Windows Live Folders

Microsoft has launched its file hosting service called Windows Live Folders. It offers 250 MB of free storage space on the MSN servers. The maximum file size is fixed at 50 MB. Not only can you host your files for free, you can also limit access to them to your friends and family. All they need is a Windows Live Account for accessing the files.

The display is uncluttered and minimalist. You are allowed to organize your files into folders. Each folder can have a certain share level which is indicated by the (huge) icon next to the folder name.

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Opera 9.2 Beta introduces Speed Dial

No its not the same as the feature in your mobile phone, and its not a part of the Opera Mini feature list also. Its yet another innovative feature by the Opera programmers at Norway. Speed Dial lets you set your favourite bookmarks in a speed dial fashion. Confused, Click on the pics below !

Opera Speed Dial Feature

Opera Speed Dial Feature

Opera Speed Dial Feature

“Speed Dial is based on the idea that people generally have five to 10 sites they browse regularly throughout the day,” said Johan Borg, team manager for Opera’s desktop browser. “Speed Dial is made for almost instant access to those sites. We want developers and the curious-minded to discover Speed Dial. When they do, we hope they’ll help us with another rigorous round of testing before the final release.”

Each bookmark on the speed dial is represented by its thumbnail view, entering the number in address book opens the URL. Really Exciting Feature !

You may download the new Opera Browser from labs.opera.com

Please remember opera’s latest version is in Beta stage, we recommend you download the stable version only.

Images Credit : Opera Software

 

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Microsoft Unveils new Mobile Phone Browser

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Microsoft unveiled the Deepfish mobile browser for smartphones. The browser is based on the Seadragon technology, which was a company acquired by Microsoft. The software displays the webpages like they would be displayed on your desktop. The beauty lies in the zooming and panning features of the software.It also optimises bandwidth ,i believe that this must be like the bandwidth optimisation of Opera Mini.
Currently the browser is in testing mode and is available by invitation only. Lets hope this great software is released to the public soon.

The Windows Live Team working on deepfish was quoted as

“With the Deepfish technology, we capture the full layout of the page and deliver it to the mobile device, resulting in an experience similar to that on the desktop. Deepfish provides users with a full ‘as-designed’ view of virtually any Web site on their mobile device and looks as you would expect it to on your desktop, allowing much more of the Web to be easily viewed on a mobile device than is possible today. The interface lets users zoom in and out on the parts of a Web page that interest them in an intuitive way, making it easy to use these large-screen formatted pages on a mobile device. On current mobile browsers, it can typically take up to a minute or more for a Web page to render, however the Deepfish architecture only loads the user-specified portion of the page, providing much quicker page-load times, as detailed information is only retrieved as needed or in the background.”

 System Requirements of Deepfish

  • Device: Windows Mobile Smart Phone or Pocket PC.
  • Operating System: Windows Mobile 5.0+
  • Internet connection: Required.
  • For Desktop setup: NET Framework 2.0, ActiveSync 4.0+ or Windows Mobile Device Center(WMDC) for Vista.
  • Minimum Device Memory: 64MB Program Memory. Deepfish supports external storage when available.

Windows Vista Screenshots : Picture Preview

Check out the great image preview functionality of Windows Vista, The image previewer features tagging capability alongwith a rating system , wherein you can easily tag and rate images at the OS level in Windows Vista without having to install external utilities. This is the Windows Vista Ultimate Edition !!
Windows Vista Screenshot

Windows Vista Screenshot

Check out more such Windows Vista screenshots on Ankit’s Blog also.