Windows Live Essentials 2011

 

Windows Live Essentials 2011 (formerly Wave 4) has been RTW.(Released To the Web).

Download for free at this link: http://download.live.com

 

The 2011 suite includes a ton of new features including

• Facebook Chat integration within Messenger
• Bing Maps integration and improved geo-tagging support in Photo Gallery
• Upload video direct to Flickr
• Messenger video chat uses 30% fewer CPU resources by offloading work to the GPU
• Higher bit-rate movies in Movie Maker
• Better spell-checking and Office integration with Writer
• Improved Gmail support

Search the Start Menu without typing as many letters

Over at Digital Inspiration, they’ve posted an extremely interesting tip that I have never heard about before: you can search in the Start Menu without having to type the entire word for applications or Control Panel items that have multiple words—all you have to do is type the first initials.