I decided to try loading Windows Live Essentials Beta at home. I’ve been using the Beta of Windows Live Writer (since yesterday) and now that I saw they released the beta of the whole Essentials package I figured I would give it a shot. I don’t think I’ll use the mail since I have Outlook with the Outlook connector for Office Live and Workspaces. I’m not sure what Live Mail will buy me (other than maybe an additional desktop client for other accounts – which I don’t need).
My calendars are synched with my new BlackBerry 8700c using Outlook and the BlackBerry Desktop Manager. Outlook is synched with my Google Calendar using Google’s Calendar Synch tool (for my primary) and the secondary calendars are loaded through iCal.
Tasks and Contacts are synched with my BlackBerry using Outlook and BlackBerry Desktop Manager. Outlook is synched with OfficeLive Workspaces (by connecting the task and contact lists through Workspaces).
So as long as I have either my BlackBerry or Outlook and Internet access, I have access to all my information.
