Microsoft has launched their new video portal known as MSN Video, which offers videos pretty much like Youtube. Microsoft has also launched Messenger TV where the users can watch videos and chat with friends on Windows Messenger Live at the same time. The point with this TV is that the users can choose what to watch from the MSN video Channels.

Messenger TV can also be used like this:

1. Start a normal conversation with a friend in Windows Live Messenger.
2. Start Messenger TV which you will now find on Windows Live Messengers activity list.
3. Check out the channels on MSN Video and choose a clip.
4. You and your friend can now watch at this video together while you are talking.

MSN video has according to Microsoft the following system requirements:

• Windows 2000, Me, XP, Vista or Mac OS X v10.4.
• Prosessor on minimum 1 GHz.
• 512 MB RAM minne.
• Adobe Flash Player 8 or better
• Screen resolution on 1024 x 768 or higher and 256-colors.
• Internet Explorer 6 or later with JavaScript activated, or Firefox 2.0 or better.
• 16-bit soundcard.

 You can find MSN video here video.msn.com.

Microsoft has earlier made a bid on Yahoo, but Yahoo has rejected their bid two times. According to Wall Street Journa, Microsoft are now interested in Facebook. The Software giant has already invested 240 million dollars in Facebook but they want more. The Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has however had doubts about selling his company to Microsoft. Facebook is one of the most successful companies online ever to exist and they have grown with 240 percent from March 2007 to March 2008. The service had 109 million unique visitors in March. In the same time period Microsoft only had 7 percent of growth.

Facebook has however recently hired a lot of new persons for their company which gives us a sign that they don’t want to be sold to Microsoft. There has so far not been any comment from Microsoft or Facebook regarding this issue.

Some useful information. Your Windows XP is more secure if you have not set a password for all that the password using a little weak as “abc123″ that can be easily guessed by hackers.

By using a blank password (or no password at all) makes your computer more secure because Windows XP accounts, which are not protected by a password, can not be accessed remotely via the network or Internet.

You need to be physically in front of the computer in order to obtain Because of this default behavior, it is better to leave a blank password assigned to an account XP rather than assigning a weakness, a word password difficult to guess.

A Microsoft official guide on the password by using force therefore suggests blank passwords on Windows XP, if the following criteria are met:

• You have a computer, or if you have multiple computers, but you do not need to access information on a computer from another

• The computer is physically safe (you trust all those who have physical access to the computer - as your family members)

The use of a blank password is not always a good idea, especially when the computer is not in a safe place. For example, a laptop, which you carry with you is probably not physically secure, so on those we should have a strong password.

Updated: If you want to access your computer XP Professional on the network, not after the password is empty, run gpedit.msc in the dialog box and turn off “Limiting the use of local account blank passwords to console login only “available under local policies

Microsoft has now ended the beta testing of their net storage service called Windows Live SkyDrive. The service has been launched in 38 countries so far. With Windows Live SkyDrive you got the possibility to password protect files in personal folders. There is also a folder where you can share files with a special group of users or make them available for everyone.
This new service in full version will contain improvement like:

you will find Windows Live SkyDrive on skydrive.live.com.

Microsoft has changed the rules around the updates for Vista Home/Business to the more advanced systems like Premium or Ultimate and the solution is called Windows Anytime Upgrade. Earlier the customers could download a digital product code which made it possible to update the following Vista versions:

• Vista Home Basic til Home Premium
• Vista Home Basic til Ultimate
• Vista Home Premium til Ultimate
• Vista Business til Ultimate

The customers could also upgrade with the installation DVD they already got, but they have to use the downloadable product code to upgrade for a more advanced version. From Wednesday 20. February Microsoft will terminate the process and the customers has to buy an extra DVD from their locale shop. This new DVD will contain the program Windows Anytime Upgrade plus, a new product key. There will also be possibilities to fix the updates with mails to Microsoft. According to Microsoft it was the customers wish for this new update form. The reason is that many people says the find it easier, i find it however a lot harder and this is just another reason not to get Vista. The customers can however update new Windows without having the original Vista DVD. The price for the update will be at 79$ and feel free to read more about these updates on microsoft.com