I’m kind of blown away at the amount of stuff you can download at Microsoft Research‘s site. Their downloads range from developer kits to actual applications, to stuff like Subpolyhedra Library: An Efficient Abstract Domain to Infer Linear Inequalities (WTF?). But here are some good ones (I’m only half-way down the list, by the way):
- BitTorrent Simulator: Who knew? I didn’t. I wonder if you can download pirated Microsoft software with it.
- SongSmith: The description says you just select a musical style, start singing into your mic, and it will generate background music for you.
- Virtual WiFi: Connects to several Wireless connections at once, using virtual adapters.
- Scalable Fabric: Seems like I saw this somewhere… maybe Windows 7? When you move windows toward the edge of the screen, it automatically makes them smaller as you move away from the center.
The next three all have to do with doing stuff with pictures:
- AutoCollage 2008: Creates a collage of your photos with one click
- Image Composite Editor: Creates panoramas (why couldn’t they just call it “panorama maker” or “Microsoft Panorama”?)
- Group Shot: Doh! Download temporarily unavailable. Creates a composite image of a scene stitching different pictures from the same scene together.
The only one I’ve tried so far is Scalable Fabric, and though it’s a bit unrefined (like the Power Toys for XP), it’s quite cool. I may try them all and post updates!
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