Internet Explorer 8 is available for download

To download IE 8 click here.

Why to upgrade to Internet Explorer 8?

There was a time when Microsoft Internet Explorer was almost the only browser. At that time, it was very Microsoft oriented and developed to work better with other Microsoft applications, like Office, and also not so respectful to Web standards.

Now the situation is different and the Web is coming to an adolescence where Microsoft is not the lonely important player in the "browser wars". That means that Internet Explorer 8 is the most standards oriented browser released by Microsoft at this time. That is the main reason to change your IE 6 or 7 to the new one.

IE8 Web site offers many details and videos about new features.
if interested on knowing what people says about IE8 in Twitter follow the link: http://search.twitter.com/search?q=IE8

Video 1: SharePoint Simple CMS

The SharePoint Simple CMS is a new product developed to enhance Windows SharePoint Services and Office SharePoint Server web sites. It is a CMS because it helps users to edit their contents.
How can you use it? Well there are many ways...

1. It lets you to have the Web design that you wish.
2. It lets you use Web design templates: www.pixelmill.com
3. Can be used within enterprises as departmental web sites or even internal Blogs or even team collaboration sites. The difference is that this sites look great!
4. For SMB or SME this is the right solution for easy to edit, browser editable, rights managed Web sites.
5. For Schools... there is a special template designed for schools.
6. Are you applying to Grants or Tenders? this can be a great way of having a site for your project.

It is not expensive.
Would you like to develop on top of SharePoint Simple CMS? just contact me.

How to share sketches online?

While reading my RSS subscriptions I found an interesting post from Pronet Advertisement about a new (to me) service called Sketchcast. It is a very cool idea to express ideas, processes online. I can imagine it like a way to prepare presentations or meetings.
Here a sketchcast sample:

Voki, a new way to communicate in your Blog

This is a test of a female avatar with text to speech technology. Really easy to make and I thing it can be very useful.
Voki is a service that is offered for free but for non commercial purposes or web sites.
Here the first sample:




Get a Voki now!

Use what is free and good

The title is a resume of one of my conclusions after watching the boom of free services on the Web. And After reading my digital version of PC Magazine (www.zinio.com), I found a very interesting link that just makes me remember that I should do the same: Use what is free and good... like part of the value to my offers to the market.
If you would like to know more about a great sample just give a check on: http://www.newsatseven.com/
It is a web site that makes good use of RSS, Podcasting, YouTube and text to speech technology. Worth to see.