IronWil Blog » Windows Live http://ironwil.net/blog "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:40:29 +0000 en hourly 1 New TWiT NetCasts – 2009.08.22 http://ironwil.net/blog/2009/08/24/new-twit-netcasts-2009-08-22/ http://ironwil.net/blog/2009/08/24/new-twit-netcasts-2009-08-22/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:54:35 +0000 Iron Wil http://ironwil.net/blog/?p=998 TWiT 208: Hide The Boots

Dvorak’s US CIO dustup, Fred Figglehorn, Samsung TL225, XML patents, and more.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jay Adelson, Brian Brushwood, Patrick Norton, and John C. Dvorak

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MacBreak Weekly 154: Graceful Degradation

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Merlin Mann

iPhone becomes #1 Flickr camera, iTunes 69% of music sales, Tom Tom iPhone GPS, Quake Live, and more.

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Security Now 210: Listener Feedback 73

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Security news and listeners’ questions…

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Windows Weekly 119: The Solitary Pleasures of Enterprise Computing

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Which Windows 7 should you buy? Bing continues to surprise and Windows Live Movie Maker ships…

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This Week In Google 4: Filers vs. Pilers

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Gina Trapani, Jeff Jarvis, and Kevin Marks

Extracting meaning from your Twitter feed, what Wave is, and isn’t, and the Google-Apple conspiracy…

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Lisa Bettany, and Shira Lazar

Oprah tweets, Facebook lowers grades, Susan Boyle, new Sidekick, The Pirate Bay trial, and more.

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MacBreak Weekly: 137 iScratch

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Scott Bourne, and Andy Ihnatko

App Store hits a billion, new Apple commercials, Fortune 100, Mac botnet theories, and more.

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Security Now 193: Conficker

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Steve analyzes Conficker, the sophisticated worm that has spread to more than 10 million PCs worldwide.

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Windows Weekly 104: Windows 8, Boring Bunny

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Windows 7 Release Candidate, Windows 8, Windows Live Wave 3, Oracle buys Sun Microsystems, and more.

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Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Macworld and iTunes tax, Ballmer at CES, Windows 7 and Windows Live, and more.

Guest: Mary-Jo Foley

Macworld 2009

  • Well, at least they focused on the Mac for a change.
  • iTunes goes DRM-free.
  • But what about the iTunes tax? All or nothing to convert existing songs.
  • Also, Microsoft raises Apple Tax issues.

CES

  • Ballmer keynote
  • Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 public beta
  • Windows Live Essentials is finalized
  • Windows Mobile? No discussion of version 7, Zune Mobile
  • No discussion of Vista numbers (Why: SEC; earnings announce soon)
  • No discussion of Windows 7 schedule, SKUs (Why: Still working on it)
  • Schedule: WinLive Wave 3 first, then IE 8, then Windows 7
  • Confirmed: Only one Beta release for Windows 7
  • No discussion of Windows Home Server? Weird. I’ve had one of the new HPs for awhile … excellent
  • There are new home server partners — new versions of the OS are coming this year too
  • Xbox 360: 28 million sold so far

Software of the week: Windows 7 Beta available starting Friday

Tip of the week: Use Windows 7 Play To … to send content around the house.

Audible pick of the week: American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, Unabridged, By Jon Meacham, Narrated by Richard McGondale.

Check out Paul’s blog at the SuperSite for Windows for more information.

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Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

I see dead Zunes, Windows 7 Beta, HP MediaSmart Servers, Windows Live Essentials, and more.

The day (some of) the Zunes died

  • Zune 30 had a date-related software glitch
  • Devices shut down for one day (Dec 31, 2008), are back up now
  • Related: Xbox 360 flaw that causes discs to get deep scratches.

