Windows Weekly 132

Windows Weekly Episode 132

Topics

• More Office 2010 Info
  • Office versions for consumers including Office Starter
  • Click-2-Run brings desktop virtualization home'
  • Office To Go - install Office to a USB key 
• Windows Home Server PP3 is here
  • Primarily about Windows 7 support: Libraries integration, Backup and Recovery, Windows Search, netbook support, Windows Media Center 

• Google Chrome OS
  • Microsoft killer or sad joke?
  • I think this is more dangerous to Microsoft/Apple than many realize

• Kindle news
  • Now with 85 percent more battery life and native PDF support
  • Firmware update to existing Kindle 2 devices 

• YouTube captioning and an epiphany about choosing the right tech
  • i.e. Apple has captioning on movies, Zune does not

• TWiT on Roku
  • What does this mean exactly?

Tip of the Week

Use AlternativeTo to find free replacements for popular apps

• AlternativeTo

Software Pick of the Week

Office 2010 Home and Business Beta w/Click-2-Run

• Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote
• Office 2010 Home and Business Beta w/Click-2-Run

Significant Products

• Link URL and optional brief description

Sponsors

Audible

• Audible.com/windows
• ad time: 00:00:56-00:01:08 and 01:21:52-01:29:37

Picks

Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle (UNABRIDGED) Narrated by Marc Vietor

Other Sponsor

GoToMyPC #5

• GoToMyPC.com/Windows
• ad time: 00:01:10-00:01:23 and 01:05:28-01:07:37

FordSync #2

• SyncMyRidePodcast.com
• ad time: 00:00:36-00:00:54 and 00:09:23-00:15:22

Production Information

• Edited by: Tony
• Notes:

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