Windows Weekly 173

Windows Weekly
Episode 173


"The Fiddly Bits"Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott Recorded: September 9, 2010 Published: September 9, 2010 Duration: 1:19:41 Transcript Previous episode – Next episode

Topics

Just Say No?
- Apple is openly antagonistic to Windows users. Is it time to look elsewhere?
- Trigger point: iTunes 10, but this has been building for a while
- The only alternative to most/all of the i-ecosystem is Microsoft, and even that has its own issues
Rumors of an international Zune Pass launch
Google Instant Search
- Brilliant? Or further signs of the "dumbening"?
Microsoft shuts down major botnet
- Invites criminals to show up in court to contest it
Mark Hurd and Oracle vs. HP
- Hurd joins Oracle, is sued by HP for trade secrets violations
Digital Media Core: H.264
- 3 years ago, it wasn't clear that H.264 was the obvious choice. Now it is clear.
live chat room Q&A

Windows 7 includes a new Jump List-like utility for finding and connecting to Wi-Fi, mobile broadband, dial-up, and VPN connections. Unlike the similar UI in Windows Vista, this utility, called View Available Networks, does not require you to navigate through a series of dialogs and windows.

A favorite, from email: If you select any item in an explorer pane which is in details view or any item in a listview type control in s desktop application and then press ctrl+"numpad +" the columns will automatically resize. Thanks to Stephen Lambie for the tip.

Description of the tip and if available a link where detailed information about it can be found.

VLC Media Player - We've had this one on before, but as part of my anti-iTunes jihad, here's a media player that does everything QuickTime Player/iTunes does (from a media playback standpoint), including being compatible with H.264/soft captioning.

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