Windows Weekly 148

Windows Weekly Episode 148

Topics

• Windows Weekly on iTunes in video form
• MIX'10
  • Windows Phone and the three great mis-reported non-events
  • IE 9 and the weird backlash - What's really going on with the Platform Preview
  • Is there a vast right-wing conspiracy?
  • And why no Windows Live Wave 4 news??

• Microsoft talks a bit about Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 SP1
  • And verifies what we've already talked about: It's a big deal on the server, not a big deal on Windows 7.

• Windows Virtual PC update: No more hardware virtualization required
  • http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/default.aspx

• Opera: Browser ballot is working (for them)
  • Downloads double (to 17?)
  • Meanwhile, smaller browser makers are now campaigner for even greater exposure

• Tim Bray joins Google, lashes out at Apple

Windows 7 Feature of the Week: Aero Themes

• The fun bit: You can now easily rotate between different desktops.
• The bad bits: It's still not particularly multi-monitor savvy, glass color changes don't affect Explorer toolbar chrome.
• http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/ff_styles.asp

Windows 7 Tip of the Week: Tablet PC-Style multi-select ... On any PC

• Free Tip Remove Window Shadows: Select Control Panel -> System and Security -> System -> Advanced system settings -> Advanced Tab -> Performance Settings button -> Show shadows under Windows check box
• Enable it through Folder Options -> View tab, scroll down and near the bottom is a checkbox named "Use checkboxes to select items". This gives everything on the Desktop and in Windows explorer a little selection checkbox. Using those boxes to toggle selection is often easier than Ctrl-selecting each item, and it doesn't interfere with shift-select.
• Thanks to Rudy Raab for the tip!

Software Pick of the Week

• IE9 Platform Preview
• Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC for Windows 7
• Windows Phone 7 developer tools (free)

Significant Products

• Link URL and optional brief description

Sponsors

Audible

• Audible.com/windows
• The Win Win Sale. 200+ books for $4.95
• ad times: 0:34-0:43 and 1:05:37-1:11:00

Picks

The Areas of My Expertise by John Hodgman (ABRIDGED) Narrated by John Hodgman

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Production Information

• Edited by: Tony
• Notes: added post recording mention of Windows Weekly Video on iTunes

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