Microsoft
What is Microsoft Exchange Labs?
Microsoft offers a new email account for students: Exchange Labs. This email service uses Windows Live authentication, which also connects you to SkyDrive, Calendars, Windows Live Messenger, Spaces, and other services.
Exchange Labs is a next-generation email provider. It provides students with a 10 GB Exchange email inbox, a calendar, and shared contacts. It also provides security from internal and external threats by using antivirus and anti-spam protection, filtering options, Windows Live ID authentication, Outlook Web Access, POP and IMAP client support, and a 20 MB attachment limit per message.
Drexel students will be able to take advantage of Exchange on the Web, using Outlook, or with a smartphone using ActiveSync.
For more information about Exchange Labs, visit http://www.exchangelabs.com. More information on how you can use your Windows Live accounts to improve your college experience can be found at http://my.liveatedu.com.
Activate Your Microsoft Account Today!
Login at http://accounts.drexel.edu and click on the "Activate Now" link for "eLink by ExchangeLab."
Once activated, use the link below to check your email: http://www.exchangelabs.com.
What is Windows Live Messenger?
Windows Live Messenger is a free instant messenger application that is compatible with PC and Mac. With Windows Live Messenger, you can store your contacts (which are automatically updated as your contacts change their information), chat with friends, express yourself with emoticons, and share media such as photos and files. Other features include the ability to chat with friends who use Yahoo! Instant Messenger, PC-to-PC calling, text messaging to compatible mobile devices, and video chatting.
Also, you can keep up-to-date with alerts for traffic, headlines, sports, or other news via Windows Live Messenger.
Windows Live Messenger can be run on Windows XP with at least Service Pack 2 (32-bit edition only) or Vista (32- or 64-bit edition), or on Mac OS X.
For more information, visit http://get.live.com/messenger/features.
For more information about the Mac version, visit http://www.microsoft.com/Mac/products/messenger/default.mspx.
What is SkyDrive?
Windows Live's SkyDrive, associated with LinkEdu’s @eLink.drexel.edu email accounts, is the featured storage medium for Microsoft Exchange Labs. SkyDrive offers 25 GB of free storage space that is accessible from any PC or Web-enabled mobile device. Files can be dragged and dropped directly into your SkyDrive storage space. Also, you can access SkyDrive from anywhere.
Files in your SkyDrive storage space can be kept private, directly linked to, or shared with friends, classmates, co-workers — you name it. Personal folders can be set aside for documents only you may view, and Shared folders can be used to allow others to view or add documents.
For more information, visit http://skydrive.live.com.
What is Windows Live Spaces?
With your @eLink.drexel.edu account, Windows Live Spaces offers space for sharable blogging and photo albums. You can create a personalized space where people you designate, such as friends and family, can view and post comments. When you add friends and family to your list of contacts, Spaces also allows you to view their contacts. From your Spaces page, you can also send instant messages to your contacts.
Because Spaces is compatible with Web-enabled mobile devices, you can view or edit your Space via your mobile device.
For more information, login with your Windows Live I.D. at http://home.spaces.live.com/?showUnauth=1&lc=1033.
What is Office Live Workspace?
Office Live Workspace is an online extension of Microsoft Office. It can store more than 1000 documents, or 500 MB. Up to 100 friends and family can be invited to view or edit the documents you place in the Workspace. Documents placed in the Workspace can also be accessed from almost any computer with Internet access.
Most file types can be stored in Workspace, including Office documents, PDFs, and picture files. However, for security reasons, executable (.exe) files cannot be stored. All documents in the Workspace are under virus protection by Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint. Office Live Workspace only requires a browser and an Internet connection. Compatible browsers in Windows XP and Vista include Internet Explorer 6 or 7 and Firefox 2.0, and Firefox 2.0 on Mac OS X 10.2.x or later.
For more information, visit http://workspace.officelive.com.
What is Windows Live Writer?
Windows Live Writer is an application designed to help bloggers add rich content to their blogs. Writer works with most blog services, including Blogger, SharePoint, WordPress, and others. If you don't have a blog yet, Writer can help you set one up.
Using the special features of Writer, you can publish photos, videos, tables, maps, tags, and other types of media. Writer can also be used to create blogs offline that can later be published online.
Windows Live Writer requires Windows XP with SP2 or later (32-bit edition only), or Windows Vista (32- or 64-bit edition). For more information, visit http://download.live.com/writer.
