Monthly Archives: May 2008

5 Absolutely annoying aspects of Live Spaces

Live Spaces is fine enough, but there’s many annoying issues I’ve been hoping the Spaces team would resolve for a long time. Here they are: 1. Usage of the "Communicate Preference Settings" – For some reason, even if a person … Continue reading

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No Space. No Profile Picture. No Communication. No being Friends with me.

This is something personal I want to issue. And this might not apply to everyone. But if your one of my "friends" that I’ve added, I ask that you either have a real Live Space I can look at, a … Continue reading

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Live Search Books and Live Search Academic are coming to an end

Well Satya Nadella has just confirmed that Live Search Books and Academic are going down the drain. If you didn’t know, Live Search Books is a special search vertical for finding books (in/out of print) and viewing, searching, and even … Continue reading

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Live Search Farecast – Nothing really new

Live Search Farecast also recently came out the same time as Live Cashback.                                                                                 Live Search Farecast is a tool to determine when it’s the best time to purchase airline tickets, as well as a hotel search, and flight … Continue reading

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Live Cashback – What it is, and how it’s NOT Microsoft paying people to use Live Search

Live Cashback just launched around 5/21/08. Live Cashback : A service to help find great rebates/discounts on products search.                                                                    Overall, Cashback just saves a lot of money if you’re a frequent online shopper. There is a MISCONCEPTION however that … Continue reading

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More details on Microsoft’s Mediaroom IPTV

You remember what Mediaroom IPTV was? It’s Microsoft’s solution to bringing digital television over IP. It’s already available from AT&T U-Verse and BT Fusion. The technology behind Mediaroom is set to make it the future of digital television.                                                                        How … Continue reading

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Downloaded WorldWide Telescope (WWT) : pretty neat

So I thought I should mention this again before you download this : WWT works on PC’s and Macs, you need to install the latest .NET framework (the reason my installation went foul at first), and be aware that this … Continue reading

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WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is released – Download it!

Yes! I just checked the WWT site today, and found out it’s now live. You can download it right now. I’m surprised nobody else has blogged about this yet.                                                                               The site is very similar to the Microsoft Surface site … Continue reading

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Live Translator gets an update – Real “live” translating and Encarta dictionaries

I already thought Windows Live Translator was a heck better than Google Translator, but this seals the deal even more. Two new features: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsCA0kVWbZ.8iqKv0RolGXps7hR.;_ylv=3?qid=20080511133036AA6tT6l Live Translations – This is an option to pay someone to translate text for you into … Continue reading

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MSN Toolbar (new) – My review

It’s been awhile, but now I’m going to tell you my opinions on the MSN Toolbar. To cut it short, USE MSN Toolbar if you’re an avid fan of MSN content and want the latest info. instantly from your browser. … Continue reading

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