Filed under: Business, OS Updates, Utilities, Windows, E-mail, Office, Productivity, Web services, Microsoft, Freeware
Add maps to Outlook
by Ryan Carter Jul 24th 2006
Microsoft is offering an add-on to put Windows Live Local maps on the desktop, via Outlook. This add-on works with Outlook 2002 or 2003 so far, but no word on it working with 2007 (though we would assume so). It is in beta right now, but does show a bit of promise for some of the cool things Microsoft will be doing to integrate the desktop and online experiences they've created. The plugin also requires The dot net framework 1.1 or later (what doesn't these days) and should be a cool tool to find your way to wherever from your desktop. From the screen shots it looks like this is not only maps but some route planning, driving directions, and even travel time tools.
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
