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REVIEW - windows weekly

episode # 370

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[00:00] smalltalk

"] guest host for this week, Father Robert Ballicer as Leo Laporte is on vacation
"] RB troubleshooting his issues with OneNote access last week, was a certificate issue related to the domains that msft revoked

[03:00] msft questions about android powered lumia phone

] @evleaks tip says possibly an android powered high end lumia phone coming out
] created somewhat of a panic, many msft people not keen on this
] msft has done some dabbling in android, with msft/nokia x device/experiment they are working on, but that is a very low cost device with non google android
] this rumor is about android on a lumia high end phone, ex similar to 1020/1520
] lumia has created some really good high end hardware, has phenomenal camera,
] hardware has been saddled with win phone OS
] cannot proove or disprove the rumor at this point, no response from msft
] there is no win that is non controversial
] developers may be the most unhappy, took a lot of risks developing for win platform over iOS/android
] what about a single hardware device that could run android and windows phone
] is msft in hardware for the long term? hardware margins are lower then software,
] maybe an android runtime on windows
] msft past experiences with creating their own versions of stuff, aka java, have not worked out well for them, putting your fate in googles hands when google is your competitor not so smart
'] PT - if msft shipped an android phone with nokia unibody chassis and pureview camera, windows phone would be dead, you would be crazy to get a windows phone version
'] MJF - the silence (from msft) is whats driving this rumour
] Plan B for Windows Phone?

[28:00] surface mini available this summer?

] another evleaks rumour says that surface mini production has restarted and that it will be available this summer
"] mjf - says she is 99.9 % sure that this rumour is wrong
] one of the reasons it was delayed at the time, gemini (touch first 'office' for the windows platform) was not ready, it is still not ready
] the mini was the focus of the spring launch event (when the surface pro 3 was announced), the mini was cancelled at the last minute,
] it will probably ship next year
] units that are currently built will likely be used for parts OR ...
"] PT - sad reality for msft that whatever they do, they can never win
] mini tablet craze has kind of died down already as shipments are dropping, phablets are impacting their numbers
"] MJ F - device could be successfull, if positioned and marketed successfully, ex like the 'courier', a device specific to note taking
] Don't expect Microsoft's Surface Mini to debut this summer

[36:00] surface firmware updates

] all versions of surface(except LTE version of surface 2) should have recieved firmware updates,
] sometimes referred to as "hardware update"
] Microsoft Surface Firmware Updates for July 2014

[38:00] surface pro 3 - had wireless update

] lots of people are having wifi connectivity issues with the new surface pro 3
] update coming next week - July 16th - specific for wifi patching
"] PT - if you have a sp3 you are having wireless issues, you may just not have noticed it, some issues with connectivity, some with throughput
] lot of wifi problems, have to do with power management,

[42:00] MJF talks about msft product support deadlines

] wrote a a post about upcoming support deadlines for MSFT products and tried to be really clear, difference between "mainstream support" and "end of life"
] mainstream support = FREE feature patches, product updates, security fixes/patches, usually for first 5 years from product launch
] extended support = FREE security fixes/patches, for the next 5 years
] end of life = no longer supported, no more updates
] main product affected currently, end of mainstream support for windows 7, January 13,2014
] for the next 5 years, you still get FREE security updates, ] aka you can still use windows 7 securely, for another 5 years
] after my post, many stories were posted with clickbait headlines, ] "MSFT killing windows 7", "win 7 is dead", ....
] people were freaking out, not reading the article, following clickbait headlines,
*] keep calm and read the article, see line 6
] other products with support deadlines on jan 2015 - windows server 2008, window server 2008r2, dynamics nav 2009, nav 2009r2
] windows server 2003 - all support ends, aka End of Life ON July 14,2015
] also "microsoft office 2010 sp1", support ends completely this October dd,2014, you can upgrade to the next service pack(sp2) to get continued support
] and "windows phone 7.8", mainstream support ends 2014-09, you still have "extended support" for 5 more years,
] PT - most people replace their phones every 2 years,
] perspective - does apple support the first iphone? (NO), it was released 7 years ago
]
] Microsoft warns of pending support deadlines for Windows 7, Office 2010 SP1, Windows Server 2003, and more

[53:00] msft announces changes are coming to "office 365" versions

] they are good changes, once you figure out what's happening
] msft announced in a blog post published late today that changes are coming
] today there are 3 versions, ] office 365 small business, ] office 365 small business premium and ] office 365 mid size business
"] PT - i love office 365, i think it is a great product, its a no brainer for families on the consumer side, close to being a no brainer for small businesses on the business side BUT,
] but too much of it, too many versions, skus, services features you can tack on - people are getting confused
] just wrote an article called "office 365 primer" explaining how it worked, get so many questions from people who just dont understand, soon their offerings are changing
] three new versions are ] office 365 business essentials, ] business and ] business premium
] in fall they are changing their offerings, they dont do a very good of explaining it, its kind of a convaluted thing
] ex, if you have 'this' now, it will become 'this' when you upgrade
] one of the new versions they are describing, is a new version of "office 365 pro plus"
] current subscribers to small bus and small bus. premium, can move forward pretty seamlessly to new plans
] you will pay no more, you will get some new services
] if you are on the mid-size business plan, they are significant savings to be had
"] MJ F - the quick way to think about the 3 plans
] office 365 for business - software priced as a subscription, you can install the software on up to 5 pc's
] office 365 essentials - no software, only services, exchange online, lync online, sharepoint online
] business premium - is both of the above, the software and the services
] the way that they plan to roll it out is super complicated, the short version is ....
] 2014-10-01 - the new plans are being turned on
] msft advising people to wait until your current subscription plan expires before upgrading to new plans
] sweetening the pot by increasing seat cap on sw licences from 25 to 300
] people who are paying more(mid size bus plan), will be reimbursed retroactively, to 2014-10
] ...........................................
] msft goal is granularity, offer businesses control to get exactly what they want, BUT
] the end result is ridiculously confusing collection of offerings
] not even getting into the "home version, the ... version " which are called office 365 but really are not related to office 365
] Microsoft Announces Major Changes to Office 365 for Small and Midsized Businesses

