Windows Weekly 120

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Windows Weekly Episode 120

"Bing Is My Back-End"Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott Recorded: August 27, 2009 Published: August 28, 2009 Duration: 1:25:52 FriendFeed conversation Transcript Previous episode – Next episode

Contents 1 Topics 2 Tip of the Week 3 Software Pick of the Week 4 Notable Quotes 5 Significant Products 6 Sponsors 6.1 Drobo 6.2 GoToMyPC 6.3 Audible 6.3.1 Picks 7 Production Information

[edit] Topics

• Windows 7 Family Pack is heading to Europe
  • Now that the N Editions are gone, there's no reason not to sell 3-pack of Upgrades

• Yahoo!: We're going to compete with Microsoft on search
  • Well, that's certainly a surprise
  • Bing will just be the back-end, Yahoo! has some front-end ideas of their own

• Microsoft slashes Xbox 360 prices
  • Elite console is now $350, "Pro" is $250, Arcade stays at $200
  • Pro is being phased out, so while supplies last only
  • Elite no longer includes cables for HDTV

• Microsoft Word case heats up
  • Microsoft says Judge is a jerk, good stuff

• Nokia gets into the netbook game with Booklet 3G
  • 12 hour battery life
  • This one looks good, we'll know more in a few weeks

• Apple delivers Snow Leopard early (you know, after two and a half years) and lies to FCC
  • Snow Leopard is a service pack to an already mature OS
  • What the heck is up with Apple and their bizarre FCC statements?

[edit] Tip of the Week

• Another reason to skip Windows 7 Starter - I've verified that Windows 7 versions that support Aero, Windows 7 Home Premium and up, actually perform better on lower-end hardware than do versions of Windows 7 that don't (i.e. Starter). This is true both on an 800 Mhz Celeron UMPC test system and my kid's netbooks. Moral of this story? You may get Windows 7 Starter for free, but you're still going to want to upgrade.

[edit] Software Pick of the Week

• VirtualBox 3 Why? It runs both 32-bit and 64-bit guests, unlike Windows VirtualPC. Also: Runs on Windows, OS X, Linux, and Solaris, supports virtualized Windows, Linux, Solaris

Slight correction: It was said in the podcast that Virtualbox doesn't have the equivalent of "Union" in Vmware fusion... If I understand correctly this is actually pretty much the same as the "seamless" mode offered in Virtualbox! So there you go, Virtualbox actually does have a similar feature. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.41.154.139 (talk)

[edit] Notable Quotes

[edit] Significant Products

• Link URL and optional brief description

[edit] Sponsors

[edit] Drobo

• Ad time: 0:58-1:11 and 15:02-19:16

[edit] GoToMyPC

• http://www.GoToMyPC.com/windows
• Ad time: 45:43-57:20 and 43:59-46:42

[edit] Audible

• http://www.audible.com/windows
• Ad time: 0:34-0:44 and 1:03:04-1:07:53

[edit] Picks

Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died by Edward Klein (UNABRIDGED) Narrated by Arthur Morey

[edit] Production Information

• Recorded Date: August 26, 2009
• Release Date: August 29, 2009
• Duration: 1:25:59
• Log line:
• Edited by: Dane
• Notes:
  • Changed all instances of “slash Windows Weekly” to “slash Windows” in GoToMyPC ad
  • First show to use Final Cut Pro workflow and new template
  • Used Axia PGM3 track

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