Windows Unwrapped (Video)
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Windows Unwrapped is a weekly show focusing on the Windows operating system and applications that run on it. Every episode is packed with news, app reviews, and tips for Windows 7 and Windows 8.
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| 1 | VideoWindows Unwrapped Ep 7 “Internet Explorer makes you stupid?” | Windows Unwrapped Episode 7 recorded Sunday July 29, 2011 In todays show we are going to talk about XP security woes, the new Mango Beta, answer some Windows critics, and more … Windows XP PCs breed rootkit infections (Computerworld) Windows XP computers still running SP2 are making up the vast majority (58%) of zombie systems infected with rootkits according to a 600,000 computer survey done by Avast. As many as ⅓ XP users are still at SP2 likely because they are pirating or not technically savvy enough.. Windows 7 held 12% while only a tiny portion of that were x64. WinRumors thinks that Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” is coming in September A bunch of devices are set to be released in September. 500 new features. Social media integrations is the coolest in Dean’s opinion. Very nice “flow” so far. Streaming from the SkyDrive will be available in mango as well. Tonido is good for non-mango users to stream. Microsoft patents reveal touch+pen gestures (Winrumors) Copy, Staple, Cut, Tear, Punch-out, Edge, stamp, and brush look mostly like gestures for an application specific need rather than a general OS … but very cool! Admin stuff with Windows Sysinternals tools (Live tools) Process Explorer is a great tool for seeing what’s running Disk2VHD to create a virtual hard drive from a physical disk A great video demoing the tools at http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2011/WCL304 Microsoft haters are annoying. AptiQuant “study” states that IE users are stupid claiming IE users have lower IQ’s... Does this mean that lower IQ people generally aren’t techy and don’t download “3rd party” browsers in Windows or that people that actually prefer IE over chrome or firefox are labelled dumb.. See what just happened there? John C Dvorak’s PC Magazine article sayings WP7 UI has “no soul”. He claims that because the UI is so slick and seems so perfect that it’s souless. He compares it to a cute girl that everyone wants but knows she has no personality. This guy probably also uses a MAC for the same reason.... imperfection.... oh snap! (John Dvorak is well know for his anti-microsoft stance) His invocation of Wabi-Sabi in the article makes me thing that Dvorak has finally lost his marbles. | 7/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoWindows Unwrapped E5 – The Windows App Store Has Arrived | Windows Unwrapped Episode 5 recorded Sunday July 17, 2011 Welcome to Windows Unwrapped your show for Windows related news, reviews, and interviews. In today’s show we’re going to talk to the CEO of the worlds first Windows App Store, talk a little about Microsoft’s secret social network, and more... Guest: Thibauld Favre - CEO of AllMyApps.com (Crunchbase profile) AllMyApps.com is the first ever Windows App Store. You can download new apps and keep your existing ones up to date easily with a single click just like you can on your mobile device. We talk to Thibauld about the websites past, present, and future for software developers and consumers alike. Very exciting! Topics Hotmail adds 'My friend's been hacked!' feature to finger phishers Will Microsoft Drop Windows? Tulalip Leaked Twitter and Microsoft Hammering Out Bing Integration - PC Magazine. Steve’s been working on a cool link filterer for twitter to get to the good stuff. Microsoft is trying to get real time feed information to do something similar. Google failed and just decided to make their own social site. Windows XP last 1,000 days “1,000 days left of Windows XP support has created a buzz on the web. Companies should think about switching before the last minute as preparing the roll-out of a new OS is time consuming in itself. "Windows 8 will be able to run on a wide range of machines because it will have the same requirements or lower". Interesting... (Tom’s Hardware) | 7/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoWindows Unwrapped Episode 4 – Is Windows 8 Your Idea? | Windows Unwrapped Recorded Saturday, July 9, 2011 In todays show we talk about more Windows 8 beta rumors, show off some Mengo features, and show how you can turn your own hard drive into cloud storage for free Topics Windows 8 pre-beta build to be revealed next week? At the Worldwide Partner Conference starting tomorrow - only to Gold partners Xbox Live video subscription service This will allow xbox live subscribers to use Hulu, netflix, among others. Rumors of allowing live TV. Microsoft: Windows 8 will not be your idea Cnet attempts to defame Microsoft for not taking unsolicited feature recommendations from random people - perhaps Cnet should produce a product that is always being nailed by patent trolls before posting crapware like this. Get the Mango update now. Without being a developer This tool will run the UpdateWP.exe file to provision your device to receive beta updates. It requires the Windows Phone Support Tools to be installed, and your device needs to be updated to NoDo or beyond. Windows Phone Mango visual voicemail demo Visual Voicemail available. Devs have unlocked it through some carriers. Microsoft Office Word Web App enhanced with co-authoring feature Not quite Google Docs but getting close Demo PogoPlug Cloud Storage Use your own hard drives as cloud storage for FREE! Tip How to try Windows 7 or Windows 2008 Server free for 120 days Use the SLMGR /REARM command up to three times every 30 days to reset the trial period. SLMGR /DLI will show you how long you have left until you need to run the tool again | 7/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoWindows Unwrapped Ep. 3 “Windows 8 Rumors” | Windows Unwrapped Episode 3 for Saturday, June 25, 2011 In today’s show we’re going to talk about the latest leaks and rumors for Window 8 and show you how to mod Windows 7 to mimic Windows 8 Metro UI Topics Hyper-V in the Windows 8 client Article describing how Hyper-V was found in the latest leaked build of Windows 8 and what has improved. Seems like it’d have to be a type II hyper-visor because most of the processors for mobile devices do not support virtualization Windows 8 includes new Protogon file system, return of WinFS? (winrumors) This could be Microsoft’s next take at the old WinFS that appeared, then disappeared in the Vista betas (LongHorn) This should probably be a “no brainer” because