Here are some of the newest faces in the Windows community.  Click on their profile pictures to jump into the Clubhouse and see their full profile and some of their great contributions!

Here in the US, we informally start our summer season with the three-day Memorial Day holiday that just concluded.  Normally in the Seattle area where I live, it’s still a cloudy and rainy time, but this past weekend was anything but that!  The sunny and warm weather has me looking forward to the summer ahead.

So keeping in the spirit of the summer season, I’ve added a new summer-themed challenge to the Clubhouse site.  I hope you’ll take a few moments to post, tag, and share your summer plans with the rest of the Windows community.

If you’re not yet a member of our community, just check out http://clubhouse.microsoft.com/join for more information.

Have a great summer!

- Marcus, Windows Community Manager

There are a couple new challenges up on the Clubhouse.  One was suggested by our very own Technogran, and it’s all about the one application you couldn’t imagine not having on your PC.  Another one is all about the new web activities recently added to Windows Live profiles. 

When you have some time, please check them out and share your thoughts by tagging your blog posts to come into the Clubhouse.  The rest of our community can learn from you!  If you’re not already a member of the Clubhouse, joining is quick and easy at http://clubhouse.microsoft.com/join.  We hope to see you there soon.

- Marcus, Windows Community Manager

Have you checked out the new Windows 7 page?  You’ll see one of our very own Clubhouse members featured right there:

How about the Windows Media Center page?  You’ll see a Clubhouse member there too:

We’re continuing to feature the best contributions from our Windows community(as decided upon by the Windows community – that’s why ratings are so important) in all sorts of new places.  We’ll be rotating through top-rated posts on these sites and others over the months ahead. 

Everyone really likes the how-to tips and stories coming from community members just like you.  Thanks very much for sharing your expertise with the world and being a part of our community.

- Marcus, Windows Community Manager

With the calendar flipped to May, I wanted to let you know what’s planned for the month ahead.

As you know, this is the month that the Windows 7 RC is coming out for anyone who isn’t in TechNet or MSDN and didn’t get it last week.  So we’ll keep talking about Windows 7 in the community, focusing in on how it works on laptops, any new features for gamers, and maybe do a video scavenger hunt for the best Windows 7 videos out there on YouTube and Soapbox.

The Windows Live updates that included all the new web activities like Facebook, Digg, etc. will also be a big topic of conversation this month.  It will be great to hear which web activities you’ve added and in general how you’re using those new web activities.

It’s also coming up on “Dads & Grads” season, so we’ll be helping each other out by sharing what you all think are some interesting gift ideas for those “I’M A PC” dads and grads.

What else would you like to see us do together in May?  After all, it’s your community, so please just leave a comment below with ideas of what you want to see and do.  Then I’ll work to make it happen!

In the mean time, see you around the Clubhouse!

- Marcus, Windows Community Manager