Connect, Relate and Share
The Microsoft Windows Live community offers real-world tips.
REDMOND, Wa. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) November 19, 2008 --
What does a 20-year-old designer and blogger in Pennsylvania have
in common with a retired grandmother in England? They’re not only using
the same technologies, but also are part of the same social circle —
both are members of The Clubhouse, Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Live
Community, who are coming together to share how they’re using the latest
and greatest suite of tools to work, play and connect. Members, both
young and young at heart, have made Windows Live their online home and
are using its software and services to keep in touch with their friends
and family in faraway places.
Windows Live reaches across generations with its ease of use and
accessibility, but Clubhouse members are making it even easier for the
average Jane or Joe to go high-tech. Members blog about their latest and
greatest tips and tricks, including how to use technologies such as
e-mail, instant messaging and online photo albums to stay in touch, and
how to keep it all housed within one online home. You can check out a
whole host of real-world tips for staying connected at Windows
Live, including those from Ryan,
a 20-year-old designer and blogger, and Sandra,
a tech-savvy British grandmother.
Share and Organize Photos With Windows Live Photo Gallery
Ryan
is a young professional stepping out into the real world. Ryan totes his
camera along with him on his travels and adventures with friends, and
has more than 10,000 digital photos to share. When he moved away last
year to attend college, he wanted to stay in touch and continue to share
his snapshots.
To overcome the distance, Ryan turned to Windows Live. He stays in
touch and available almost continuously through Windows
Live Messenger and Windows
Live Mail. For sharing all those photos, Ryan created a Windows Live
Photo Gallery, where he can tag pictures of family members and friends
with facial tagging and can share albums with family without sending
attachments or uploading the files to a secondary photo service. Listen
to a recent interview with Ryan on the Clubhouse community manager’s site.
Stay Connected With Windows Live Messenger
Sandra
won’t let distance keep her away from her Scottish grandchildren. In
fact, she’s eager to try new technology that helps her stay in touch.
“At my age, if you don’t take an interest in it, you’ll get left
behind,” she says. But there’s no danger of that, as Sandra is more
connected than most people half her age.
Sandra stays top-of-mind with her grandchildren with the help of Windows
Live Messenger. Her grandchildren just love to see their Gran, but
when visits aren’t feasible, this technology allows Sandra to play games
with them, talk economically with PC-to-PC calling,* and stay up-to-date
on homework assignments, birthday celebrations and piano recitals
without traveling across borders. Her grandchildren are ardent users, so
Gran always knows where to find them. Sandra also keeps in touch with Windows
Live Mail, her Windows
Live Spaces blog “Living with Live,” as well as Facebook. She’s even
got an Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system for gaming. In
short, Gran is everywhere!
Visit the Community
See more of Ryan and Sandra’s insights on keeping in touch and
using Windows
Live by visiting their blogs, and check out a whole host of tips and
tricks from other members of the Windows Live community. Have your own
insight to share? Join
the community.
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* To place a PC-to-PC call, both users must have Windows Live
Messenger installed, a compatible microphone and speakers or a headset,
and Internet access (webcam and broadband required for video).
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