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Sunday, July 13th, 2008 at 8:52 pm

Superior free Microsoft product

Many people I know have been keen to stop using Microsoft products have their reasons and these reasons are valid. but we can not simply abandon Microsoft products because they have some very good products that have become an integral part of our lives.

Most Microsoft products are not free, so I'm writing this so here goes my list.

1) Windows Live Write

Windows Live Writer is a desktop blog-publishing applications that is part of Windows Live range of products. It features WYSIWYG editing publishing photos and map functionality of publication, and is currently compatible with Windows Live Spaces, SharePoint blogs, Blogger, LiveJournal, TypePad, WordPress, Telligent Community, PBlogs.gr, JournalHome the MetaWeblog API, the Movable Type API, Blogengine, the space of the square and all the blogs that support RSD (Really Simple Discovery).

If you are using Windows Live Writer (WLW) on his blog, then you are wasting your time and be productive, there is no better alternative than the WLW for now.

2) Microsoft Photosynth

Photosynth takes photos, mass together and creates a 3D scene in which anyone can see and move around in.
Unlike the static pictures and video, Photosynth lets you explore the details of the places, objects and events unlike any other medium. Can not stop the video, move and zoom in to see the smallest details, but with Photosynth you can. And you can see a photo gallery and immediately see the spatial relation between the photos, but With Photosynth you can.

3) Microsoft WorldWide Telescope (WWT)

WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together images of the best land-based and space telescopes in the world. Experience guided tours narrated by astronomers and educators interesting places in the version sky.A WorldWide Telescope website is also available. This version allows seamless exploration, guided by the universe from a web browser on a PC and Intel Mac OS X using the power Microsoft Silverlight 3.0.

4) Windows Live Skydrive

Windows Live SkyDrive offers 25GB free online storage. You can use the storage SkyDrive Backup your files online for free, or for sharing large files with others. You can assign permissions for public folders and set or private, to help you share individual files with the only people you select. SkyDrive also gives free access to Office Web Apps, such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint so you can create 25 GB of free online storage clouds. You can use SkyDrive to back up your photos or documents, or even make them public and share a folder with friends.

5) Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that protects against viruses, spyware and other malicious software.

Microsoft Security Essentials is a free * download from Microsoft that is easy to install, easy to use and maintain always up to date so you can be sure that your PC is protected by the latest technology. It's easy to tell if your PC is secure - when green, you're fine. It's that simple.

Microsoft Security Essentials runs quietly and efficiently in the background so you are free to use your Windows-based PC in the way you want, without interruptions or long waiting times team.

What are your favorite non Microsoft products? Share with us in comments! Do not like Microsoft?

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