Windows Live Hotmail Wave 3 Screenshots Surface

[Xerxes]

Mine has updated now. It's not bad, nice and simple :) but the big banner ad at the top is killing it for me, I know it's been there for ages now....but can't they put it somewhere else?

[BigGiantHead]

One of my accounts on http://bl138w.blu138.mail.live.com was updated today. Seems to be a bit faster when opening mail.

[dudeman69]

this new hotmail doesnt seem to like firefox 3.1 too much

[Lt-DavidW]

I got it. Don't like it.

Me neither. Looks like an incomplete beta.

[warmth]

this new hotmail doesnt seem to like firefox 3.1 too much

faster but buggier... already reported... until last year I was an official Live Tester or butterfly and I can tell you guys that if this beta would passed throught my hands this would't happened...

http://by128w.bay128.mail.live.com --- @hotmail.com --- updated 11/03!

http://by114w.bay114.mail.live.com --- @live.com --- updated 11/04!

http://bl125w.blu125.mail.live.com --- @live.com --- updated 11/05!

[Daniel Tablas]

Mine was updated today, and I really don't like it.

Seems really washed out, and it reminds me of "Kahuna" a bit.

http://www.marketingshift.com/uploaded_ima...yout-703833.jpg

[beanboy89]

this new hotmail doesnt seem to like firefox 3.1 too much

Yeah, I've noticed that, too. I can sign in and get to my inbox, but I can't open any messages. I just see "Loading..." message at the bottom and it never opens the message.

[Ambroos]

blu145 updated a little while ago.

this new hotmail doesnt seem to like firefox 3.1 too much

Might also be Ad Muncher. Currently bugs it too.

[Stephaniehall18]

Thank you Ambroos!

It was ad Muncher that was stoping it from opening do you know how i can change Ad munchers setting to allow it? Because i don't want to have to disable Ad Muncher everytime i want to check my email.

Thanks!

[goji]

I've been updated today, and I HATE the new look. I preferred the old one instead.

[Scirwode]

My two email accounts, one with Hotmail and one with Neowin, was updated last week but only now have I been able to access my WebMail through Thunderbird. As it is, I'm not that concerned with the update as I rarely log in to my accounts using a web browser, preferring instead to just launch Thunderbird and have it download all my messages on to my notebook.

Scirwode

Edited November 6, 2008 by Scirwode

[sanctified Veteran]

I dont quite like the new look, too bright. But hey, at least they updated the functionality for Safari.

[airtas]

faster but buggier... already reported... until last year I was an official Live Tester or butterfly and I can tell you guys that if this beta would passed throught my hands this would't happened...

http://by128w.bay128.mail.live.com --- @hotmail.com --- updated 11/03!

http://by114w.bay114.mail.live.com --- @live.com --- updated 11/04!

http://bl125w.blu125.mail.live.com --- @live.com --- updated 11/05!

it blows..........only 8 emails per page ftw?

[shajiby]

yea iim not liking it so far...doesnt feel like its finished

[kupang]

it blows..........only 8 emails per page ftw?

what screen resolution are u using..?

i'm on 1440*900.. and i can get 13.5 emails per page..

and yes, i agree with the rest about the growing space for ads.. !!

[coresx]

Thank you Ambroos!

It was ad Muncher that was stoping it from opening do you know how i can change Ad munchers setting to allow it? Because i don't want to have to disable Ad Muncher everytime i want to check my email.

Thanks!

Why use ad muncher over Ad Block Plus with for example Easy List filters. That gets rid of the ads. If you want rid of google text one use Easy Element along with it. It's great and solves your problem but only in firefox, maybe that's why you use admuncher for IE.

[pasztor.laszlo]

My one was updated yesterday. Disgusting! I really loved the previous interface, but this one ...... man, disgusting! No shortcut arrows to empty Junk mails or Trash, no colors (I hate this blue-white thing and only what you can change is the top - everythings remains white - I hate this). The first row (Inbox, Junk, Sent, etc.) is WAY TOO wide because they put the e-mail address into that row.... they should half the size .... and I really don't understand why they did this... I hate this! I want to get back my previous one! Is it possible???

[sn00pie]

I absolutely love the new Windows Live Mail inbox, its so fast on my Mac :D

[pasztor.laszlo]

Mine was updated today, and I really don't like it.

Seems really washed out, and it reminds me of "Kahuna" a bit.

http://www.marketingshift.com/uploaded_ima...yout-703833.jpg

:|

What's this?

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It seems they wanted to reach the "speed" in these ways:

- No on-hover graphical buttons; just simply underlines under texts

- No icons in front of Inbox, Junk, etc...

- Only 25 messages per pages (silly)

- Color themes only color the header; everything else remains white

- And maybe a few other "cutouts" from the previous, great functions ...

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Now I'm thinking: maybe they want to protect us from ourselves and that's why they removed the 'empty folder' shortcuts? Why don't they keep features and make them optional what can be turned on or off under Options?

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Oh, come on!!! Where is the 'Check now' button?????????? :( :( :(

Edited November 8, 2008 by Taci

[shajiby]

and why cant it auto-check for new mail like gmail does??

[pasztor.laszlo]

and why cant it auto-check for new mail like gmail does??

And why can't it even save drafts autmatically like gmail does??

[senthil]

Thank you Ambroos!

It was ad Muncher that was stoping it from opening do you know how i can change Ad munchers setting to allow it? Because i don't want to have to disable Ad Muncher everytime i want to check my email.

Thanks!

Ad Muncher 4.72 has a fix for it.

[Reacon]

I've been updated today, and I HATE the new look. I preferred the old one instead.

+1

I had a nice black theme. Easy on the eyes, nice interface. Its just too white and bright now, no way to change it.

[jmc777]

According to Liveside, Microsoft are shifting the advert over to the right of the page.

I wish they'd change to Gmail-esque text ads.

[ambiance]

Yeah, I've noticed that, too. I can sign in and get to my inbox, but I can't open any messages. I just see "Loading..." message at the bottom and it never opens the message.

Yay!