Vista – User Profile High Value Item Locations

C:\Users\%username%\*

• Contacts
  • User contact card & other contacts associated with the Windows LiveID account of the user
• Desktop
• Documents (if they aren’t redirected to the server or sync’d to another PC via Groove)
• Downloads
• Favorites (mine are sync’d to another PC via Groove)
• Pictures (see Documents)
• Videos (likewise see Documents)

C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\*

• Start ++
• Windows Live Writer

C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\*

• Business Contact Manager
  • Includes .mdf & .ldf files for database
• Feeds
  • All RSS feeds as seen in IE
• Messenger
  • All customized Messenger stuff
• Office\Groove
  • Customized information and subscriptions
• OneNote
  • All notebooks ..etc
• Outlook
  • Contains all PST files and mail account backups
  • Includes RSS Feeds, SharePoint Lists, & Internet Calendar Subscriptions
• Speech
  • Speech training configuration
• Windows LiveMail Desktop
  • All accounts and customizations
• Windows Sidebar\Gadgets
  • Retain all customization 

C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\*

• Microsoft\Outlook
  • autocomplete .NK2 file
  • fyi – nice tool at www.nk2.info
• Microsoft\Signatures
  • Outlook signatures
• Microsoft\Templates
  • Office imported and custom templates
• Microsoft\UProof
  • customized dictionaries
• Microsoft\Windows Photo Gallery
  • location of wallpaper image when a photo is chosen to “set as background image”
• Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts
• Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
• Windows Live Writer
  • All accounts and customizations

Live Search : Announcing Live Search 411 (1-800-CALL-411)

For you in the US this will save you a couple of dollars the next time you need some info:

Announcing Live Search 411 (1-800-CALL-411)

On Monday we announced a new service that brings the power of local search to any phone-and lets you access it just by speaking. 

Think about all the times you need to find quick local information: you’re driving home from work and need make reservations at your favorite restaurant.  Or maybe you’re already downtown, and want to get movie times for theaters nearby along with a map and directions. Or perhaps you’re traveling and want to call the car rental agency to avoid the lines at the airport counter. 

Live Search 411 enables you to do this for free, from any phone in the US.  Just call 1-800-CALL-411 (1-800-225-5411) and say where you are and what you’re looking for.  You can also get text messages, maps, traffic maps, and text-based driving directions sent to your mobile phone (with a service plan that supports text messages or data access, of course!).

We’ve built this system in cooperation with Tellme, which we acquired in March of this year.  Tellme has been a leader in voice technology since 1999.  We’re excited about the voice experience and attention to detail they bring to this new service.

We’ve built Live Search 411 to go beyond just finding business information.  Because our goal is to help you complete your task, we’ve included features like:

• Connect to any business listing you find-for free
• Receive SMS links to maps, driving directions and traffic conditions (just say “text me the info”)
• Get movie showtimes and even buy tickets over the phone (via our partnership with Fandango)
• Share text messages of business details with friends so they can easily meet you there
• Hear the current weather conditions and the forecast
• Quickly access travel resources like airlines, hotels, and rental cars
• Remember your personalized locations for movie theaters, weather and traffic, and your preferences for receiving text messages.

Live Search : Announcing Live Search 411 (1-800-CALL-411)

Looking Good Billy Ray – Feeling Good Louis!

That movie line has me chuckling as I reflect on the screenshot release buzz of Microsoft Office Live Workspace.  This just seems a lot to do about nothing.  Must be a slow news day for the threatened Google Docs appologists I’ve just read.

To the MS folks expecially the SBS crowd we will immediately see the SharePoint Services correlations; however, this is a SAAS play in the market that is being seen as a response to Google Docs.  My responce …”whatever **with a sarcastic vacant tone**  I’m not so sure this is the case but even if it is this won’t be how it will be used.  This is strictly a Microsoft only product through and through and is set solely for Microsoft Office documents.  Google free everything entitlement brats can play in their sandbox while businesses grow in a reliable and profitable marketplace.

What is interesting is that this is very cool and useful for SOHO types.  Take a looksy at the very interesting screenshots here at readwriteweb.com.  Also sign up for the beta here at microsoft.

Please take a look at the thumbnail below; this is an interesting portal to see for anyone in the small business market to view what the mothership is marketing to our space.

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