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<h1 style="text-align: center;">REVIEW - windows weekly</h1>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">episode # 376</h2>
<h2>[subjects-summary]</h2>
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<li><strong>[00:00] smalltalk</strong></li>
<ol>
<li>] Pauls vacation in europe</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] threshold preview release coming this fall<br /></strong></li>
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<li>] to be releases late september or early october</li>
<li>] NOT a developer centric preview, more a consumer / enterprise user focused</li>
<li>] users signing up for the preview version, must also agree to take subsequent updates to the preview version</li>
<li>] how will this affect enterprisers user testing this, will they be able to opt out of taking updates</li>
<li>] will their be a gemini preview at the same time</li>
<li>] probably a preview some time this year but</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] problem with a "windows update" that went wrong<br /></strong></li>
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<li>*] ASIDE - Leo bricked his Lumia 1520 when doing a firmware update</li>
<li>] multiple updates, multiple problems, several failures,</li>
<li>] windows 7 home premium users that were mostly affected</li>
<li>] the update was pulled and will be re - released</li>
<li>] optional update, not a critical update</li>
<li>] uninstall update or do a system restore to correct the problem</li>
<li>"] MJF - i am still using windows 7 on my main machine, i have no plans to switch</li>
<li>"] PT - curious to the reaction to windows 9, will people say it as windows 8.x</li>
<li>] average users getting punished for doing the right thing,</li>
<li>] the update was poorly described, update for windows 8.1</li>
<li>] some recommend delay deploying any patches from microsoft for 1 month</li>
<li>] the actual # of patches released from microsoft that have been problematic is pretty small</li>
<li>] NOT caused by the recent layoffs at microsoft where they laid off a bunch of their 'testing' staff, these employees were NOT testing windows updates</li>
<li>] msft screwed it up, they need to communicate what happened, what they are doing to resolve it</li>
<li>] they are working on it ( a patch for the patch),</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] azure cloud services had outage on 2014-08-18<br /></strong></li>
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<li>] visual studio online and ___ also had problems, these were NOT because of azure</li>
<li>] 08-18 - services started showing full outage</li>
<li>] hadoop went down</li>
<li>] mobile services</li>
<li>] not everyone went down</li>
<li>] after several hours, it was back up</li>
<li>] as of now, their is no explanation from msft, will likely be explained in detail</li>
<li>]</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] updates to the windows Internet Of Things Operating System<br /></strong></li>
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<li>] msft replaced a preview version for their windows - IOT SDK</li>
<li>] early version used c++, win32 api's,</li>
<li>] yesterday a 2nd preview, targets an off the shelf intel chip()</li>
<li>] this chip intended for "makers",</li>
<li>]&nbsp; a modern always connected version of windows embedded</li>
<li>] you need to get approved to get the SDK</li>
<li>] in the past we wouldnt have seen the early previews, only the beta version, at a later time</li>
<li>] this is a really early peak at the technology,&nbsp;</li>
<li>] intel version of raspberry pi, tiny SOC,</li>
<li>]</li>
</ol>
<li><strong>[00:00] windows store problems - <br /></strong></li>
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<li>] windows phone app store , windows app store,</li>
<li>] what happens when you have a mad rush to stock an app store with hundreds of thousands of apps to l</li>
<li>] ex VLC app, original is there but all copiers all use the same icon</li>
<li>] ex the real facebook app is buried 10 apps deep within other "facebook" apps</li>
<li>] msft people have acknowledged problems, commited to fixing</li>
<li>] stores need work</li>
</ol>
<li><strong>[00:00] htc one windows </strong>- (verizon only, coming to AT&amp;T)</li>
<ol>
<li>] ...</li>
<li>] zoe - image processing software,</li>
<li>] 2 lenses, can do post processing&nbsp;</li>
<li>] integrated cortana, you can use cortana through the dot case</li>
<li>] a beautiful phone,</li>
<li>] nokia still has better</li>
<li>] the same phone on windows and android</li>
<li>] htc also has a windows ecosystem - accessories,</li>
<li>] better battery life on windows phone</li>
<li>] $99 on a 2 year contract</li>
<li>] smaller than the icon, taller,</li>
<li>] compared to the HTC the nokia icon feels blockier and heavier&nbsp;</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] perception will kill windows phone</strong></li>
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<li>] ...</li>
<li>] frustrating - blind acceptance of apple</li>
<li>] everything msft does sucks</li>
<li>] ...</li>
<li>] businesses buy PC's, people buy MACS, way more people buy PCs then mac</li>
<li>] disheartening</li>
<li>] tech press disproportionately uses apple products</li>
<li>] the lack of google -</li>
<li>] the market for these is the enterprise</li>
<li>] enterprises dont use google, they use microsoft, they use office</li>
<li>] original windows phone was targeted at consumers</li>
<li>] direction has changed completely, targeting low end,</li>
<li>"] LL - too little, too late, its obvious</li>
<li>] windows phone is the linux of the smartphone market</li>
<li>] htc is dying - this is why they made the windows version</li>
<li>] nokia has more cache in markets outside of the US,</li>
<li>]</li>
</ol>
<li><strong>[00:00] windows phone 8.1 update 1 completed</strong></li>
<ol>
<li>] everyone has it</li>
<li>] issue of cyan firmware, but had the developer preview version</li>
<li>] fixed a wifi issue that was supposed fixed in the july update, the issue persisted for some people</li>
<li>] UEFI</li>
<li>]</li>
</ol>
<li><strong>[00:00] $200 HP PC revealed - a chromebook killer?</strong></li>
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<li>] literally a chromebook that runs windows</li>
<li>] specs are almost identical to the HP chromebook priced @ $300</li>
