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[jagowar]

If you want a professional address there is this too.... its what I use (but also saved my name as an alias).

http://domains.live.com/

Lets you register your own domain and use it as your ms account (with outlook). Similar to gapps but they give you 500 free accounts vs the 10 with google. I set one up for my family and moved my parents and some others on it as well. The advantage is you control the username and passwords for all accounts should people need to reset them.

If you want a professional address this is the way to go because (and this has happened a number of times for me) people will ask what kind of address that is and you tell them you run your own email... more "impressive" than a standard email account.

 

[Zaventem]

Even if you aren't interested in using this atm I still suggest to reserve your address. So many good ones available. I got my first name only, that has never happened.

Smart idea just swooped up like 2 professional emails and 4 others.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

outlook.com email address available? Nice!

 

[RukusProvider]

Signed up. Love Outlook! Will switch over to using this for all my serious activity (bill pay, ecommerce accounts, etc).

 

[bangai-o]

i think my .edu is an outlook.

 

[bionic77]

Way too late. Already have too many email addresses. Seems like a good option for people who have yet to get an email address or if you could not get the one you wanted on the other services.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

Right now I'm using Outlook.com with my Gmail account. :lol

me too and it sends from my gmail address weird.

 

[Interfectum]

me too and it sends from my gmail address weird.

You can do that with gmail too.

 

[BobLoblaw]

Just got my first.lastname@outlookcom. Aww yeah! Not sure why I'd use this, though :|

 

[VALIS]

Looks great, like the functionality, but the last 20 minutes I can't do anything because of this fucking captcha. Why I don't know.

 

[lunchtoast]

Got my first.last@outlook.com. All is good.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

Got my first.last@outlook.com. All is good.

are you just doing that with 'alternative email address' or did you actually have it in the dropdown box?

I only get hotmail.nl, live.nl or hotmail.com

 

[bangai-o]

i wonder if it will be easy to transfer our xbox live gamertag to the new account.

 

[iNvid02]

how do you archive messages like in gmail?!

am i being dumb

 

[maeh2k]

i wonder if it will be easy to transfer our xbox live gamertag to the new account.

Right now I'm a bit conflicted. Not sure if I want that. I have my first.last@live.com and now a first.last@outlook.com alias. My primary address with which I log into things is still live.com

I think it would be easy to change it to @outlook.com and it would work with other devices like the Xbox. But on the other hand @outlook.com, while great for mails, seems weird for a general account to log into the Xbox with.

 

[kehs]

how do you archive messages like in gmail?!

am i being dumb

If it's anything like hotmail, you don't.

 

[maeh2k]

how do you archive messages like in gmail?!

am i being dumb

There is no standard archive functionality. You can use folders, though.

If you'd like to recreate the archive functionality, here is a good blog post: http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows-live/hotmail-tip-instant-actions-add-archive-button-142524

Those instant actions work really well.

 

[SpacLock]

Clean and simple. I like it, but I'm already balls deep in Gmail.

 

[Beardz]

first@outlook.com

Now that's awesome!

 

[bangai-o]

If it's anything like hotmail, you don't.

in hotmail you can create folders. if you want, you can call one of them "archive".

 

[iNvid02]

thanks, guess that will do

im gonna follow that guys steps and see if it makes migrating any easier

edit: you can use @outlook for neogaf too, huzzah!
hated remembering one crummy isp address for neogaf verif

 

[whatevermort]

I set up a new account. I logged in... To hotmail. I have a single WELCOME TO HOTMAIL email.

Uh...

 

[kehs]

in hotmail you can create folders. if you want, you can call one of them "archive".

Unless they finally added the ability to have an email in multiple folders, that's a pretty shitty solution.

 

[Snaku]

Can't get past the captcha.

 

[jagowar]

Unless they finally added the ability to have an email in multiple folders, that's a pretty shitty solution.

For that you use the categories.... allows you to tag messages with multiple categories and then sort by those.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

being able to link account and fast switch between them is pretty cool. if i can do this with my gmail then i am set.
http://i.imgur.com/wLpEh.png

You can do it with multiple accounts.

 

[bangai-o]

Unless they finally added the ability to have an email in multiple folders, that's a pretty shitty solution.

tags?

beaten

 

[kehs]

For that you use the categories.... allows you to tag messages with multiple categories and then sort by those.

Ah cool, didn't know about categories.

 

[Anton Sugar]

Does anyone's Gmail import just...stop, or fail, after a certain amount of messages? Granted, I have a shiiiit ton of gmail email, but Outlook/Live just stops importing at messages from 2005.

 

[The Faceless Master]

What does an alias do for you? Is that the same as having firstname@outlook?

yeah, you get a whatever@outlook but it's just an alias to your old account. you login with just the old account, but have the alias available for use and you can sort the mail into a separate folder or in the same inbox.

