Windows Weekly 140

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Windows Weekly Episode 140

"It's Finger Friendly"Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott Recorded: January 21, 2010 Published: January 22, 2010 Duration: 1:26:58 FriendFeed conversation Transcript Previous episode – Next episode

Contents 1 Windows Weekly 140: It's Finger Friendly 2 Topics 3 Tip of the Week 4 Software Pick of the Week 5 Notable Quotes 6 Significant Products 7 Sponsors 7.1 Audible 7.1.1 Picks 7.2 GoToMeeting 8 Production Information

[edit] Windows Weekly 140: It's Finger Friendly

Windows 7 rumors, Microsoft's out-of-band patch, the return of Neelie Kroes and more.

[edit] Topics

• Microsoft to limit IP address retention in Bing search results to 6 months
  • From 18 months; a response to EU privacy concerns
  • Calls for Google, Yahoo! to do the same
  • Related: Bing Maps is out of beta

• IE patch coming early
  • "Out of band" in Microsoft-speak
  • Will address vulnerability that helped in Google attack from China
  • IE 6 users are screwed
  • Safer with IE 8, which can be configured to mitigate this vulnerability
  • Key point: Risk is actually very low; German and French governments have overreacted

• Windows Mobile 7 rumors start heating up
  • Unveiling in Barcelona next month
  • More info at MIX'10 (Las Vegas) in March
  • Hopefully will ship with new devices in 2010
  • Rumors: Separate Business and Media editions

• Apple finally support Windows 7 in Boot Camp
  • Allows Mac users to dual boot with Microsoft's latest OS using native drivers
  • Previously worked OK with Vista drivers
  • Apparently almost 85 percent of Mac users have Windows on their machines too

• Apple Tablet event next week ... Or is it really an iPhone 4.0 Platform event?
  • I think the iPhone 4.0 platform is really the big deal this year from Apple
  • Could be one platform to drive iPods, iPhones, and Tablets/portable Macs

[edit] Tip of the Week

• Sync all of your address books with the cloud - Soocial - one hassle-free address book - Your phone, your computer and web applications will have the same address book. Automatic daily backups of your contacts, so you'll be prepared when disaster strikes.
• Thanks to Rob Truman for the tip

[edit] Software Pick of the Week

• Firefox 3.6 - New: Personas, add-on update auto-checking, performance improvements, more HTML 5

[edit] Notable Quotes

[edit] Significant Products

• Link URL and optional brief description

[edit] Sponsors

[edit] Audible

• Audible.com/windows
• ad times: 0:45-0:52 and 1:07:18-1:12:03

[edit] Picks

The Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. Parker (UNABRIDGED) Narrated by Michael Prichard

[edit] GoToMeeting

• GoToMeeting.com/windowsweekly

GoToMeeting #2 ad times: 0:34-0:44 and 21:21-24:06

[edit] Production Information

• Edited by: Tony
• Notes:

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