What’s Up With Microsoft’s Songsmith Advertisment?

Hey, I just finished reviewing Microsoft Songsmith, and I have to admit I’m pretty scathing about it. Prior to reviewing the product, I watched the advertisement to their product, and I hope that the terrible fake musical thing didn’t color my judgement.

Personally I think the ad is pretty chessy and doesn’t [...]

Microsoft Research Songsmith Review

Last year when I reviewed Autocollage 2008, a Microsoft Research product, I noted the program for its wonderful ability, albeit a few personal complaints, to intelligently and seemlessly create collages of your images. However, the major stumbling block for me was its price tag, with the product selling for US$20 and the same numerical [...]

Review: Microsoft Research AutoCollage 2008

In the last few days, a new program has arrived from Microsoft that allows you to stitch your photos to automatically create a wonderful looking collages. While its possible to manually stick together your photos using other programs, and there’s heaps of programs with similar features, AutoCollage 2008 takes collages to a new level with [...]