Nov
27
An advanced topic this but a good one!
The Live Messenger team just introduced a new feature to the Messenger platform that lets you receive IM’s from the web. The feature, called Windows Live Messenger IM Control, allows you to show your online status on your website, blog, or social networking profile.
When visitors to your site want to send you a message, the Windows Live Messenger IM Control launches and runs within the browser, letting the visitor send you an IM without having to install Messenger software first.
You can see it in action here:
http://www.marctalkstech.com/contact.html
You can read more on their Blog posting here:
Enjoy….
Kind Regards
Marc Liron
Microsoft MVP
www.marcliron.com
Nov
15
Amazon S3 is a web service that you have probably NEVER heard of.
Yet it is used by Microsoft, XEROX and many other big names… But not only companies of this size. Amazon S3 is also used by smaller companies and even home users!
So what is Amazon S3?
Simply put, Amazon are giving you access to the same network that stores their own websites and other services. This comprises of many data centers all packed with high speed servers with multiple fast connections to the Internet. And all of this is available on a pay as you go basis!
http://www.databucketpro.com/about
Why should I use Amazon S3?
If you have any important data, such as backups then you should use Amazon S3
If you have a website and serve large files, such as video, you should use Amazon S3
If you want to share files over the Internet, you should use Amazon S3
If you want to create download links that EXPIRE when you want them to, you should use Amazon S3
…look at the uses of Amazon S3:
http://www.databucketpro.com/case-studies
http://www.databucketpro.com/category/blog
How can I use Amazon S3?
To use the service you need an account with Amazon Web Services and some software on your PC. I recommend “Data Bucket Pro”.
Find out more about Amazon S3 and Data Bucket Pro TODAY!
Regards
Marc Liron
Microsoft MVP
www.marcliron.com
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Nov
11
Digital Microphones In Windows Vista
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I just came across a couple of very interesting posts by the Windows Vista Sound team Program Manager Richard Fricks.
The first article sees Richard talking about using a “microphone array to enhance sound capture” in Vista and the second article details how to get more out of your PC by using a digital microphone.
Here are the article links:
Article 1:
Article 2:
Regards
Marc Liron
Microsoft MVP
www.marcliron.com
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