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Outlook Hotmail Connector Updated

Sarah Perez — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:51:00 GMT

The Microsoft Outlook Hotmail Connector, which allows Outlook users to access their Hotmail within the desktop software, has been updated again to a new version. Depending on what operating system you have, you should select the appropriate download from the ones listed below:

According to LiveSide’s tests, you’ll need to first uninstall the old Connector before installing the new one, but there are no major changes between versions, in terms of features. Likely this new update just address some minor bugs, so it’s not a critical update this time around.

The download page reminds Outlook Connector users of the many benefits of this software, including the ability to:

Read and send your Office Live Mail/Windows Live Hotmail e-mail messages.
Manage your contacts in Windows Live Hotmail.
Use advanced options for blocking junk e-mail messages.
Manage multiple e-mail accounts in one place.
Manage, and synchronize multiple calendars, including shared calendars to Windows Live Calendar from Outlook.

And if you use the Outlook Hotmail Connector with Outlook 2010 you gain these additional benefits, too:

Your Safe Sender List/Blocked sender list/Safe Recipient lists are synchronized between Outlook and Hotmail.
Send/receive works like your other Outlook accounts.
Your Hotmail account status appears in the Outlook status bar.
Rules work with the Hotmail account in Outlook even if it’s not your primary account.

Get the Outlook Hotmail Connector Beta

Sarah Perez — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:07:00 GMT

The Outlook Team has announced the general availability of the next release of the Microsoft Outlook Hotmail Connector. The latest version (14.0), still in beta, is designed to be compatible with the upcoming release of Outlook 2010. If you’re already running the Outlook 2010 Beta, you’ll also want to grab the new Connector beta for the best compatibility as well as to gain access to several new features.

As always, the Connector allows you to access and manage your Windows Live Hotmail email, calendar, and contacts from within Outlook. Additionally, the new version includes the following features:

Junk filter settings Your Safe Sender List/Blocked sender list/Safe Recipient lists are synchronized between Outlook and Hotmail.
Integrated Send/Receive Send/receive works like your other Outlook accounts.
Integrated connection status Your Hotmail account status appears in the Outlook status bar.
Rule support for secondary accounts Rules work with the Hotmail account in Outlook even if it’s not your primary account.

If you have Outlook 2010 Beta installed and have a Hotmail account in your profile, you’ll be prompted to upgrade. If you need to install the Connector manually, you can grab the download from the links below:

Get the New Microsoft Office Outlook Connector

Sarah Perez — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:23:00 GMT

After two betas, the Microsoft Office Outlook Connector 12.1 has now been made available in its final format. With this free add-in, you can integrate your Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Calendar directly within Outlook. In this new release, the connector has been improved so that syncing your contacts and email is "faster and more robust," says Alessio Roic, Outlook Program Manager, on their team blog.

If you use the new Windows Live Calendar service, you’ll be happy to know that the Connector will also sync your calendars to Outlook – even if you have more than one. And if you are a member of any shared Windows Live Calendars, those can be synced, too.

However, please note that the new Connector (12.1) replaces the old Connector (12.0) which synchronized with the MSN Calendaring service (a MSN Premium service). If you choose to replace that earlier version of the connector, Outlook will no longer synchronize with MSN Calendar and all the data will need to be moved over to the free Windows Live Calendar instead. (I love it when paid services are replaced with free ones – how about you?)

For anyone who wants to move off the premium service to the new free service, you will first need to migrate your data. The Outlook blog details exactly what needs to be done.

Then, when you’re ready, you can install the Outlook Connector 12.1 from here.

Outlook Connector Version 12.1 Beta Released

Sarah Perez — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:52:00 GMT

The Microsoft Office Outlook Team have just announced a new beta version of the Outlook Connector - the add-in that lets you sync your Windows Live Hotmail data in Outlook. In the past, email and contacts syncing was available for free, but syncing your calendar was only available with a subscription service. No more! Calendar sync is free! Not only that, but the calendar syncing service now also syncs with the Windows Live Calendar Beta service, too! That means you can sync your work calendar in Outlook to your personal calendar in Hotmail to your family calendar in Windows Live Calendar and vice versa. And since Windows Live Calendar supports calendar sharing, other shared calendars that you have access to will also sync back to Outlook. The new Outlook connector is faster, more reliable, and, as always, free. You can download it from here.