Since having a stroke 12 years ago, this woman lost the ability to communicate through typing -- until her son designed a Microsoft Kinect-based email system.

The saintly man in question (who runs dadhoc.com) is already hard at work on updates, with the hope of expanding the technology to help others.

[geekwire]

Gmail might finally have a competitor, in the form of Microsoft's new Outlook.com.

It's still in preview, but it's still worth a look -- especially those super-efficient quick views and schedule cleanups.

[bitsandpieces]