We announced the preview of Windows Live today. This is only the beginning: it's so big, I started a topic for it.
The same team who launched the MicrosoftGadgets site at PDC05 just completed a major site refresh to coincide with the Windows Live Preview and the launch of http://live.com. The refresh includes:
- The Gadget Gallery – This is the gallery for http://live.com Gadgets. Members can share web-based Gadgets that they’ve created and comment/rate Gadgets created by other members of the community.
- Discussion forums - Connect with others to learn how to build gadgets for http://live.com. As bits become publicly available, the forum list will expand.
- Win an Xbox 360! – We need your gadgets for the gadget gallery! Write Gadgets and submit them to the gallery. In addition to the fame you'll receive, you might also win one of three Xbox 360s!
Here's what's already available in the Gadget Gallery (thanks to Jeff Sandquist for these):
RSS Reader Gadget
This multi-pane RSS aggregator shows how with a little CSS you can create a custom RSS aggregator gadget.
Trackword
Although experience is simple, this game is addicting! Each day this gadget updates with new letters, its your challenge to see how many words.
To Do List
Getting things done fans will love this simple to do list gadget that provides and easy way to track what you need to do and of course what you have finished!