Weekly Wrap-Up #4 (June 20-26, 2010)

This week marked several releases in the technology world. I was able to get my hands on a few of them, but others, I’ll have to point you somewhere else for further information. Here’s the week in review in the Microsoft and related world.

Windows Live Essentials Beta Installation Screenshots

I installed Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 Beta earlier today, and made sure to take several screenshots. Ultimately, the installation process is quite simple and easy. If you choose the default installation on the download page, you will get the following installation screens.

And… Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 Beta goes public

If you’ve been clicking the refresh button every 30 seconds today on the Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 Beta download page, you may have realized that it’s now officially available to download. Here’s the website:

Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 Public Beta Tomorrow (6/24)

If you haven’t heard yet, Microsoft announced earlier today that they would be releasing the public beta of Windows Live Essentials Wave 4. If this doesn’t make you excited, I don’t know what will.

Hotmail Features to Come, an E-mail from Microsoft

If you currently have a Hotmail, Live, or MSN e-mail account, you have probably already received this e-mail. However, for those who may not have one of these accounts, here’s what’s to come on the Hotmail side of things (click on the screenshot to enlarge it):