Hasta La Gadget!

This article was written on May 11, 2007 by CyberNet.

Microsoft has finally opened the doors to the project that was codenamed Tahiti. When this was first released back in March there was such an overwhelming response to try out the software that Microsoft quickly rejected anyone else trying to use the service. Now they have launched it for everyone to play with, and the new name is SharedView.

This free application makes it easy to share applications and desktops with up to 15 users in real-time. Here’s what Microsoft says is so great about SharedView:

• Microsoft SharedView Beta is a fast, easy way to share documents and screen views with small groups of friends or coworkers; anytime, anywhere. Use SharedView to put your heads together and collaborate.
• More effective meetings and phone calls
  Connect with up to 15 people in different locations and get your point across by showing them what’s on your screen.
• Work together in real time
  Share, review, and update documents with multiple people in real time.
• Use anytime, anywhere
  SharedView is easy to use, from anywhere, at a moment’s notice.

When trying it out myself I wasn’t disappointed, but then again I was just playing with it to see what it was like instead of actually trying to put it to good use. Here are a bunch of the screenshots that I took of SharedView in action (click any of them for a full-size image)…

Choose how you want to invite people:
 

Here are the configuration options:
  

And then here is the main interface where you choose exactly which applications you want people to see, or you can show them your whole desktop:

The new version got a nice facelift, as you can see in the screenshots. One of the cool things that I found was being able to share files between users (called handouts), and soon you’ll also be able to talk and chat just like you would at a normal meeting.

Of course, there is no reason why this would only be useful for business, because it could also be used to do other helpful things. Maybe it will be useful when connecting to a friend’s computer to help them solve an issue or walking them through a new application. There are a lot of things that this could be used for that aren’t business related, and hopefully Microsoft will try to promote the software that way as well.

Download Microsoft SharedView Beta (Direct Link – requires no WGA validation)

Source: Webware, Digital Inspiration, & Download Squad

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Free For All Friday

Tezaa, an online web service that is all about polls is described as a ‘community-driven knowledge base of opinions.’ With this service, people are able to create polls, and vote on a variety of topics from technology to sports. Tezaa is said to ‘aggregate public perception and opinions allowing everyone to benefit from information sharing.’

Ideally, Tezaa could be a very useful tool if you’re in a position that deals with the public and you need to know what the public wants, likes, or uses the most. However, for it to truly be effective, you need a random sample, and a large sample group. Currently, Tezaa is aggregating 15,202 opinions by 711 members. Many of the polls I took a look at had as few as 6 or 8 opinions, but were still listed under the ‘Most Popular’ on their web page. While the sample group is lacking in size right now, I can only imagine it will continue to grow thus giving more accurate, well rounded results to polls.

One of the features I like is the ability to search for a topic. I typed in ‘technology’ and it pulled up all of the topics tagged technology. This could be very helpful if you’re looking for results regarding a specific topic or product. After participating in a few polls, I noticed that your choices are always listed in the order of which answer is the most popular at the time with the highest percentage of results. This could possibly influence the poll results because they’re ordered from most popular to least popular before an opinion is made and the results are shown. This is one of the only minor flaws that I’ve come across while testing out several different polls.

With a Tezaa poll, you’re able to get code to enter on your website to display polls on a personal blog. If you decide you want to display polls on your site, you’re given a few choices. You can select the kind of polls you’d like such as the polls only created by you, or polls containing specific tags such as technology. You’re also able to select the look and feel of it with a few options that they give you for colors. After you’ve made your selections, you’re given a code (Java Script) to paste on your site. Pretty simple.

Ironically, one of the polls that I came across was ‘What would you like to see in Tezaa next?’ 27 people have provided their opinion, and out of those, 29% would like to see image polls, 25% would like user groups, and 14% would like some guidelines for better poll construction. While it is a small sample group, it seems that from this simple poll, Tezaa has been given some ideas of what their visitors would like to see- thus they will be able to cater to those needs.

A few additional notes: Tezaa has an RSS feed so that you can get recent polls and recent comments. Additionally, they have a blog to keep everyone updated on the latest. Finally, if you’re pretty crazy about Tezaa, you can get a T-shirt with their logo proudly displayed.

I believe that Tezaa could potentially become a great source of information to find out what it is that people want or need. As they grow and become more popular, the sample of population being polled will continue to rise, providing everyone with a better rounded result.

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Snowmageddon continues to ravage the East Coast, so I’m still stuck at the old airport. That’s good news for you, however–I’ve got aw bit more time on my hands to ferret out some sweet post-holiday savings on electronics.

This time out, we’ve got some from Target, including deals on iPod docks, digital cameras, laptops, headphones, and more.

Ho, ho, ho, and a fa-la-la-la-la to you. It’s that time of the year, and if you’ve been too busy with the last-minute shopping, wrapping, and baking, you probably haven’t had time to stay up to date with Twitter. If that’s the case, we’ve got you covered.

Check out the 10 top trending topics on Twitter for the week ending in December 24, and have a happy Festivus to you :

1. Christmas / Christmas Eve / Christmas Eve Eve
Starting on Thursday, December 23 — AKA Christmas Eve Eve –, people started tweeting about all things Christmas, including music, advent calendars, carols, parties, Fred Claus, Glee, Micky Mouse, the Grinch, and the list goes on. #Christmas

2. Solstice
December 21st is the day Earth is closest to the sun, giving us the shortest day of the year. solstice

3. Festivus
Yes, Christmas is trending like crazy right now, but Festivus is up there too. This secular holiday is celebrated on December 23 as another way to celebrate the holidays without getting into the whole commercial aspect of it. It is linked to Frank Costanza on Seinfeld. The phrase, “a Festivus for the rest of us,” should be used as much as possible. #Festivus

4. Lunar / Eclipse
No, we’re not talking about Twilight, or Total Eclipse of the Heart, but on the night of Monday, Dec 20 there was a total lunar eclipse. There hasn’t been one since the year 1638, and there won’t be another one until 2094. #lunar

5. 2011 Predictions
People are tweeting their predictions for 2011 on every topic imaginable. Even PCMag wrote about their 2011 predictions. #2011predictions

Check out the rest of the Top 10 Trending Topics of the Week after the jump!

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It’s overstock time at the North Pole. Those poor elves worked overtime, and now they’ve got stock to spare. The good news is that the day after Christmas is a good time to pick up some pretty sweet deals on electronics.

After the jump, deals on video cameras, laptops, routers, computer accessories, and more.