[68:00] msft storesimple, 2 new store simple arrays, available Aug.1

] msft bought storesimple in 2012, their next 'billion dollar' company, not to much happened with it in 2013
] 2 new store simple arrays announced, 8000 series - 8100 and 8600, avail. starting aug 1
] come with Azure services, Azure storeSimple manager and Azure virtual Appliance
] these are NOT private cloud in a box type devices,
] on premise storage that can be managed via the Azure cloud and can automatically integrate with the Azure cloud
] replaces tapes and hard drives for backup services
] can use as to offload non frequently accessed data in cloud, as recovery solution
] prev releases versions of product do not support azure services
] help msft to convince more business customers to use their cloud services
] "software defined network ", dynamicallly allocate storage, different, true hybrid cloud solution,
] you decide what stays on prem, what goes to the cloud
] companion piece to private cloud in a box

[75:00] private cloud in a box

] back in 2010, announced they would offer an 'azure in a box' hardware, build servers, pre-configure in racks, run on prem
] no further announcements, rumours that msft killed the project
] fast forward to 2014, new azure appliance, code name 'san diego'
] will use windows azure pack, as the heart of the appliance
] msft may directly sell and support
] private cloud - you control it, on your prem, integrates with cloud,
] another way to get large shops, moving to cloud, lead in, still have data on prem, uses Azure cloud management tools,

[83:00] how msft saved the internet

] msft plan WAS to protect internet users from malware, hackers, spammers
] convinced judge to turnover IP addresses from dynamic domain hosting service, noip.com
] users within those domains included 2 notorious blackhat hackers who msft claimed had used their domains to distribute malware
] noip had not done enough to protect users, and msft plan was ...
] route all noip traffic through their azure service, Then FILTER out any "bad" traffic and let the good traffic continue on through
] after msft took control of the domains, Azure died, couldnt handle the volume of traffic
] the filtering also didnt work out as planned, hadnt expected 'good' traffic and 'bad' traffic coming from the same domain
] after a few days, msft conceded and handed domains back to noip.com
] why couldnt azure handle the traffic? don't know
] an example of best intentions gone awry!
] http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/07/microsoft-drops-case-that-severed-dns-hosting-for-millions-of-no-ip-users/

[91:00] TIP-OF-THE-WEEK

] Eric Ligman - has been keeping track of all free msft ebooks, now has a collection of approx 150+ titles available, in one location, usually in .pdf, ePub and mobi formats, wide range of topics, windows, office 365, ...
] amazing resource, large collection of mostly high quality books, available absolutely free
?] why msft doesnt have a url like, microsoft.com/books - ?? - i dont know
] Tip of the week: Over 130 new, free Microsoft eBooks are now available, and all in one spot

[93:00] SOFTWARE-PICKs

] Software pick of the week: Video Tuner for Windows Phone 8.1 - video editing app, may be just for "lumia devices", on device editing, sharing, wide range of functionality
] Software pick of the week #2: Twitter for Windows Phone 7.5/8/8.1 - updated, supports social extensiblity framework, new features, upload multiple photos, tag your friends
] Software pick of the week #3: OnAir Player for Windows 8.x - for people with a lot of (media) content, dont want to use cloud services, then you can access the collection over the home network, modern app, centralized storage on pc, then get it out to your devices .

[98:00] ENTERPRISE pick of the week

] Enterprise pick of the week: Dynamics CRM Online Government Cloud - for us gov users (federal, state or local) ,
] scheduled to be released in 2015, qtr 1,
] operated only by US citizens, more secure, more locked down,
will be talked about at next weeks partners show in Washington,DC

[100:00] CODE NAME pick of the week - oslo

] think of it like a flipboard for office 365
] view your office 365 - contact cards, documents, spreasheets, ....
] presented in more viewable format aka flibboarde
] final product name will be "delve"
] tune into twitter account @officedelve for updates more info

[103:00] BEER of the WEEK

] Beer pick of the week: Victory Prima Pils - if your gonna drink a pils, this is the pils to drink, 5.3%, easy drinking, not too hoppy, a german pilsner
] Padre's Beer (Tech) Pick of the week - beer vending machine at minnesota twins baseball stadium, pair with the pizza vending maching that creates pizza from scratch ingredients

[00:00] next week

] worldwide partner conference
] tuesday nite tweet up @ citytaphouseDC.com
] windows weekly will be taped live from the conference,

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[tech-sw os]

] windows 8.x
] windows 8.1 update
] windows 8.1 update 2
] windows 9.x (threshold)
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[tech-hw-tablets]

] tablet - surface pro 3

[tech-hw-gaming]

] x-box-one

[tech-hw-smartphones]

] smartphone - lumia 630
] smartphone - lumia 635

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] office-365

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] host - Leo Laporte - Robert Ballicer
] co-host - Paul Thurrott -
] co-host - Mary Jo Foley -
] MSFT - microsoft
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