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REVIEW - windows weekly

episode # 391

[subjects-summary]

  1. [11:00] smalltalk
    1. ] leo not here today, mike elgan is guest host
    2. ] sounds like todays show will be a Q + A format
    3. ] slow news weak for msft news, only 3 stories
    4. ] talking about the sony store ? only affected windows computers
  2. [00:00] msft latest version of windows-10 preview- build 9879
    1. ] there is a fix for the "stability" issue with the latest
    2. ] has to reboot computer a couple of times a day
    3. ] msft announced a fix, Paul
    4. ] check to ensure that the update has installed , paul had problems installing
    5. ] pinged the guy from msft
    6. ] many people are having the same problem
    7. ] likely many
  3. [00:00] whats next for windows 10
    1. ] after announcing the latest tech preview, there will be no more releases of that version this year
    2. ] although, a new build has been leaked 9888
    3. ] msft discouraging people from downloading it b/c it is less stable then the current unstable version
    4. ] changes in the version include, kernel version # changes, from 6.4 to 10.
    5. ] changes to some context menus,
    6. ] changes making explorer more stable
    7. ] nothing groundbreaking
    8. ] next version on Jan 20, will likely be a "consumer preview" version
    9. ] will be announced at a msft event
    10. ] also will be showing the windows 10 mobile version,
    11. ] dont know what it will be called
    12. ] may not get the bits at that time, msft needs more time to deliver
    13. ] also the next version of the windows server update
    14. ] will the mobile versions steal the show?
    15. ] more interesting events for windows phone and windows tablet users
    16. ] chromebook education market
    17. ] ...
    18. ] low end windows pcs from hp, dell, ... -  
    19. ] a more natural productivity device - can print, can run full version of office,
    20. ] not with "surface" branded device, devices are too high end
    21. ] simpler is not always a positive, especially when you are given up functionality
    22. ]
    23. ME] sony pictures employess using pen and paper after being hacked 8 days ago
    24. ] many documents were stolen including confidential employee records and
    25. ] Fury and Annie are very popular on bittorrent
    26. ] employees being issued new computers,
    27. ] some incredbile form of malware, ??, fbi has stepped in, homeland security has stepped in, warning companies about it
    28. ] what can msft do to solve the problem of everyone getting hacked?
    29. ] doing a lot of things with windows 10, under the hood on security, having really
    30. ] dont think we will go back to palladium and inkstrum
    31. ] new app model has new security features
    32. ] PC is a legacy platform, heaping mound of stuff, that keeps getting added on too
    33. ] part of the reason to
    34. ] change is hard when your user base resists, you cant just issue an edict, example - windows XP
    35. ] double edged sword, complexity VS capability
  4. [00:00] windows phone
    1. ] will the win phone platform win mindshare or will it bounce around on the periphery?
    2. ] msft focusing on low end of the  market, $600 iphone VS $99 phone
    3. ] going after the next billion or so users, who dont have a phone
    4. ] decisions will be made on very different criteria
    5. ] as windows phone gets ignored, over time the differentiating features of the windows phone 
    6. ] reminds me of being an amiga fan in the late 80's or 90's
    7. "MJF] saw many more windows phones in EU
    8. ] msft needs to make at least 1 flagship phone,
    9. ] were some leaked renders of a 1020 successor,
    10. "] PT - "wants to believe a 1030 will happen"
    11. ] mclaren possibly being redone ??? - recognizes  
    12. ] from carriers perspective, none of the high end windows phones have sold well, their low end phones have
  5. [00:00] ME - uber theory
    1. ] msft prb - not about the quality of their product but about the timing of their products
    2. ] ex Zune became a fantastic device, but came out too late, apple had built
    3. ] ex Phone behind apple,
    4. ] ex Surface behind apple, a great device, but too late
    5. ] zune, surface, etc are reactions, msft reacting to what others have done
    6. ] ME - where msft can lead
    7. ] future of the desktop, gigantic touchscreens,
    8. ] combination of touch, in the air gestures, voice control,
    9. ] favorable to a giant tv sized touch devices
    10. ] perceptive pixel, pixel sense,
    11. ] what if - a consumer pixel sense device, for 3k,
    12. ] there are giant tablets, by __ ,  
    13. ] i think there building this for sure, stephen elop quote, about mass production
    14. ] gurantee apple will build it in the next 4
    15. ] imac will become an iOS device
    16. ] fix keyboards, batteries and mice
    17. ] kids are growing up on touch
    18. ] MJF - who was right about windows 8
    19. ] cool and fun but it was not practical
    20. ] 2 killer technoliges,
    21. ] screen as a scanner
    22. ] combine touch and pen
    23. ] VIDEO -
    24. "] MJF - msft is not too late, they are too early
    25. ] windows 8 was done half assedly from the top down VS apple building from the bottom up
    26. ] msft business is enterprise, 90+ %
