Windows Weekly 147

Windows Weekly Episode 147

Topics

• Hands on with Windows Phone 7
  • I'm at the Microsoft campus this week. This is what I saw today...

• Windows 7 SP1 still on track for Q4 2010
  • Not sure why this is a story, but others seem to be getting this wrong

• Microsoft's silly cross platform gaming move
  • One game, one platform, across Xbox, Windows, Windows Phone
  • Maybe

• Microsoft cancels Windows Essential Business Server
  • Is SBS Next?
  • This is really a pro-cloud move when you think about it

• Office 2010 Tech Guarantee goes live
  • And yes, you can get it with the Ultimate Steal offer

• Microsoft fixes browser ballot
  • And no, that doesn't mean Sleepnir is out

• OnLive gaming service goes live this June
  • $14.95 a month (The first 25,000 qualified people to register on the OnLive Game Service will have their first 3 months’ service fee waived.)

Windows 7 Feature of the Week: Aero Peek

• http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/ff_aero_peek.asp

Windows 7 Tip of the Week: F11

• The F11 key has long been a secret "full screen" shortcut for IE. But it works for Windows Explorer as well.
• Thanks to Hernan Heyman for the tip.

Tip of the Week

• Add a Bookmarks button to Chrome
  • The tip involves going into Chrome's Properties and adding "--bookmark-menu" (no quotes) to the end of the Target.

• Thanks to Sterling for the tip.

Software Pick of the Week

• 7 Taskbar Thumbnail Customizer
  • Thanks to Daniel Smith for the tip
• ZoneAlarm DataLock - A $20 bitlocker alternative
  • Thanks to Mark Murphy
• Rapportive - an Extension for Chrome and Firefox that replaces Ads in Gmail with Social Networking information
  • Thanks to Joe

Significant Products

• Link URL and optional brief description

Sponsors

Audible

• Audible.com/windows
• ad times: 0:51-0:58 and 50:00-53:36

Picks

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell (UNABRIDGED) Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell

GoToMeeting

• GoToMeeting.com/windowsweekly
• G2M #6
• ad times: 0:34-0:49 and 12:18-13:49

Production Information

• Edited by: Tony
• Notes: no tease recorded.

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