If you have been yearning for a Chrome-like translation feature where it can quickly detect the language and translate to a language of your choice then you could use this nifty translation bookmarklet produced by Microsoft Labs. It’s a simple and useful tool where you first set the language to which you want a page [...]
If you are an online shopper then you are always on the lookout for great online deals and offers. Here to help you stay updated with the best offers online is Microsoft’s Bing Deals. Bing Deals is a free to use website by Microsoft. Using the Bing search engine, Bing Deals aggregates the best deals [...]
Windows systems break. A lot. It’s the nature of a platform that supports a wide variety 0f hardware, not to mention including 20-plus years of reverse compatibility. But that doesn’t make it any less painful to deal with Windows crashing. Enter Microsoft FixIt, an easy-to-use program that aims to be an automated IT guy.Using the [...]
Are you thinking of upgrading to Windows 7 but can’t make the leap yet? Then you should check out Windows 7 Test Drive. This web app lets you test a live version of Windows 7 straight from your browser. This Microsoft service runs in a virtual environment and you only need a browser with an [...]
Microsoft is leaving no stone unturned in the promotion of Windows 7 and @MicrosoftHelps could be considered a part of that process. While Microsoft has already embraced Twitter like the other big firms and has many Twitter handles, @MicrosoftHelps was launched recently to provide real time support to Windows 7 users. Microsoft describes it as [...]
Bing xRank is a tool developed by Microsoft to track celebrity popularity ratings on Bing. These famous people could include musicians, movie stars, bloggers or politicians. It ranks them in accordance with their search popularity on Bing and creates dedicated pages for them which shows search volume related to them, their biography, images, news and [...]
Hohm is a new web service by Microsoft which aims to provide you with a detailed analysis of the energy costs related to your home appliances and suggest measures to reduce home energy costs. It requires a Windows Live ID and Postal code ( currently US only ) to sign up. Once you register, it [...]
Vista Answers is a new service from Microsoft that aims to become ultimate Windows Vista help site. Here Vista users can ask questions and get answers to fix Windows Vista problems. The website is similar to Yahoo Answers with the only difference is that answers are provided not only by regular users but also by [...]
Quick and useful online translator from Microsoft. Not only you can use it as a regular text translator but also as a browser for translating web pages. Text translations are quite straightforward, simply copy and paste text, select from/to langauges and you’re done. When it comes to web page translation you get a bit more. [...]
HealthVault is a new offering from Microsoft that lets people collect, manage and share their health records online. Users can easily gather all of their health information in one place, including records from different healthcare-related sources (insurance plan, doctor, pharmacy). Feature Overview Manage and Share your health records online. Keep all your paper-based health records [...]