<li>] windows 8.1 is designed to run on minimal hardware requirements, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB storage</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] ie for android, ios</strong></li>
<ol>
<li>] reddit ama</li>
<li>] no one wants it</li>
<li>] some people do</li>
<li>] not currently in the plans</li>
<li>] synching - bookmarks and passwords are all there</li>
<li>] have been considering rebranding ie&nbsp;</li>
<li>] thought about ultron</li>
</ol>
<li><strong>[00:00] oneNote update</strong></li>
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<li>] android version updated with handwriting support</li>
<li>] choice of where you want to synch</li>
<li>]</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] skype </strong></li>
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<li>] rings in browser, on my phone, everywhere</li>
<li>] would make it more tolerable</li>
<li>] skype for windows phone 7 and older versions of android will not be continued&nbsp;</li>
</ol>
<li><strong>[00:00] Ballmer has left the board</strong></li>
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<li>] perception issue - if you have the guy you booted out as CEO still on the board, who is really running the ship?</li>
<li>] will still be seen at the shareholders meeting, he is the largest msft shareholder</li>
<li>] there were people on wall street calling for this, again perception,</li>
<li>] next out will be gates?&nbsp; no, he is doing product reviews again, "advising" Nadella</li>
</ol>
<li><strong>[00:00] </strong><strong>august xbox one update</strong></li>
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<li>]</li>
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<li><strong>[<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rERUTfxE6vs&amp;feature=player_detailpage#t=4500" target="_blank">00:00</a>] TIP OF THE WEEK&nbsp;</strong></li>
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<li>] Tmobile offers free texting and&nbsp; -</li>
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<li><strong>[<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rERUTfxE6vs&amp;feature=player_detailpage#t=4680" target="_blank">00:00</a>] SOFTWARE PICK OF THE WEEK</strong></li>
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<li>] OneNote for windows 8</li>
<li>] ProShot for Free - for windows phone 8.x - was $2, now free, a great</li>
<li>] tapt - some of the posting stuff is really good</li>
</ol>
<li><strong>[<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rERUTfxE6vs&amp;feature=player_detailpage#t=4800" target="_blank">00:00</a>] ENTERPRISE PICK OF THE WEEK</strong></li>
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<li>] biz talk server - many of the fortune 100 are in its customers, on the blog wiki ninjas, said another major release and then another release for the cloud based service</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] RUMOUR OF THE WEEK<br /></strong></li>
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<li>] the name for the confernence that will be a replacement for the tech ed and the others msft conferences</li>
<li>] candidates - current, colon, four see, 4C, gold, unity&nbsp;</li>
</ol>
<li><strong>[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arxp7egMCtc&amp;feature=player_detailpage#t=5040" target="_blank">00:00</a>] BEER PICKS OF THE WEEK <br /></strong></li>
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<li>] Firestone Walker Opal - Paso Roblos CA - sauvignon blanc tones, comes from serious wine country, not as common as some of their other beers</li>
</ol></ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h2>[objects]</h2>
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<li><strong>[tech-sw os]</strong>&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] <a href="/view/article?id=549" target="_blank">windows 8.x</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>] <a href="/view/article?id=3549" target="_blank">windows 8.1 update</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>] windows 8.1 update 2</li>
<li>] windows 9.x (threshold)</li>
<li>]</li>
</ol>
<li><strong>[tech-hw-tablets]</strong></li>
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<li>] tablet - <a href="/view/article?id=3240" target="_blank">surface pro 3</a></li>
</ol>
<li><strong>[tech-hw-gaming]</strong></li>
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<li>] x-box-one</li>
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<li><strong>[tech-hw-smartphones]</strong></li>
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<li>] smartphone - <a href="/view/article?id=3567" target="_blank">lumia 630</a></li>
<li>] smartphone - <a href="/view/article?id=3639" target="_blank">lumia 635</a></li>
</ol>
<li><strong>[tech-software]</strong></li>
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<li>] <a href="http://winsupersite.com/office-365" target="_blank">office-365</a></li>
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<h2>[people]</h2>
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<li><strong>] twit tv - windows weekly</strong></li>
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<li>] host -&nbsp;<a href="/view/person?id=230" target="_blank">Leo Laporte</a></li>
<li>] co-host -&nbsp;<a href="/view/person?id=228" target="_blank">Paul Thurrott</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</li>
<li>] co-host -&nbsp;<a href="/view/person?id=229" target="_blank">Mary Jo Foley</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</li>
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<li><strong>] MSFT - microsoft</strong></li>
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<li>]<strong> <br /></strong></li>
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<h2>[events]</h2>
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<h2>[places]</h2>
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<li>]&nbsp;SHOW - PAGE&nbsp;url&nbsp;-&nbsp;<a href="http://twit.tv/show/windows-weekly/376" target="_blank">Windows Weekly 376 | TWiT.TV</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;watch the live video of this episode</li>
<li>]&nbsp;SHOW&nbsp;- audio&nbsp;-&nbsp;<a href="http://twit.cachefly.net/audio/ww/ww0376/ww0376.mp3" target="_blank">twit.cachefly.net/audio/ww/ww0376/ww0376.mp3</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;download the .mp3 audio file</li>
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