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Windows Live Wave 3: Microsoft completes services picture (sort of)

Microsoft today announced (but did not release) major updates to its Windows Live Essentials (apps suite) and Windows Live services, as part of the Wave 3 release set. Based on a recent interview with Brian Hall, I’ll be publishing a news story (on WinInfo) and a full preview (on the SuperSite) today...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 11-13-2008
Credit where credit is due (Apple edition)

So I'm quick to point out flaws in Apple products, mostly because the rest of the world, including the tech and mainstream press, just gives them a pass. I have, however, had a few notable and positive Apple-related experiences in recent days. And they bear some discussion. iPhone 2.1 software update...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-16-2008
Picasa 3 (beta) and Picasa Web Albums update

As promised, Google has released a beta version of Picasa 3 for Windows today, and updated its Picasa Web Albums online service. Picasa 3 (beta) Find, organize and share your photos. Picasa is a free software download from Google that helps you: Locate and organize all the photos on your computer. Edit...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-02-2008
Picasa 3, new Picasa Web Albums due today

It looks like the beta release of Chrome isn't the only big Google release today. The company is also rolling out a major update to its Windows-based Picasa photo management application and the Picasa Web Albums Web service, according to CNET : With a face recognition feature set to launch at noon...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-02-2008
There's a Velociraptor in my PC

A Western Digital VelociRaptor , that is. My desktop PC is almost two years old now. (I purchased it back in October 2006.) It's an HP Pavilion m7690y tower machine with a 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo E6600 processor, so it's getting a bit long in the tooth, though it's been very reliable overall....

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-31-2008
Photosynth comes out of the lab

Microsoft has taken its Photosynth Live Labs project ( previous site ) public: We’re pleased to announce the first full release of Photosynth, available now at photosynth.com . Photosynth takes a collection of regular photographs and reconstructs the scene or object in a 3-D environment. ...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-20-2008
MobileMe photo upload finally fixed on Windows

I check almost every single day to see whether it’s finally possible for Windows users to upload photos to MobileMe using a Web browser. It’s never worked right. But as of today, it actually works. To be a bit more clear, it “sort of worked” before in that it would work on only one supported browser...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-29-2008
ImageWrap books on Blurb

I pretty use MyPublisher for my own photo books now, but Blurb just introduced a new book type that looks interesting. According to an email I received from the company, "ImageWrap is a new hardcover book option that lets you print text and images directly on the front and back of your books. You’ll...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-07-2008
Video on Flickr

A New York Times article reminded me that Flickr had added video support. Here's the deal, according to Flickr : What is video on Flickr? Video on Flickr is going to be defined by our incredible, diverse, far-flung and fabulously talented members. Some answers that we’ve come up with: A long...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-10-2008
Adobe Photoshop Express beta

Adobe introduces its long-awaited Web version of Photoshop: Adobe today announced Adobe Photoshop Express public beta, a free Rich Internet Application (RIA) available to anyone who wants to store, sort and show off digital photos with eye-catching effects. During the public beta period, Adobe will solicit...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-27-2008

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