The download link got to wait a few more hours… but the IE8 site is up here http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ie8/readiness/Install.htm
Since this is a developer focused Beta release, you can find some information on the website regarding to new customisable features like Activity, WebSlices, Data URI and enhanced CSS capability. Gosh there is even some links to the hands on labs!
On top of that, Microsoft also provided a page to download tools to test out your website against IE8 Beta. There is even a beta version of the Developer Toolbar for IE8 here.
OK time to sleep, it’s 11.30pm Malaysian time here, ready to wake up tomorrow for a brand new browsing experience.
Microsoft just launch the beta version of Office Live Workspace after allowing pre-registration for US based customers few months ago. Good news is this time it is available worldwide. Goto this URL to sign in using your Windows Live/ Hotmail ID http://workspace.office.live.com/
Upon signing in you will get a screen as below, notice that there is an ‘Install Office Add-in’ button. This is a less than 1Mb .msi file download which gives you integration on Word, Excel and PowerPoint. 
I look at Office Live Workspace as a online extension of the Office client. There is a personal document library for you which you also can share with other people. Then for Outlook you can synchronize your tasks, appointments, contacts and even notes on your workspace.
On the help file it stated that the integration is available for Office 2003 and XP as well. Cool, FREE new features for older version of Office product. How many vendor does that?
Integration with Office 2003
Integration with Office 2007