they are aiming for host hardware that doesn’t have a physical hard drive. Windows 8 native 3d support Windows May support 3d monitors out of the box Microsoft’s XAML team moved into the Windows division ahead of Windows 8 The team working on XAML technologies for Windows will move to Windows. The team working on XAML technologies for Windows Phone, Xbox and browser plugins will move to Windows Phone. The Client and Mobile tools teams, including Windows Phone tools and XAML tools, will stay in DevDiv. Windows Phone Mango overview: Outlook, Phone & Calendar [video] Phone Outlook and Calendar Search added History Conversation view Moved the +photo button to make room for search integrated facebook events ZetroUI (Demo) | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoWindows Unwrapped Episode 2 – “HTML5 and JavaScript For Developers?” | Dean - Windows Unwrapped Episode 2 for Sunday, June 19, 2011 Today we will be talking about another leaked Windows 8 beta build, developers anxiety over HTML5, some features coming to Windows 8, and another great app pick of the week! A new [leaked] build of Windows 8, build 7989, has surfaced RedmondPie.com - “Among the new features found, there’s a new virtual keyboard, per-feature licensing and SMS support” Tom Hounsell (known for hacking the HTC Youtube app so that it can run on any Windows Mobile 7 phone) hacking around the code has revealed some really cool API’s Windows 8 and anxiety over HTML5 Developers are getting crazy anxious over the possibility of being forced into a new language … and to that, I say “Impossible”. Microsoft can’t both be backwards compatible AND force all developers to use only HTML5/Javascript at the same time. They wouldn’t and they can’t. If the OS is going to be backwards compatible, it must support the traditional .NET development environments as well as c++. I believe that they are just stating that they have an additional way to develop for Windows aimed at only the square tiles - after all, aren’t they just anther form of desktop widgets, anyways? This all started when Microsoft Vice President Julie Larson-Green, in charge of the Windows Experience said that a weather app uses “our new developer platform, which is, uhh, it’s based on HTML5 and JavaScript.” Does this mean that HTML 5 and JavaScript are going to be the ONLY dev platform or another developer platform? I think people are running wild with a small bit of information and should wait until new information comes out. Microsoft could just officially clarify this before too much panic sets in. Microsoft community program manager Pete Brown said in a Silverlight forum - "Nowhere in there is a Microsoft person saying that HTML/Javascript are the exclusive way to write applications. It's a new way, it's an exciting way, and, let's face it, a way that is likely to be hugely popular with web developers” then later - "None of us at Microsoft can say anything until //build/ in September. No one likes that, including me. That's all we can do, however." Windows 8 includes Powershell 3.0 and AppX distribution cmdlets To make way for a new App Store? Unified application delivery platform (bye-bye MSI) XBOX Live coming to Windows 8 Seattle Times Interview with Mike Delman, vice president of global marketing for Microsoft's interactive entertainment business group This is awesome! You can buy a movie or a game from XBOX Live and use it on your PC! Will this damage XBOX sales, though? Last week, Steve dreamed of the Kinect controls coming to the Windows 8 desktop interface … could that actually happen, now? -speaking of kinect, Dean saw an article that said that people will have virtual dressing rooms?? Kind of cool. oh the possibilities. Qualcomm mobile chips will run Windows 8 Microsoft furthering it’s stake into all of the mobile chipsets to enable it to run on as many devices as possible. Copying Apple? I doubt it! Steve’s App Pick Jing by Techsmith Capture your screen into stills and short videos, then share them over the Internet seamlessly via screencast.com. Jing Pro allows you to upload to other video sites, record in higher quality, go add-free, and use a webcam among other features. Screencast.com will give you 2GB of storage and bandwidth for free each month but you will need to go “pro” for about $10 per month for 25GB storage and 200GB/month bandwidth. | 6/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoWuW – Ep. 1 “Apple and Microsoft Imitate Life” | Windows Unwrapped Episode 1 for Sunday, June 12, 2011 Welcome to Windows Unwrapped, a new show focusing in on Windows desktop and mobile applications Steve Software Author author of the very first VNC based console, VNCScan Custom software for shows such as Criminal Minds, The Event, Greys Anatomy, CSI, and most recently for the Grammies Wrote custom software for Neurosurgens to prerform remote brain surgeries IT Administrator for 13 years Former host of The iPhone App Show and The iPad Show Software Author author of the very first VNC based console, VNCScan Custom software for shows such as Criminal Minds, The Event, Greys Anatomy, CSI, and most recently for the Grammies Wrote custom software for Neurosurgens to prerform remote brain surgeries IT Administrator for 13 years Former host of The iPhone App Show and The iPad Show Dean BAMF Psuedo geek Windows guru in training and somewhat of Microsoft fan-boy Learning VB.NET and ASP.NET IT helpdesk person for a few months now Worked on Windows based computers for 8 years or so Software Demo Cameyo - virtualize application installations Virtualizing VNCScan Topics Windows 8 Is Microsoft copying Apple or is Apple copying Microsoft? Both are bringing tablet interfaces to the desktop Both are introducing split keyboard designs that are very similar People seems to be getting worked up about the new interface They seem to think that the new interface is something that will be pushed on everyone as the only way to work Things to remember There will be many versions of the Windows 8 that will most likely be customized to the hardware that it sits on (there won’t be a windows desktop on the WP8) Windows 7 tablet sucks... There had to be something done and the new interface gives many flexibilities People seem to be politicians by taking both stands on the topic so that they can say “told you so” I don’t personally like the big tile interface for a mouse and keyboard and will likely just use the standard Windows desktop interface on the desktop and laptop. For tablets and phones, the desktop interface makes now sense. Feedback line (517) 798-6163 | 6/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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