Windows Weekly 98

Windows Weekly Episode 98

Topics

• Massive changes to Windows 7 in recent builds
  • Builds 7048, 7057 have leaked in the past week
  • Microsoft will allow all Windows 7 users to remove IE 8, other features

• Surprise: IE 8 is often faster than Safari, Chrome, or Firefox
  • Browser "performance" isn't about benchmarks
  • Plus, IE 8 offers some interesting end user enhancements

• Rethinking Live Search
  • Kumo demo
  • But even today's version has improvements over Google
  • Sample searches: Any health topic, UPS, United Airlines

• Microsoft details Windows Marketplace for Mobile
  • 70/30 split with developers
  • Looks like Apple's iPhone App Store
  • $99 a year to release up to 5 apps, free for students

• Google Voice
  • Rebranded GrandCentral - This will be a big deal
  • Current GrandCentral users will be migrated shortly

• iPod shuffle 3G
  • Why isn't the controller on a separate cord?
  • How small is too small?
  • Different voices if you sync on Windows vs. OSX

• Next Everything Must Go is set for March 28, 2009

Tip of the Week

• Turn off Windows shadows for a cleaner look
  • Now possible in Windows 7: In Windows Vista, you could only remove shadows on menus and the mouse cursor
  • Go to Advance Settings -> Performance

Software Pick of the Week

• MSN Wallpapers Free application that comes with high quality wallpapers with the ability to customize and rotate between them

Significant Products

• Link URL and optional brief description

Sponsors

Audible

• audible.com/windows

Picks

Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (UNABRIDGED) Narrated by Stephen Lang Ad Time: 0:32-0:42 and 1:10:39-1:13:45

GoToMyPC

• gotomypc.com/windows
• Ad Time: 0:43-0:59 and 40:51-43:01

Production Information

• Recorded Date: March 12, 2009
• Release Date: March 13, 2009
• Duration: 1:23:06
• Log line:
• Edited by: Tony
• Notes: Tony re-edited the episode to fix the five-second gap. Not worth relaunch because of proxy issues. Posted replacement on 3/16 but this will not be evident to all downloaders. - Dane

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