Microsoft and Electric Artists sent me a fully licensed copy of SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition, because of a small promotion I did for this product on Geekpedia.com (see Escape From Yesterworld if you haven’t seen it yet).
I really needed SQL Server 2005 since my trial was about to expire, so I’m very excited. Thanks!

One funny commercial for the new Windows Internet Explorer 7. Screenshots of the new browser can be seen at
http://www.geekpedia.com/software51_Internet-Explorer-7-Beta-2-Preview.html.

Firefox users can download the video at
http://www.geekpedia.com/video/Internet Explorer 7 Commercial.wmv.

You can download the beta of the new version of Google Toolbar at
http://www.google.com/tools/toolbar/T4/index.html.
Information about the new features is available at
http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/bin/static.py?page=features.html&v=4.
What I find exciting about this new version is the Button Gallery where you can add new buttons to your Google toolbar:
http://www.google.com/tools/toolbar/buttons/gallery.
The API on creating new buttons:
http://www.google.com/tools/toolbar/buttons/apis/howto_guide.html

No need for Windows Live Messenger invites anymore, you can get your own invite at:
http://www4.imagine-msn.com/minisites/messenger/default.aspx?locale=en-us.
And to think they were selling them on eBay 10 days ago .

A beta version of Microsoft Office Live will launch in early 2006. If you would like to be among the beta testers, you can sign up at http://www.microsoft.com/office/officelive/default.mspx.