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Faster and more secure than ever, Hotmail is your e-mail with calendars, contacts, and even instant messages in one inbox.

Windows Live is one convenient place online to share photos, files, e-mail and see what's new with your social network.

What's new with Windows Live

Windows Live and Facebook FAQSince Facebook came on board as a Windows Live partner, weve been seeing some questions come through about the Facebook web activity in Windows Live. Here are our tips for a few that keep cropping up.

Keep it to yourself with Windows LiveWhile it might work for some of us to plaster everything that happens out there to anyone who might care to look, it's not the way we all want to roll.

How-to guides & tutorials

Set up Windows Live for your Blackberry to win an LCD TVWindows Live and BlackBerry are giving you the chance to win a Soniq 19" LCD TV when you set up Windows Live for your BlackBerry smartphone.

Photo sharing in the new MessengerWindows Live Messenger allows you to share photos in an entirely new way by dragging and dropping them into conversations with your favourite contacts using the PhotoShare application.

Family Safety

With Windows Live Family Safety, you can monitor and control what your children do online.
Read more. Toolbar

Get one-click access to Hotmail and more, no matter where you are on the web.
Read more. Spaces

Set up your blog with Windows Live Spaces and express yourself by sharing your thoughts, photos, and more.
Read more. Writer

Writer is a full set of tools to help bring the best out of your blogging on Windows Live Spaces and other blogging sites.
Read more. Mail

Manage all of your e-mail accounts including Hotmail and third party accounts using Windows Live Mail.
Read more. Hotmail

Faster and more secure than ever, Hotmail is more than just another email account, it's a hub for your life online.
Read more. SkyDrive

Skydrive allows you to store, access, and share your files with friends or co-workers, from anywhere online.
Read more. Photos

The new Windows Live Photos takes all the sweat out of getting your photos to the people closest to you.
Read more. Mobile

The new Windows Live for has arrived for mobile, and you'll be sure to find a feature in this version that you can't do without.
Read more. Profile

Easily share who you are and what you're doing online with the people closest to you.
Read more. Calendar

Easily schedule appointments, set reminders, and let others know when you'll be available.
Read more. Messenger

Messenger is the classic online product that allows you to connect instantly with the people closest to you.
Read more. Groups

Whether it's your team or family, Groups is the place to get everyone talking and sharing online.
Read more. Photo Gallery

Find, fix, and share your photos. It's the best way to manage your photos and then publish them to share or print online.
Read more. Events

From casual get-togethers to major bashes, Events is your one-stop-shop for planning an occasion.
Read more. Movie Maker Beta

Movie Maker lets you turn your photos and videos into great-looking movies and slideshows to share online.
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