Results tagged “windowslive”

We're still waiting for the verdict: Zune, the "next gen iPod killer," or Zune::Microsoft as albatross::Ancient Mariner.

If the whole blogging universe was Seattlest and everything that Seattlest reads (and you'll forgive us for often believing this is the case), there would be no such thing as Windows Live Spaces. In our universe you would say to someone, "Do you use Windows Live Spaces?" and they would respond, "What the hell are you talking about?"

Once, Seattle had an afternoon paper. It was called the Seattle Times, and had sensible columnists like Emmett Watson who knew how to write a sentence. We can only assume it has no connection to the shrill, idiotic Seattle Times that now appears in the mornings. Anyway, the afternoon Times was there to tell you what happened while you were at work. Since it's gone, Seattlest steps into the void with our daily afternoon news roundup, "All the News."

Rarely does something come along that's so hot that we forgive it for crashing our browser. Windows Live Local The Driving Game is one of those items, though. Go check it out and don't blame us when Firefox takes a dive.

-When you hear that an experimental plane has crashed you expect to hear that some kind of ninja plane from Boeing Field ditched into the ocean. This time it's a DIY job, though. We're guessing the flight itinerary didn't read "Garage, Chehalis Airport, trees, Harborview ICU," but that's unfortunately what happened.

So the other week, Microsoft, lurching and grunting inarticulately, held a press conference to announce its latest brainstorm: Windows Live. It's all part of the Redmond gang's plan to try out ad-supported online services, in the works for ever so long and having nothing to do with any company whose name rhymes with Gloogle.

ID=1984: Continuing on yesterday's Database Of Oppression theme, Mayor Nichols is pushing a city database to hold information on troublesome night spots.