An open mail message from within the Windows Live Mail Desktop application, Microsoft’s new free e-mail software.
In addition to sending e-mail, users can start a text IM or voice conversation from within Microsoft’s Windows Live Mail Desktop application, which is now in limited beta testing.
Windows Live Mail Desktop offers an improved photo sending and viewing capability, allowing photos to display within an e-mail, rather than as attachments.
Windows Live Mail Desktop offers an Outlook-like experience for viewing multiple e-mail accounts, though free users will see graphic ads displayed within the program, as evidenced by the Windows Live add on the right.
Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Previously, Bill was an IT manager in the social research and energy industries. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Louisville, where he has also lectured on computer crime and crime prevention.
