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AUG 21

Photosynth Goes Public: Create Your Own Today!

Posted by Brandon LeBlanc

Today, Microsoft Live Labs has announced the worldwide availability of Photosynth where users can create their own Photosynth collections - or "Synths" - for free. Previously, Photosynth was only available as a Technology Preview without the ability to

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Tags: Announcement, Featured News, Digital Photography, Photography, Photosynth, Microsoft Live Labs, Synth

JUN 03

Windows Search 4.0 Released to Web

Posted by Brandon LeBlanc

Not necessarily a "Windows Experience" (although it does improve the Windows Experience) - I'm making this post on behalf of the Windows Search Team. Oh and I am really excited for this release. Today we released the final version of Windows Search 4.0

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Tags: Announcement, Windows Vista, Featured News, Windows Search 4.0, Windows Search, Download, IT Pro, Release

MAY 13

Browse the Sky with WorldWide Telescope from Microsoft Research

Posted by Brandon LeBlanc

Want to try out for yourself what made Robert Scoble cry ? Tonight, Microsoft Research has made available the Spring Beta of WorldWide Telescope . Download: WorldWide Telescope Spring Release WorldWide Telescope is an application designed to turn your

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Tags: Announcement, Windows Vista, Featured News, Virtual Earth, Beta, Astronomy, WorldWide Telescope, Microsoft Research

APR 23

Live Mesh Technology Preview Announced

Posted by Brandon LeBlanc

Today Microsoft is unveiling a technology preview to a really neat new software+services platform called Live Mesh . Live Mesh is a brand new platform that helps your devices act together through the internet enabling users such as you and me to manage,

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Tags: Announcement, Featured News, Software+Services, Channel 10, Channel 9, Developer, Platform, Live Mesh, Technology Preview, Ray Ozzie

MAR 10

Announcing Windows Live FolderShare Beta Refresh for PC-to-PC Sync

Posted by Brandon LeBlanc

I use about 2-3 different PCs throughout the week for work - including my laptop when I travel away from the office. In doing this - I have files scattered on multiple PCs. I'll go to one PC and find I need a file from another PC. So to make sure all

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Tags: Announcement, Windows Vista, Featured News, Windows Live, Windows Live FolderShare, PC-to-PC Sync

FEB 21

Windows Live SkyDrive Launches Today

Posted by Brandon LeBlanc

Today Windows Live SkyDrive leaves the "Beta" tag behind - introducing 5GB of storage for its users and becoming available in 35 new countries and regions. Read the Windows Live SkyDrive launch announcement from their team blog ! On top of being available

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Tags: Announcement, Featured News, Windows Live, Online Storage, Windows Live SkyDrive, Launch

MAY 30

Blogging with Windows Live Writer

Posted by Brandon LeBlanc

Today I had the pleasure of sitting down and talking with Charles Teague , who is a principal development lead on the Windows Live Writer Team. Charles was part of the original group of folks who came over from Onfolio when Microsoft acquired the company

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Tags: Announcement, Featured News, Windows Live, Windows Live Writer

APR 27

Welcome to the Windows Experience Blog

Posted by Brandon LeBlanc

Welcome to the Windows Experience Blog! My name is Brandon LeBlanc. I’ve been hired on as a vendor to work on this awesome new project: blogging about the amazing experiences you can have with Windows Vista. Previously, I had been blogging at The Hive

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Tags: Announcement, MIX07

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