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Free Download: Microsoft Security Essentials

Posted Tuesday, September 29, 2009 8:05 PM by stevecla01
Perhaps one of the most common requests I get from family and friends is for advice on what security software they should add to their PC – this is after many of them have become frustrated with the trial versions that come with their PC. Well today I Read More...
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ImageResizer now available for Windows 7

Posted Thursday, September 03, 2009 12:23 AM by stevecla01
One of my favourite Windows tools has just become available for Windows 7 – and in the nick of time as I’m spending some of my time off this week sorting our my digital photo collection. Originally a PowerToy for Windows XP you can now grab it for Windows Read More...
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New version of TweetMeMe Plugin

Posted Thursday, August 20, 2009 12:11 PM by stevecla01
  The plugin God that is Scott Lovegrove has updated his TweetMeMe Plugin for Windows Live Writer. You can now choose a different URL shortening service.   Tweetememe is becoming the defacto retweeting tool on the web which I’m delighted about Read More...
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Windows Live Movie Maker now available

Posted Wednesday, August 19, 2009 7:29 PM by stevecla01
[update] check out the download site now with sample content [update] Kip now has his review up at Liveside The new version of Windows Live Movie Maker popped out of the Redmond oven today and I think it’s a big step forward. To be honest, the beta version Read More...
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Echo music player

Posted Monday, August 17, 2009 12:19 AM by stevecla01
Following on from the TED player I posted about last week, I was checking out a few other apps from Thirteen23. There can be few companies that make more beautiful user interfaces than these guys and their Echo radio player is another fine example. Details Read More...
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Microsoft Maren – On The Fly Arabic Translation Utility

Posted Thursday, July 02, 2009 5:11 PM by stevecla01
I love stuff like this….smart, innovative use of technology to make people’s lives easier. The essence of Blue Monster. Our Cairo Microsoft Innovation Center (CMIC) released Microsoft Maren today – a Windows extension that allows you to type Arabic in Read More...
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Forgotten Attachment Detector: Free Download

Posted Friday, June 12, 2009 11:22 AM by stevecla01
  The Forgotten Attachment Detector (FAD) is another project from OfficeLabs and is a handy little add in for Outlook. When you send an email FAD checks it for keywords that indicate you’ve forgotten to attach an attachment. If it detects this, it Read More...
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Download Windows XP Mode Beta for Windows 7

Posted Friday, May 08, 2009 7:36 PM by stevecla01
It’s been talked about a lot and I think it’s a super smart solution to ensuring legacy applications run on Windows 7. Sure there are some caveats such as it’ll only be available on Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate versions but you can test Ultimate Read More...
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Facebook for Windows Mobile - free download

Posted Friday, May 08, 2009 6:10 PM by stevecla01
I’ve been playing with this for a while and it’s pretty cool – and now it’s freely available to anyone with a Windows Mobile 6 phone Check out a great review at mobilityminded CAB file download tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/archive/2009/05/08/facebook-for-windows-mobile-free-download.aspx' Read More...
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Glimmer – jQuery Made Easy

Posted Friday, May 01, 2009 2:43 PM by stevecla01
When it comes to coding I’m about as useful as fart in spacesuit so Glimmer is the kind of thing I like – it’s jQuery coding for dummies. Find out more from Jeff Sandquist as his team owns this project. He says   Glimmer is a wizard that allows you Read More...
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16 Great Screensavers

Posted Monday, April 20, 2009 9:53 AM by stevecla01
After posting about the DropClock screensaver this weekend I checked out a few others. My second favourite is the Polar Clock as recommended in the comments on my original post but also worth checking out are these 16 Awesome Screensavers courtesy of Read More...
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The Coolest Screensaver Ever?

Posted Sunday, April 19, 2009 8:45 PM by stevecla01
I love this screensaver. So much so I ponied up the cash to buy the full version from SCR – on $15 A trial version is available for both Windows and Mac. tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/archive/2009/04/19/the-coolest-screesaver-ever.aspx' Read More...
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The Fabled Outlook Thread Compressor: Download Now Available

Posted Tuesday, April 14, 2009 7:27 PM by stevecla01
  My good pal Ewan Dalton has been working on a brilliant Outlook utility over the years known as Thread Compressor . It’s an add-in to Outlook which removes unnecessary emails within a threaded (ongoing) conversation. Rather than keep each reply, Read More...
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Crayon Room’s Album Art Screensaver for Windows

Posted Tuesday, April 14, 2009 9:35 AM by stevecla01
  I can’t believe it took me so long to find this screensaver – I’ve mentioned a few times that the album art visualisation in the Zune software would me a great screensaver and now it’s a reality with Crayon Room's Album Art Screensaver for Windows Read More...
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Microsoft’s Web Platform

Posted Monday, April 06, 2009 9:16 AM by stevecla01
  I meant to blog about this back when we announced it at MIX09 – for anyone who has tried to install Microsoft’s web stack (server, tools, database) the Web Platform is a lifesaver. It used to be a black art to install all the right bits in the Read More...
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