Hey, on photos, check this out: http://www.windowslive.com/photo_gallery/overview.html .
Of course, I don’t know if its easier than Google’s Piscasa Albums (probably not, since you need Live Spaces), but hey, still a nifty effort.
Also note the recent web design changes in Microsoft. http://news.softpedia.com/news/XP-SP3-and-Vista-SP1-Get-a-Redesign-but-Not-the-OSes-Just-the-Websites-89890.shtml
I like their new look(s)
!! Maybe we can finally have a unified/standard menu/window styles (which Mac actually has) ?