Windows Live Mail Beta Annoyance
I got inside the next major update from the software giant Microsoft’s Hotmail web mail service. The latest update is phenomenal and changes the way people access their hotmail accounts. The user interface has been totally overhauled as the company adopts the popular Web 2.0 technologies for Hotmail.
The company now [...]
Web Browser war benefits the end consumer
Times have changed. People want change and they want better software products. Their was a time when internet was all about Netscape and their Navigator web browser. Then Microsoft came and launched their Internet Explorer web browser for free. That practically killed the Netscape Browser for which the consumer [...]
PHP is rapidly catching up with companies to give Java competition
If we are to believe the developers of the open source programming language PHP, it is rapidly catching up with its commercial alternatives and catching up with Java. Ken Jacobs, Oracle’s vice president of product strategy even went to the extent of saying: “We think [...]
Personal Opinion: Linux vs. Macintosh
Before I could pen down this post, I was cautioned about the “flames†I would encounter from Mac aficionados. It is indeed preposterous to assume that there could be anything better than a Mac. However, more than the software per se, I would argue on other counts- as would be clear [...]
Microsoft Office 12 to offer better usability to users
World’s largest software company Microsoft highlighted the new features in their upcoming update to their upcoming new office suite Microsoft Office 12. This latest update would bring a new interface for using the various tools available in the office suite and would focus on the task being [...]
Simplifying mail deleting in Google Gmail
I love Google and its web mail service Google Gmail. In fact, I have replaced most of mail ids to start using Gmail exclusively. The speed and the concept of conversations are fantastic. It makes managing emails fun. Furthermore, the service is free, features virtually unlimited web space and has [...]
Google makes GMail more desirable
Google’s webmail service GMail is more than a year old and is still running in beta. It means that the company can make massive changes to the concept or even stop it one fine day without justifying their move considering the service is in beta stage. However, the impact GMail has [...]
Google endorses open source XMPP with Google Talk
Google Talk was the talking point this week. It was long speculated about a possible web browser and an instant messaging client from the world’s most popular search engine after they showed interest in directly competing with Microsoft’s MSN and Yahoo! in various similar fields. The web browser [...]
Meetro coming to Mac, Nintendo DS, Sony PSP and Linux
Meetro became popular after the rumors spread claiming that Google was planning to acquire the company. However, with the arrival of Google Talk, it is now clear that this innovative firm is not going to be acquired in the distant future and they plan to do [...]
Google Talk is minimalism at its best
People expect a lot of things from Google whenever they launch a new product. Their last few offerings have been phenomenal which includes Picasa, Google Desktop Search, and the recently launched Deskbar. However, Google Talk seems to have disappointed a lot of users who expected a superstar in the [...]
