You Talked – We Listened!

We have another Beta refresh build available for you to download today!  I am always excited to give the news that we’re releasing an update, but this one is especially exciting for me because I think you’re going to be incredibly pleased with some of the new features that have been added since the last build. 

Why do I think that?  Well, just take a look at the list below and let’s see if I was right… ;-)

Here are just a few of the great new updates you’re going to see in this build…

• More bug fixes
• Over 150 of them since the last refresh build – including lots of accessibility and stability updates
• Current View settings are now sticky 
• We admit it, we made a mistake.  In the last refresh build, every time WLMd was launched, the Current View settings were lost and needed to be reset.  What a pain – especially when reading newsgroups!  I’m happy to announce that this has now been fixed.
• Update Feeds Button
• In the RSS tab, we have added a new button for you to be able to automatically sync all your RSS feeds.
• Easier Help Options
• Now under Help you’ll see the option for getting Technical Support.  This will take you right to our Support site so you can fill out a ticket and get assistance from our support team!
• Minimizing to System Tray
• I think I may have just heard a small roar of excitement from our Beta testers. J  You all have been asking for this one for a while, so here you go!
• Support for Windows Live ID sign in (for non-MSN Mail, Hotmail, and Windows Live Mail account holders)
• Adding the ability to use non-Windows Live ID accounts in WLMd was a popular customer request – and I am super-psyched that we are able to provide it for you!  You can now sign in to WLMd using any Windows Live ID account, not just one that has an email account associated with it (such as @messengeruser.com).  And for those who don’t yet have a Windows Live ID, WLMd allows you to create one as a part of sign-in! Remember that this is a very new feature for us – so please spend some time playing with it and let us know what you think!

One last thing – and then I’ll let you go to install and play with the new build…

I’m just about finished pulling together a list of Known Issues to provide to our Beta testers.  We wanted to ensure the list would be easy to navigate through, so the Known Issues won’t be completely comprehensive, but it will contain some of the larger items that we’re already aware of.  Look for another Blog (and Newsgroup) post from me in the next couple days which will contain more information.

That’s about it – now go and enjoy the latest build!  And keep the feedback coming!

--tanja