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PressPass reviews some of Microsoft’s key accomplishments of 2004 across a broad range of products and services, and previews some of the news anticipated in 2005.
Sure, it was written by Microsoft people for journalists, so of course everything looks rosey, but it’s still worth a look.
Check it out at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2004/dec04/12-14YearReview.asp
Every year Google puts together information on what searches were popular during the year. The zeitgeist this year is done with a beautiful flash presentation. They show on a map of the world where the event the search pertained to happened. They also show the top image and news story from that month.
Check it out at http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist2004/
I found this link on the Google Blogoscoped blog:
There are a lot of great freeware programs out there. Many are as good or even better than their commercial alternatives.
This is my personal selection of the best of the best. I’ve used every single product in this list and find each to be a gem. Of course other folks may differ but, hey, this is MY selection ;>)
Check it out at http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm
From BBC:
Gadget lovers are so hungry for digital data many are carrying the equivalent of 10 trucks full of paper in ‘weight’.
Music, images, e-mails, and texts are being hoarded on mobiles, cameras laptops and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), a Toshiba study found.
It found that more than 60% kept 1,000 to 2,000 music files on their devices, making the UK ‘digitally fat’.
‘Virtual weight’ measurements are based on research by California Institute of Technology professor Roy Williams.
If you have a Pocket PC/Palm device, then you certainly know about Handango.
“The best of everything for smartphones and handhelds!
Handango offers you selection of more than 75,000 downloads for all types of smartphones and handhelds. From business and personal productivity software to travel apps and games, we have the best mobile downloads to fit every interest.”
Well, until the end of January, they are giving away free software:
“As a thank you for an amazing year, we want to give you something in return, FREE SOFTWARE. That’s right….we’re giving away FREE software. Beginning November 30, 2004, each week we’ll feature new software for FREE until January 31, 2005. Get the scoop on how to redeem your FREE software below.”
Check it out at http://www.handango.com/HandangoHolidayPromo.jsp
From USA Today:
A federal judge has awarded an Internet service provider more than $1 billion in what is believed to be the largest judgment ever against spammers.
Robert Kramer, whose company provides e-mail service for about 5,000 subscribers in eastern Iowa, filed suit against 300 spammers after his inbound mail servers received up to 10 million spam e-mails a day in 2000, according to court documents.
Also check out more on Tech Republic.
This is from Michael’s Minutes. Michael Robertson is the CEO of Linspire, and he is determined to get Linux out there to the masses.
Linspire has been working for months on a project that will have a profound impact on consumers and on the Linux market - a sub-$500 laptop from a major retailer. This week, we’re proud to announce a new complete laptop available immediately for $498, exclusively from Walmart.com. There are no mail-order rebates, no refurbished equipment, no “only three available at this price,” no gimmicks or asterisks whatsoever and you are not required to buy a printer or sign up for an ISP — it’s just a low price from an established retailer carrying a laptop pre-installed with Linux. This marks a milestone for desktop Linux as it moves into the portable market.
From the Rays of Light blog:
Last year long about November, Microsoft purchased a small Hong Kong-based software firm named Creature House. One of their principal products was a vector graphics editing program called Expressions 3. Primarily a Mac product, they also had a Windows version; both versions received very positive reviews. Microsoft’s disposition of the developmental version of Expressions 3.3 is totally unexpected. They are currently giving away both the Mac and the Windows versions for free!
I admit I’ve never heard of this before and first read of this in the LangaList newsletter. You can read more of the write-up at the link above or visit the Microsoft Expression site.
Subscriber and co-worker Pat Clary sent me along a link to this Small Business Pipeline story:
Microsoft Office is both popular and widely distributed, which means that there are a lot of resources available for Office users. This week, instead of focusing on one feature, I’m going to point you toward a few small but useful items that are out there for the taking.
It appears the GMail beta is expanding again. Logging into my account this morning, I now have an additional 10 Gmail invites to pass around.
If you would like one I will be giving six of them away. Send me a tip (chris at pcin.net) that we can use on of our upcoming newsletters.
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