Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Windows Live Writer

I highly recommend Windows Live Writer. It is a brand new product from Microsoft. Windows Live Writer is a powerful tool, which helps you quickly and easily compose Blog posts. Windows Live Writer includes real-time spell checking, as well as, a rich and easy to use WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor. Posts are composed using the actual style of your blog, which makes layout a breeze. Best of all Windows Live Writer is free!

Here are some of the key features according to Microsoft:

Compatible with your blog service
Writer can publish to Windows Live Spaces, SharePoint, WordPress, Blogger, LiveJournal, TypePad, Moveable Type, Community Server, and many other weblog services.

WYSIWYG editing
Writer knows your blog's visual theme. So you can see exactly what your posts will look like as you write them, before you publish. No more wasting time previewing your posts online.

Rich media publishing
Writer makes publishing rich media as easy as sending e-mail. Insert and customize photos, videos, maps, tags, and lots of other cool content—then click the “Publish” button. It’s that easy.

Powerful editing features
Creating compelling blog posts is much easier with the ability to insert and edit tables, check spelling as you type, and format and hyperlink content at your fingertips.

Offline editing
Now you can blog anytime, from anywhere. Writer synchronizes drafts on your blog with changes you make when you're offline, so you don't have to worry about reconciling different versions.

Monday, September 03, 2007

Microsoft Surface

For anyone who hasn't seen Microsoft Surface in action, I strongly recommend checking on the videos on the website. Microsoft Surface is a revolutionary new human-machine-interface. it allows people to directly interact with a computer through hand gestures and by placing objects on the computing "surface."