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Welcome.  If you’re here – the Microsoft Startup Labs developer blog – chances are good that you’ve been working with Live Mesh, attended Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference and are looking for more perspective on working with Live Mesh, which is exactly what I’d like ...
Microsoft Office Web Applications: Your Burning Questions Answered
Microsoft Office Web Applications: Your Burning Questions Answered
on10.net — Since the announcement of the upcoming Microsoft Office Web Applications at this year’s PDC, there has been... a lot of excitement about this new service which will allow for creating, editing, collaborating, and sharing documents using the web. ... (more) Microsoft Office Web Applications: Your Burning ...
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Microsoft Silverlight: Light Up the Web
microsoft.com — Silverlight home page Install Silverlight One moment, please, while the current Silverlight installation status is determined... RECOMMENDED:... Use Silverlight in the 32-bit Internet Explorer process on x64 systems. Most browser plug-ins (including ... (more) Microsoft Silverlight: Light Up the Web
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techcrunch.com — Microsoft’s Live.com portal will change significantly this evening. No longer will it be a simple search engine... with a few other services bolted on. It’s now a social network, too, pulling in activity information and content from ... (more) Sweeping Changes At Live.com: It’s A Social Network!
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Microsoft Startup Labs delivers its first four Live Mesh apps
All about Microsoft — ... , which the company fleshed out at the PDC. In a posting to the new MeshPack blog, Startup Labs Researcher John Burkhardt said:“ We’re still learning what we can build with the Live Mesh platforms . Our early experiments are very promising. Mesh makes it easy to build applications that are integrated with the connectivity of the Internet but that can break out of the browser to take advantage of native device capabilities. We’ve had a lot of fun so far, but we can’t wait to dig deeper and create compelling products and experiences that Live Mesh can enable. Stay tuned!” Anyone ...

Meshpack: First Four Microsoft Live Mesh Apps Revealed [Live Mesh]
Gizmodo — ... While none of these are killer apps, Microsoft is still experimenting with the capabilities of that platform while hoping to get third parties experimenting as well. And besides, who doesn't love a little intense multiplayer crossword action? [Mesh Pack via ...

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