This is just dang cool and once again shows us how the world does not stand still.  Innovation continues apace.

http://translator.live.com/Default.aspx?MKT=en-US

So you say...big deal that's just like babel fish from years ago.  Well yes and no.

techRivet Translated

Voila'.  There's techRivet translated for you.

Still you doubt it.  Been done already.

OK, check out the techRivet homepage.  Look up in the top of the right hand column see the translator drop down?  For the vast international audience of the techRivet blog, this must be a welcome relief.

Choose language, click and go.

And for techRivets IT staff it was a simple implementation.  I didn't even have to get the Project Managers involved just spoke to the developer directly and he had it up and running in a matter of minutes.  (The layers of bureaucracy over here is mind numbing).

The UI is intuitive and easy and configurable.  All goodness.

Windows Live is starting to bear fruit for Microsoft.  Once the Office suite goes online it will be an interesting change of the playing field.

ht: Scott Hanselman's ComputerZen.com