{"id":39,"date":"2005-09-14T11:28:32","date_gmt":"2005-09-14T10:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.Tuazon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=45"},"modified":"2005-09-14T11:28:32","modified_gmt":"2005-09-14T10:28:32","slug":"microsoft-max-hello-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tuazon.co.uk\/blog\/2005\/09\/14\/microsoft-max-hello-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Max – Hello Killer??"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the first things to come out of Microsoft’s PDC<\/tag> is Max<\/tag> a photo “organiser” and sharing tool.<\/p>\n

I grabbed a copy* and had a play to see if it was any good… and it is… sort of…. it’s no Picasa<\/tag> as it has no editing capabilities – but it does allow you to do Hello<\/tag>-esque photo-sharing (I don’t know anyone else who has it yet… so I haven’t really been able to test that side of it fully – but I’ll get Grasshoppermind<\/tag><\/a> on the case later….<\/p>\n

* it’s a tiny initial download – but don’t let that fool you – it automatically goes off to get the handily named “WinFX Beta 2 Core Redistributable Package” when you start the install<\/p>\n

The interface is clean – but not hugely intuative (but neither is the Picasa \/ Hello integration…) and it’s not the fastest software in the world – but my test PC istn’t bleeding edge either…. According to Neowin.net<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\nMicrosoft Max requires a minimum of:<\/p>\n