    27. ] years away from this , really inspired by it , rooting for it, msft big chance
  6. [00:00] msft office - clipart being phased out of office
    1. ] you can still use it currently, but it being phased out
  7. [00:00] xbox
    1. ] hdmi passthrough capability - ex tv passthrough
    2. ] integrates -  a single media center control,  
    3. ] not a big fan of the kinect gestures -
    4. ] big fan of voice control -
    5. ] likely windows 10 will bring "cortana" into the picture as well
    6. ] xbox music - likes it
    7. ] xbox video - fine for renting movies
    8. ] NAS/DLNA streaming is coming
    9. ] games is the minority use of it
  8. [00:00] windows phone 8.1 - xbox music
    1. ] released too early, beta quality
    2. ] have relased 12 updates to improve quality since then
    3. ] there is no windows phone 10, there is windows 10
    4. ] windows 10 - universal app
    5. ] consistent level of functionality across all platform
    6. ]
  9. [00:00] ADVERTISMENT carbonite
    1. ]
  10. [00:00] Q by Holger Mueller -Is msft reinventing email?
    1. ] accompli acqured by mstf, snooze your email and other kinds of automated functionality
    2. ] co does native apps for android and ios
    3. ] outlook web app was their xplatform strategy for email
    4. ] paul used on ipad, iphone and android
    5. ] 1 app that does email, contacts and file storage
    6. ] integrated cloud based storage
    7. ] currently has
    8. ] when people
    9. ] will it be ported to windows phone?
    10. ] doesnt support multiple calenders
    11. ]
  11. [00:00] Why does msft have different name for
    1. ] OneDrive for business VS OneDrive consumer, OneDrive Business was the groove technologies
    2. ] Sharepoint is ...
    3. ] trying to say ... all of our storage related things are together
    4. ]
  12. [00:00] Pauls take on the new  star wars trailer?
    1. ] loved it , of course online people are very negative, tearing up every little bit of
    2. ] like working in retail, no one comes in to say "thank you" , going to come in "to complain"
    3. ] MJF - says how grateful she is for "notepad"
  13. [00:00] Dirk Mostart - Will the existing surface tablet be upgradeable to windows 10
    1. ] surface pro 3 - will be updgradeable to windows 10
    2. ] surface RT - cant guarantee that everything will be backward compatible
  14. [00:00]
    1. ] windows 10 mobile -  windows RT and windows
  15. [00:00] why is there no streaming from OneDrive
    1. ] there is now
  16. 00:00] ADVERTISMENT squarespace
    1. ]
  17. [00:00] will there be media center in windows 10
    1. ] someone said they could install it
    2. ] msft said
    3. ] not likely
  18. [00:00] leonardo - whats the docker story support in relation to msft's own
    1. ] msft bullish on docker, silent on drawbridge
    2. ] will be built into next versions of windows server
    3. ] drawbridge
    4. ] asked Mark Resitovich
    5. ] using the thinkings/learnings/background, not using drawbridge
  19. [00:00] Mike Elgan - lately it seems a new msft, more open, more x platfrom, an illusion or a new msft?
    1. ] MJF - they ARE a really different company then they were 1  year, how it will affect ...
    2. ] PT - agrees, there is some backlash, people who support the technologies, getting very sensitive about features showing up on iphone/android first, assuming windows first, windows best, but that is not necessarily how, what about revenue model, in the past licences, how are they going to make money
    3. ] ME -
    4. ] MJF - could have stayed the course
    5. ] PT - they make good stuff, uses other stuff, prefers office, value to what they do, dont always communicate it effectively
    6. ] ME - hardware, less apologetic about, has always built hardware
    7. ]
  20. [00:00] ADVERTISMENT casper
    1. ]
  21. [00:00] TIP OF THE WEEK 
    1. ] msft gift card - from 10 - 100, use to buy movies, music, apps and games
    2. ] last week msft music deal - 50 free albums
  22. [00:00] SOFTWARE PICK OF THE WEEK
    1. ] accompli - a tremendous app, have used on several platfroms , this is what email on mobile should be, breaks down into email for people and not from people,
  23. [00:00] ENTERPRISE PICK OF THE WEEK
    1. ] intune - MDM - works with ios and android, new features, a ton, - ] endliss list ] enhanced admin console, ] push apps to ios ] restrict access to exchange , managing NOT just devices BUT apps and data
  24. [00:00] CODENAME OF THE WEEK
    1. ] vega - dynamics CRM 2014 - as of dec 01, now generally available, both on prem and online versions, Cortana is integrated, use voice with your CRM apps, (win phone 8.1) designed to break down silos between __ and marketing, blog post has list to release guide 
  25. [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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[places]

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  3. ] http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29431412
  4. ]
  5. [00:00] ADVERTISMENT harrys.com/windows
    1. ] razor blades, OFFER harrys limited edition winston winter set, metal handled razor, comes with  razor and 3 blades, $5 off with free shipping, ends DEC. 10, $25.00
  6. 00:00] ADVERTISMENT sharefile.com/windows
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  7. [00:00] ADVERTISMENT ziprecruiter.com/windows
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