Apr 6, 2009 | file_sharing, Microsoft, photos, Vista, web_services, WinXP
Windows Live Photo Gallery is Microsoft’s free program for simple photo management, a great choice for doing basic photo editing, viewing slide shows, and sharing photos online. It’s easier to use than the best-known consumer program, Adobe Photoshop Elements. (Almost...
Jan 7, 2009 | file_sharing, Microsoft, photos, remote, software, web_services
Windows Live Sync replaced Foldershare last month. It’s a good program but the upgrade experience for Foldershare users is pretty miserable. Windows Live Sync and Foldershare are services that allow folders to be synced so that multiple computers have exactly...
Dec 12, 2008 | file_sharing, Microsoft, photos, software, web_services
Microsoft has released Windows Live Sync, a free utility that syncs folders among two or more computers and makes it possible to share synced folders with others. It is the successor to Foldershare – and really not much more than a facelift for Foldershare. It...
Dec 4, 2008 | file_sharing, Microsoft, photos, web_services
Windows Live Skydrive has been updated with a new look, 25Gb of free storage space, and new options for storing and sharing photos. There is some integration with an updated version of Windows Live Photo Gallery but I haven’t yet explored how that works. If...
Nov 14, 2008 | file_sharing, Microsoft, mobile, photos, software, web_services
Microsoft is updating and integrating all of its “Windows Live” services. The results are overwhelming and quirky but the changes include some things that are even attractive for cranky old folks like me that have no idea what to do with a...
Nov 4, 2008 | business, computers, file_sharing, Google, Internet, mail, Microsoft, mobile, Outlook, photos, software, web_services
“Windows Azure” is a terrible name but you need to be aware of it anyway. Windows Azure is a breathtakingly ambitious platform outlined by Microsoft at last week’s Professional Developer Conference, another attempt by Microsoft to position itself to...
