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REVIEW - windows weekly

episode # 389

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  1. [11:00] smalltalk
    1. ] the windows family visiting from St. Louis, kids using windows surface, and windows phone
    2. ] mary jo is skyping in from sweden, live broadcasting with an audience at the Swedish Tech Ed conference
  2. [00:00] msft latest version of windows-10 preview-
    1. ] previous preview builds were very stable, almost consumer ready, this latest version is less stable
    2. ] but CHANGES to the way the "oneDrive" works, has many users upset
    3. ] windows 8.1 -  after logon, choose "synch all" or "synch 1" folder
    4. ] if you only "synch 1", you cannot
    5. ] windows 8.1 solution was more elegant
    6. ] logged into computer, OS filesystem showed "placeholder" files, not the actual file, but
    7. ] when you go to use/open the file, the file is then downloaded from OneDrive 
    8. ] can arbitrarily
    9. ] because they are in the filesystem, you think they(your files) are there
    10. ] unlimited storage
    11. ] low end devices - placeholder files can take up space
    12. ]
    13. ] trying to make the way you access files across different devices the same
    14. ] msft is saying the new way is going to be the way, they are not going to change it, despite the complaints of the user testing base
    15. ] Paul uses the new tech with his live data, stupid BUT feels its important to live with/immerse in the technology
    16. ] no more previews this year(2014),
    17. ] next edition may be the "consumer preview", the big one, possibly in January
  3. [00:00] ADVERTISMENT lynda.com/windows
    1. ] learn all kinds of stuff, online, new 10 day free trial,
  4. [00:00] windows-10-preview oneDrive problems
    1. ] windows 8.1 - oneDrive - some reliability problems, different computers have different problems, sometimes had to spend a lot of time fixing those problems
    2. ] may have had to change it, because of those issues
  5. [00:00] nokia n1 android tablet
    1. ] the nokia 2520 - a surface
    2. PT] its fictional - selling it next year in china first, then will
    3. ] licencing their name(brand), their industrial design and patents, tablet is being mfg'd by foxconn
    4. ] using exactly the same screen as ipad mini,
    5. ] likely an onslaught of cheap tablets and phones coming from china
    6. ] OEM (foxconn) will be selling the device
    7. ] nokia sold all of its hardware mfg facilities to msft
    8. ] ...
    9. ] jolla tablet - using sailfish OS - company of former nokia employees, very similar to lumia hardware, crowdsourced tablet
    10. ] sailfish is an android fork -
    11. ]
  6. [00:00] NEW office 365 enterprise video services
    1. ] those with "small business premium account", which will be upgraded to the new version of SBP called ___
    2. ] a youtube like video service
    3. ] hooks into Azure media services,
    4. ] will serve the appropriate video for the device that you are viewing it on
    5. ] will it go beyond a business service?
    6. ] point of service - lets your AD permissions come into play, who sees videos,
    7. ] small business < 25, loosely managed or unmanaged
    8. ]
  7. [00:00] to office 365 pro plus
    1. ] a subscription SKU, higher end
    2. ] $12 per user per month,
    3. ] included downloadable versions of all of the office apps
    4. ] have another sku that is very similar,
    5. ]
  8. 00:00] ADVERTISMENT sharefile.com/windows
    1. ]by Citrix - send a link to a file instead of a file, you control who has access to the file, you email a link to the file, they dont need to login/create an account, use OFFER CODE - WINDOWS to get 30 days free trial
  9. [00:00] surface pro 3 updates
    1. ] updates including ] firmware updates, ] uefi updates, ] pen settings driver updates and ] still attempting to fix wless connectivity issues
    2. ] no updates for the other surface updates, looks like all eggs are now in the surface 3 basket
    3. MJ] doubts that they will do another ARM based surface, not sure when the next surface will arrive, likely will
    4. ] apple also have wifi issues with
    5. ] windows 8 laptop has excellent wifi, running the same OS
  10. [00:00] mega windows 8.1 RT rollup
    1. ] yesterday, maybe windows 8.1 update 3 - reliablity, security fixes,
    2. ] not just another update, not being called a service pack, but it is essentially a "service pack"
    3. ] gives users the ability to have a baseline install, if you were to install windows 8.1 RT today with this, you would be right up to date with updates
    4. ] trying to change the way they deliver updates, wording means something,
  11. [00:00] msft stock nears $50
    1. ] up from 38 in 1 year
  12. [00:00] ADVERTISMENT ziprecruiter.com/windows
    1. ] post to 50 job boards at one time, ] 4 day free trial
  13. [00:00] Q + A with audience in sweden
    1. Q] surface -
    2. ] dont know if msft is making money on surface cause they dont kow
    3. ] credit surface with 0$ windows licencing
    4. Q] favorite feature in win 10 preview NOT in other versions of windows
    5. ] snap assist - snap a window, then you see thumbnails of other open apps
    6. Q]
  14. [00:00] TIP OF THE WEEK 
    1. ] the best way to get your content into oneDrive - the change has thrown this into a loop, previosly wrote 2 articles, working on a third, best way may be to use browser, need to use chrome, wrote article about it using music collection as an example, can synch to pc, c
  15. [00:00] SOFTWARE PICK OF THE WEEK
    1. ] duolingo - language learning app, previously only available on android and ios, now availabel on windows phone 8.1,  use you as part of a translation service, crowdsourced,
    2. ] have done a lot of other language learning experience, repitition is key, same type of information presented in different ways
  16. [00:00] ENTERPRISE PICK OF THE WEEK
    1. ] msft identity mangager(MIM) - formerly FIM, on premises server that enables users to secure cloud, expected release in first half of 2015
  17. [00:00] CODENAME OF THE WEEK
    1. ] office for ipad was codenamed miramar - based on the office for mac codebase, team doing iphone code, started from scratch, office for iphone suite, minimar
  18. [00:00] BEER PICKS OF THE WEEK
    1. ]

 

[objects]

  1. [tech-sw os] 
    1. ] windows 8.x 
    2. ] windows 8.1 update 
    3. ] windows 8.1 update 2
    4. ] windows 9.x (threshold)
    5. ]
  2. [tech-hw-tablets]
    1. ] tablet - surface pro 3
  3. [tech-hw-gaming]
    1. ] x-box-one
  4. [tech-hw-smartphones]
    1. ] smartphone - lumia 630
    2. ] smartphone - lumia 635
  5. [tech-software]
    1. ] office-365

[people]

  1. ] twit tv - windows weekly
    1. ] host - Leo Laporte
    2. ] co-host - Paul Thurrott - 
    3. ] co-host - Mary Jo Foley - 
  2. ] MSFT - microsoft
    1. ]

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  1. ] SHOW - PAGE url - Windows Weekly 376 | TWiT.TV - watch the live video of this episode
  2. ] SHOW - audio - twit.cachefly.net/audio/ww/ww0376/ww0376.mp3 - download the .mp3 audio file
  3. ] http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29431412
  4. ]
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