Windows 7 Beta arrives … for some

  • Tech beta testers should get it soon … public sometime in January
  • Not much has changed post-M3 but its feature complete

Next-gen HP MediaSmart Servers announced early

  • Paul really likes them
  • Windows Home Server
  • Mac compatibility (Time Machine)

Holiday season – sales supposedly horrible

  • But were really down just 2 percent year over year
  • Amazon had ‘best ever’ season (again) but its unclear what that means
  • Laptops are now (barely) outselling desktops – MS tells me that “businesses are still buying desktops, but individuals are overwhelmingly choosing portable computers

Tip of the week: Windows 7 users: Make the new taskbar work properly

Software of the week:

  • Windows Live Essentials
  • Near-final version is now available
  • Only Movie Maker is still in beta

Audible pick of the week: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream, Abridged, By Barack Obama, Narrated by Barack Obama.

Check out Paul’s blog at the SuperSite for Windows for more information.

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Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Windows 7, Windows Live, SP2, Hyper-V, Holiday Tech Gifts, and more.

  • Windows 7 Beta in January
  • Windows Live Wave 3 Services are out
  • Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista, Server 2008
  • Hyper-V final is being added to Server
  • Games for Windows LIVE 2.0 is out

Holidays Tech Gifts:

  • Photos
  • Software: Photoshop Elements, iLife on the Mac
  • Photo calendars, cards, prints, books

Tip of the week: Get Office Student and Teacher cheap: $90 at Newegg.com

Software of the week: Songbird

Audible pick of the week: ENIAC: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the World’s First Computer, Unabridged, By Scott McCartney Narrated by Adams Morgan.

Check out Paul’s blog at the SuperSite for Windows for more information.

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Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Topics:

  • Windows 7 usability: simple versus easy
  • The Microsoft phone
  • Ballmer claims to know nothing about Windows Capable
  • Apple’s advertising bill
  • Our holiday gift suggestions

Tip of the week: preparing for Windows Live Wave 3 is coming next week
Software of the Week: Handbrake 0.9.3

Audible pick of the week: The First Americans: Prehistory – 1600, A History of US, Book 1 by Joy Hakim. For a free credit toward the audiobook of your choice, visit Audible.com/windows.

Check out Paul’s blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

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Hosts: Paul Thurrott with Leo Laporte

Windows 7, Mobile, Zune, Call of Duty, Ultimate Boot CD, and more.

  • Windows 7 Feature Focus
  • Windows Live Wave 3, including the Windows Live Essentials application suite
  • Windows Small Business Server and Essential Business Server 2008 are available now
  • Is Windows Mobile making a comeback?
  • Is Microsoft porting the Zune UI to Windows Mobile?
  • New Windows Mobile devices: Sony Xperia, HTC Fuze
  • Xbox 360 update: Gears of War 2 and Call of Duty World at War

Tips of the week:

Software of the week:

Audible pick of the week: Death in Paradise, Unabridged, By Robert B. Parker, Narrated by Robert Forster. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/windows.

Check out Paul’s blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

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Hosts: Paul Thurrott with Leo Laporte

Paul gives highlights from Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference this week.

  • Reviewers Workshop
  • Windows 7
  • Windows Azure
  • Live Mesh/Live Services platform
  • Office 14 Web Applications
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Parties and events

Tip of the week: Shrink and expand partitions with Disk Management (in Computer Management)

Software of the week: PC Advisor

Audible pick of the week: Death in Paradise, Unabridged, By Robert B. Parker, Narrated by Robert Forster. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/windows.

Check out Paul’s blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

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Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Windows 7, Windows Cloud OS, Office Live, Hyper-V Server, Virtual Machine Manager, and more.

Topics:

Tip of the week: Managing videos with Zune 3

Software of the week:

Audible pick of the week: Anathem, Unabridged, By Neal Stephenson, Narrated by Oliver Wyman, Tavia Gilbert, William Dufris, Neal Stephenson. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/windows.

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Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

I’m a PC ads, Windows Live Wave 3, and a love letter to the Zune 3…

Audible pick of the week: The War Within: A Secret White House History By
Bob Woodward. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/windows.

Check out Paul’s blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

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