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Windows Live Mail Preview has been launched in the Netherlands the 9. November 2006.

You can now upgrade your Hotmail adress to an Windows Live Mail adress if you live in the netherlands. But you can also create a new account with @live.nl if you want a shorter mail adress.

Why the Netherlands?

Well, the Netherlands is a prime location for the preview because of the local popularity of Hotmail, the very product that Windows Live Mail is a successor to. In fact, one in three people in the Netherlands has a Hotmail account! We will be using this experience to test some new scenarios, like those surrounding Windows Live IDs , as well as to go deeper into customer feedback. We will then incorporate and make improvements based on this feedback before launching in additional markets in the coming months.

What does this mean for the Netherlands?

If you live in the Netherlands, you can now:

• Convert your existing Hotmail ID from the Hotmail experience to the Windows Live Mail experience

• Your e-mail address will stay the same, but you will start using Windows Live Mail.

• Your existing mail and contacts will follow you.

• Create a new Windows Live ID (@live.nl) to use with Windows Live Mail

• These @live.nl accounts are new accounts, separate from your existing Hotmail account. This means that mail and contacts in your existing Hotmail address will not follow you at this time.

However, we’re working hard to support the migration of your existing Hotmail account to an @live.nl account. That’s coming soon!

Personally I can only say: Microsoft, you are running behind! GMail has alot more space, and their interface is available for everyone!

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Hey there.

This is the second interview I publish on this website. I had the chance to interview Irene Chan.
She is crazy, open and is always well tempered. She was born in Ludwigshafen (Germany) the 29.10.1990. Nowadays she lives in Belgium, more precisely an one horse town called Mol.

What do you like to do in your free time? Any hobbies?

Yes, i play tennis , i dance two different dances (hip and house) and i love to be with my friends and chill.

What do you like doing with your friends?

Euhm.. pff.. that’s a quite difficult question.. i think just talk and laugh or watch a movie.

Cool … Are there any memorable moments in your life?

Yes there are some, but the best memories are with my sister, in disneyland it was awesome

Any moments of them you can / want to share with us here?

Ya when a bee flew towards my sis and she jumped into a fountain.

What do you want to do later on?

It has to be something creative so i guess media advertisement or fashion design.

Sounds fun. Have you already designed or created something?

Yes, i designed some t-shirts and made a skirt just for fun.

Have you ever worn the t-shirts / the skirt? What did the people think of it?

Yes. They thought it’s a great design so i also designed some of those t-shirts for my friends

What do you love?

I love the small things in live.

And what do you hate? The big things in life?

Yes! I hate wars and people who don’t respect each other.. those things are just too big.. it’s everywhere!

Something else to say?

Step Up!
Well … Just a reminder folks! Irene is having her Sweet 16 Party the 10. November in Mol! So don’t miss it!

Now it’s your turn to post your comments!

PS: I am not responsible for the photo!