Unless they finally added the ability to have an email in multiple folders, that's a pretty shitty solution.

indeed, the labels system is easily superior to folders.

 

[DancingCactus77]

Now I will look professional when using hotmail in Starbucks.

 

[LQX]

Arg, you still have to sign in with @outlook.com after your screen name. I fucking hate that. I like the simplicity though.

Also, I hope this is the final re-branding of their email system/site as I'm tired of having so many because I don't want anyone stealing my name as they are all connected. We have Live, Hotmail and now Outlook. Surprised there is no Bing email service.

 

[erpg]

I was sticking to Gmail mostly because it worked really well with iGoogle, but with that closing down, maybe I'll switch over to Outlook. Created my professional and junk accounts.

 

[Iced_Eagle]

I there a way I can just merge my hotmail account into my new outlook account? Like, not just send receive emails from both. I want to be rid of my hotmail account, but I have my Xbox and skydrive tied to it. Is there a way I can just upgrade it to the outlook account?

Yup.

http://mail.live.com/?rru=renameaccount

 

[show me your skeleton]

grabbed myself a firstnamelastname@outlook.com address AND msn looks neat & lovely. nice going microsoft.

 

[iNvid02]

all i am going to need is a substitute for the gmail checker extension for chrome

cant live without that thing

 

[alphaNoid]

first@outlook.com

Now that's awesome!

Now you will get all kinds of spam!

edit. I got my first.lastname@outlook.com, my wifes, my sons and my soon to be daughters as well.

Locked up!

 

[LQX]

Yup.

http://mail.live.com/?rru=renameaccount

Fuck. Wish I had known this before creating new accounts.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I got Michael.F@outlook.com

Except it's not F, it's a different letter. Don't want to reveal my real name!

 

[Tamanon]

Just got my first.lastname@outlookcom. Aww yeah! Not sure why I'd use this, though :|

I'm going to use it for resumes personally. So I don't have my slightly weird gmail account on there.

 

[Forever]

I got first@outlook.com too.

Feels good man.

 

[Anton Sugar]

Messaging integration is slick. Looks just like W8 snap view. Wish you could make it smaller, though.

 

[bounchfx]

uh, so is it still @hotmail? I just changed my old one and there was no option for @outlook

 

[bangai-o]

Fuck. Wish I had known this before creating new accounts.

previously you can change windows live id to another id. so if that applies to outlook, then you should be able to transfer your gamertag to the outlook. im not exactly sure though, i did it a few years ago.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

Made an account (just for my name) and made it forward to my Gmail account.

Sent a mail from my gmail account and Outlook put it straight to the junk folder. Also the forwarding doesn't seem to work?. edit: Okay, now it seems to work.

+ It looks ok
+ Sign up was pretty fast

- Sign up wanted all kinds of information
- It's slooooow as shiiiiiit on my computer

 

[Anton Sugar]

I'm guessing the other parts of "Live" (or what was previously known as Live, I supposed), like Calendar, Skydrive, and People (contacts) will be re-made to look like their W8 counterpart apps too?

 

[bounchfx]

had to make a new one, covered all my bases. hotmail accounts do not roll over, it seems.

 

[Jackben]

Made an account (just for my name) and made it forward to my Gmail account.

Sent a mail from my gmail account and Outlook put it straight to the junk folder. Also the forwarding doesn't seem to work?.

+ It looks ok
+ Sign up was pretty fast

- Sign up wanted all kinds of information
- It's slooooow as shiiiiiit on my computer

Hah. What do you expect? Gmail is the competition.

 

[kharma45]

Ah didn't realise I could've migrated my Hotmail account over, ah well, still bagged a good @outlook.com one and it won't mess up my Windows Phone account.

had to make a new one, covered all my bases. hotmail accounts do not roll over, it seems.

You mean this?

https://account.live.com/ChangeId?ru=https://bay002.mail.live.com/mail/?mkt=en-gb&rru=inbox&fl=nd

 

[StrangeADT]

Made an account (just for my name) and made it forward to my Gmail account.

Sent a mail from my gmail account and Outlook put it straight to the junk folder. Also the forwarding doesn't seem to work?. edit: Okay, now it seems to work.

+ It looks ok
+ Sign up was pretty fast

- Sign up wanted all kinds of information
- It's slooooow as shiiiiiit on my computer

Really? It's crazy fast on mine. It behaves basically like a native app. You must have one olllld computer.

Hah. What do you expect? Gmail is the competition.

I guess he expects his numerous friends that have gmail to be able to email him?
(Well, most of my friends use gmail anyways...)

How do I manage my folders? This is confusing.

In what way? If you want to make stuff filter to folders automatically, and it's a folder you just made, you can click on the folder and right in the body of where messages usually would be it asks if you want to set up rules. So essentially the rules are equivalent to gmails filters.