Thoughts from Microsoft Ireland

Microsoft OneNote is possibly the most under-rated component of the 2007 Office Suite.  I was reading a post on the LifeHacker blog yesterday that explained the capabilities of OneNote and there are hundreds of comments on the post with the most...

The second pre-release version of Internet Explorer 8, the next version of Microsoft's web browser is now available for download. You can download it and find out more about the new features here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/beta...

If you're interested in finding out the latest news, views and information from around Microsoft Ireland you can now follow MicrosoftIrl on Twitter. http://twitter.com/microsoftirl

Project Mojave was a focus group where Windows XP users, who hadn't upgraded to Windows Vista were brought in, interviewed about their perceptions of Vista and then they got an exclusive demonstration of the next release of Windows, code-named "Mojave"...

Marie Boran has reviewed Photosynth over on Silicon Republic. So next time you go to the Notre Dame cathedral or ancient Roman ruins make sure and take as many pictures as possible so you have one cool 3D panorama to show to your friends and relatives...

Photosynth is a new service from Microsoft Live Labs that changes how you think about using and presenting photos. You can use Photosynth to take your standard digital photos of a location or object and create a 3-D, 360-degree model from those photos...

Microsoft has announced new licensing and expanded product support policies help business customers create more dynamic datacenters and enterprise IT systems with virtualization software. Beginning September 1st, 2008, customers will be able to move any...

Microsoft has today announced that the technology preview for Live Mesh is now available in Ireland. What is Live Mesh? Live Mesh is a new service from Microsoft that enables you to access your files, folders and information wherever and whenever you...

Microsoft Office Labs has released a prototype plug-in for PowerPoint 2007 that provides a new way to think about structuring and delivering your presentations. Rather than the standard linear presentation, pptPlex enables you to create a "Canvas"...

Microsoft Ireland is today announcing two initiative in the run up to the return to school: The price for Microsoft Office Home and Students 2007 has been reduced from €119.99 to €79.99 A new back to school web site with tips and resources...

Two new applications have been released to enable consumers and business to improve the power management of their PCs, resulting in lower energy consumption. For consumers: Verdiem’s Edison is a free energy-monitoring application for eco-conscious...

Windows Live is now offering a range of "instant answers" for anyone interested in the latest information from Beijing. A number of specific search terms will bring you the latest update. For example: Search for: Medals for Ireland The results...