Oct 27, 2010 | mail, Microsoft, photos, software, video, Vista, web_services, Windows Live, Windows7
The good news is that Microsoft has released Windows Live Essentials 2011, an updated collection of free programs that are well designed and useful additions to Vista and Windows 7. The bad news is that you almost certainly don’t want all of them, and Microsoft has...
Jul 13, 2010 | file_sharing, Microsoft, mobile, Office, phone, photos, software, web_services, Windows Live
Microsoft is finalizing a new version of Windows Live Sync, its free software for syncing files among different computers. The new version replaces the two overlapping programs available from Microsoft for the last few years, Windows Live Sync and Live Mesh, combining...
Jun 21, 2010 | Adobe, photos, web_services
Here’s a service that might help you with an upcoming occasion or give you a new creative outlet. MagCloud was put together by HP Labs to demonstrate what can be done with high speed printers that can handle small jobs as easily as big ones. It takes files that you...
May 13, 2010 | Google, mobile, phone, photos, search, web_services
As I said last month, each of you might find one or two apps for a smartphone that get you all excited – the apps that you show people to demonstrate how cool your new phone is. I found mine. Google Goggles amazes me. If you’ve got an Android phone, you’ve got to...
Apr 25, 2010 | audio, photos, remote, software, video
Long time readers know that periodically I mention J River Media Center, the program I’ve used for many years to organize my embarrassingly large music library. If you’re not familiar with the program, then please go read my write-up a few months ago, where I tried to...
Apr 22, 2010 | Facebook, file_sharing, Microsoft, photos, web_services, Windows Live
Last month I described one way to move photos online with Microsoft’s free photo program, Windows Live Photo Gallery, using the built-in option to publish photos on Skydrive. It turns out that Windows Live Photo Gallery can also send photos online to a number of other...
