video editing easier | Final |
| Office | A cloud-based document management service built on top of Windows Live SkyDrive. It allow users to view and edit Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote documents directly in the web browser using Office Web Apps, and allow sharing and co-authoring of these documents with other users. | Final |
| Photo Gallery | Similar to Windows Photo Gallery with additional enhancements that make posting photos to SkyDrive and Facebook easier | Final |
| Photos | Photo storage service that allows users to upload and share their personal albums and photographs with other Windows Live users | Final |
| Plug-ins | A central repository for collections of developer plug-ins for Windows Live Photo Gallery, Windows Live Movie Maker, and Windows Live Writer | Final |
| Profile | Allow users to manage their profile information and displays information about the particular user, their recent activities, and their relationship with other Windows Live users | Final |
| Service Status | Allow users to get information about the current performance of Windows Live services including Hotmail, Calendar, Contacts, Messenger, Messenger Social,SkyDrive, and Mesh, as well as checking the past history of service statuses during the past 14 days | Final |
| SkyDrive | Password-protected online file storage and sharing, includes Windows Live Photos and Windows Live Office for management of photos and Office documents | Final |
| Writer | Desktop blog publishing tool that can publish to popular blogging services and make use of SkyDrive for photo storage. | Final |
