Category Archives: Microsoft Must Haves

Microsoft Releases Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Posted on February 29, 2012 by blakehandler

Microsoft has released their Windows 8 Consumer Preview – It’s Windows reimagined and reinvented from a solid core of Windows 7 speed and reliability. It’s an all-new touch interface. It’s a new Windows for new devices. Available in: Chinese (Simplified) … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases Calendar Checking Tool for Outlook

Posted on February 3, 2012 by blakehandler

Calendar Checking Tool for Outlook is a command-line program that checks Outlook Calendars for problems. To use this tool, the Outlook calendar must reside on a Microsoft Exchange Server. The tool does not work with IMAP, with POP3, or with … Continue reading →

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Microsoft CodePlex Releases "Metro Pandora" for Windows 8 & Windows Phone

Posted on November 25, 2011 by blakehandler

Microsoft CodePlex programmer, Don Justin, has released his Metro Pandora proof-of-concept for Windows 8 & Windows Phone based upon the Metro Pandora SDK. Download –> Metro Pandora for Windows Phone Download –> Metro Pandora for Windows 8

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1 Year Xbox Live Gold Memberships Only $39.99

Posted on November 23, 2011 by blakehandler

Today only (Wednesday, November 23) you can sign-up for a 12-month Xbox Live Gold Membership for only $39.99 https://live.xbox.com/en-US/campaign/20111024-Black-Wednesday?CID=20111124AWENUSWSNWLTHERO0089FREES12P40

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Microsoft’s New Website "Your Browser Matters" Test’s Your Browser’s Security

Posted on October 12, 2011 by blakehandler

Your Browser Matters: Microsoft’s new website was created to show you how your browser helps keep you secure online. Key Security Features: Dangerous Downloads Does the browser help protect you from websites that are known to distribute socially engineered malware? … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases Kinect Services for Robots!

Posted on July 13, 2011 by blakehandler

Kinect Services for Microsoft’s Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R3 provides sample services that use the Kinect for Windows SDK to allow access to the Depth and RGB data from a Kinect sensor. In addition to a service for a real … Continue reading →

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Mac vs. Windows: Walter Mossberg is Wrong

Posted on May 19, 2011 by blakehandler

Walter Mossberg from the Wall Street Journal recently replied to a question: “I have a small but fast-growing business and am strongly considering going with Macs, but I’m not sure if it’s the cost-effective way to go. What are the … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Research Releases Visual.ly – Turns Large Data Sets into Infographics

Posted on April 10, 2011 by blakehandler

Microsoft Research’s Visual.ly allows you to visualize large amounts of data as “ideas” – these visualizations can then become a shared inforgraphics.  Perfect for the age of big data! Sign-up for early beta! –> Visual.ly

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Microsoft Releases Windows Phone 7 + Cloud Services SDK

Posted on January 27, 2011 by blakehandler

Windows Phone 7 + Cloud Services SDK — This is a software-development kit (SDK) for the creation of Windows Phone 7 (WP7) applications that leverage research services not yet available to the general public. The primary goal of this SDK is … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Re-Releases "Pivot" Data Visualization Tool

Posted on January 19, 2011 by blakehandler

Pivot is an experimental application for exploring large data sets with smooth visual interactions. Pivot was originally released by Microsoft Live Labs in October 2009, and is being re-released by Microsoft Research to enable the research community to continue to … Continue reading →

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