However, it would be foolhardy to abandon our objectivity and criticize all Microsoft products.
Here are my picks for the Top 5 free Microsoft software products and why they are the best.
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TrueWYSIWYGediting shows you previews of how your post will look.
Easily upload/embed photos/videos with borders, effects, alignment, and resizing.
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it’s possible for you to then embed your synth on your website to share with everyone.
This can even be used for multiple people uploading pictures of an event.
Below is a snapshot of a popular synth of the Statue of Liberty.
Photosynth uses the Seadragon technology that we’ve covered previously on MakeUseOf.
Photosynth is also integrated withBing Maps.
Use the native Windows client for all features, or the web client for a smaller subset.
Guided tours from experts are a great way to introduce the stars and galaxies to youngsters.
The user interface and imagery use Photosynth technology and is said to be significantly better than Google Sky.
you might choose to keep files private, share them with contacts, or make them public.
People are uploading 4 million photos to Skydrive every day.
With Office 2010, you’ll be able to directly save a document on your PC to Skydrive.
Check out MakeUseOf’scoverageof Windows Live to get the most out of Skydrive.
#5:Bing
Bing is one of the best free Microsoft software products.
For starters, Bing is better than Google for certain kinds of queries.
Natural language searches seem to be better in Bing.
The categories and suggestions offered by Bing on the left are unique and not matched by Google.
Check out these10 Sites to Compare Google vs Bing Results Side by Sideand judge for yourself.
But the real reason I love Bing is because it provides competition to Google.
The past decade has seen Google become a monopoly in the search business.
With Bing’s increasing popularity, Google is forced to innovate.
That is certainly good for all of us and the web in general.
