Windows Weekly 96

Windows Weekly Episode 96

Topics

• Microsoft is now listening to user feedback
  • They have received over 500,000 feedback reports to date
  • Windows 7 RC Changes
  • The featureset is mostly set in stone, these changes are typical
  • Still some UI inconsistencies

• Windows 7 RC expected sometime in April

• Windows Vista and Server 2008 SP2 RC is now available
  • Only to MSDN/Technet subscribers for now
  • Should be publicly available shortly

• Google joins EU antitrust case against Microsoft regarding the bundling of IE with Windows
  • Now that Mozilla is involved it makes sense for other Developers to join in

• Safari 4 Beta for Windows released
  • Download Safari 4 Beta
  • Very much like Google Chrome
  • Finally updated look to support aero

• Amazon Kindle 2
  • Tough upgrade for first generation users
  • Price is still quite high
  • New Standardized newspaper display
  • Very polished experience

Tip of the Week

• Google Toolbar 6 Beta for IE, brings vista like searching to Windows XP

Software Pick of the Week

• Quake Live beta launches
• Pixlr online image editor

Significant Products

• Link URL and optional brief description

Sponsors

Audible

• Audible URL

Picks

Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Volume I by By Stephen King (Unabridged) Narrated by Stephen King, Tim Curry, Rob Lowe, Whoopi Goldberg Ad Times: 0:32-0:42 and 0:40:24-0:43:46

GoToMyPC

• Link URL
• Ad Time: 0:43-0:59 and 21:11-24:09

Production Information

• Recorded Date: February 26, 2009
• Release Date: February 27, 2009
• Duration: 0:49:58
• Log line:
• Edited by: Tony
• Notes: NA

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