Audible pick of the week: 2008 presidential debates. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/windows.

Check out Paul's blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Derek K. Miller.

Running time: 1:09:38

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Microsoft Strata, Live Framework, Hyper-V, Android and Storm, Xbox Experience, and more.

• Windows Strata: Microsoft’s cloud computing platform gets a name
• Live Mesh might be named Live Framework, will likely run on top of Strata
• Thoughts on standalone Hyper-V
• Google Android and RIM Blackberry Storm
• New Xbox Experience coming November 19; Duke Nukem 3D is on Xbox Live Arcade now

Tip of the week: Think 64

Software of the Week: AssaultCube

Audible pick of the week: Planet Google: One Company's Audacious Plan to Organize Everything We Know, Unabridged, By Randall Stross, Narrated by William Hughes. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/windows.

Check out Paul's blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Derek K. Miller.

Running time: 1:19:22

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Windows 7, Windows Cloud OS, Office Live, Hyper-V Server, Virtual Machine Manager, and more.

Topics:

• Paul's Windows 7 presentation
• Microsoft reveals to announce “Windows Cloud OSâ€� at PDC
• Future version of Office Live to be announced at PDC
• Microsoft releases free standalone Hyper-V Server; Enterprise-oriented Virtual Machine Manager 2008 to launch within 30 days
• Windows Vista Secrets SP1 arrives

Tip of the week: Managing videos with Zune 3

Software of the week:

• The Election Countdown 2008 Gadget
• Daily Gallup Poll Gadget
• More gadgets at livegadgets.net/#gallery

Audible pick of the week: Anathem, Unabridged, By Neal Stephenson, Narrated by Oliver Wyman, Tavia Gilbert, William Dufris, Neal Stephenson. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/windows.

Check out Paul's blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Derek K. Miller.

Running time: 1:09:01

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

I'm a PC ads, Windows Live Wave 3, and a love letter to the Zune 3...

Audible pick of the week: The War Within: A Secret White House History By
Bob Woodward. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/windows.

Check out Paul's blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Derek K. Miller.

Running time: 1:17:02

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Windows 7 M3, Zune 3, Windows Live Wave 3, renaming multiple files, and more.

• Windows 7 M3 out in the wild
• Zune 3
• Windows Live Wave 3

Tip of the week: Renaming multiple files in a folder

Software of the Week

• Windows Live Wave 3
• Zune 3

Audible pick of the week: Hannibal by Thomas Harris. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/windows.

Check out Paul's blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Derek K. Miller.

Running time: 59:12

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Paul's trip to the Emerald City, Zune 3, Live Mesh, Windows 7, Microsoft Surface, and the latest Seinfeld ad.

Tips of the week: FolderShare vs. Live Mesh vs. SyncToy, and when to use which.

Software of the week:

• ClearType Tuning Control Panel Applet
• Vixy.net Online Flash video converter

Audible pick of the week: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/windows.

Check out Paul's blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Derek K. Miller.

Running time: 59:12

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Google Chrome, set-top box wars, Xbox 360 price cuts, PicasaWeb, and more.

• Chrome: Google's full frontal assault on Microsoft
• Xbox 360 price cuts
• Office Live Workspace users reach one million mark; software and services vs. cloud computing
• Battle of the set-top boxes: Apple TV, Media Center Extenders, Roku (Netflix), Popcorn Hour, and New Xbox 360 (60 GB)
• Amazon Video On Demand

Tips of the week:

• Using Chrome for Web applications
• Standalone Gmail and Google Calendar (also, PicasaWeb, etc.)

Software of the week:

• Google Picasa 3 Beta (and Picasa Web Albums update)
• Roboform
• Microsoft AutoCollage 2008

Audible pick of the week: All the President's Men, Unabridged, By Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, Narrated by Richard Poe. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/windows.

Check out Paul's blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Derek K. Miller.

Running time: 59:12

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, Windows Not Walls, new Hotmail, Windows Live Video Message, and more.

Topics:

• Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 released

• Mojave Experiment update

• Plus: Windows, Not Walls with Jerry Seinfeld

• Windows Mobile 6.1 phone arrives: BlackJack II

• iPhone 3G issues in D.C.

• Rumors of Windows Live Wave 3

• New Hotmail coming

• Windows Live Video Message

• Windows Live Movie Maker?

• Microsoft updates WGA notifications in XP

• Battle of the set-top boxes

Tip of the week:

• Use SendMeRSS.com to get RSS feeds in your email

• $0.99 iTunes Movie of the Week

Software of the week:

• Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2

• Teracopy

Audible pick of the week: Election 2008. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/windows.

Check out Paul's blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Derek K. Miller.

Running time: 54:01

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Zune abroad, Windows Mobile vs. iPhone, Vista stupidity, Windows 7, Olympics, and more.

Topics:

• Wireless access in Northern Ireland

• IE vs. Firefox

• Zune vs. iPod/iTunes/Apple TV

• Windows Mobile vs. iPhone

• Live Search vs. Google

• Hotmail, not Gmail. And what about Exchange?

• The wonderful world of data sync.

• Microsoft is blogging about Windows 7

• Attack of the Vista stupidity, Part 27.

• Microsoft at the Olympics

• NBCOlympics.com - Silverlight

• NBC Olympics On The Go

• Xbox 360 and Zune downloadable Olympics content

• Live Search Olympics integration

Also: Donavon West’s Sidebar gadget

Vista tip of the week:

• Use Windows Live on the iPhone

• Already deep integration on Windows Mobile of course (Hotmail, Contacts only)

• Windows Contacts - via Windows Live Messenger

• Hotmail - Using IzyMail (at $17.95/year)

• Windows Live Calendar - still in a state of flux

Software of the Week: Edison

Software of the Week #2: CDBurner XP

Audible pick of the week: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Abridged) By Doris Kearns Goodwin, Narrated by Richard Thomas. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/windows.

Check out Paul's blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Derek K. Miller.

Running time: 1:25:47

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Mojave Experiment, Forrester schizophrenia, x64, Windows Live Calendar, Live vs. Cuil, and more.

• Mojave Experiment videos released
• Microsoft Lashes Out at "Schizophrenic" Forrester Analysts
• Windows Live Calendar updated; Outlook Connector beta released. Calendar subscriptions in WLC. Sync with Windows Live Calendar using OL Connector 12 beta.
• x64 comes of age
• Windows Home Server HP post-PP1 updates performance concerns

Search engine news:

• Live Search home page redesigned.
• Cuil: Former Google engineers start new search engine.
• Attack of the tiny PCs continues: Dell Studio Hybrid Desktops and Dell Studio laptops

Vista tip of the week: Sync content from PC to PC with Live Mesh

Software of the week: Yahoo Zimbra Desktop

Audible book of the week: The Martian Chronicles (Unabridged) By Ray Bradbury, Narratored By Ray Bradbury. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/windows.

Check out Paul's blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Derek K. Miller.

Running time: 1:40:53

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Microsoft re-orgs - ding dong the witch is dead, Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 is out, and Microsoft bites the Apple....

Audible book of the week: Anti-Americanism by Jean-Francois Revel. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/windows.

Vista tip of the week: Take advantage of disk defragmentation in Vista with SP1
Software of the week: Mozilla Weave

Check out Paul's blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Derek K. Miller.

Running time: 49:13

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

iPhone 3G's MobileMe, 2.0 and App Store, Live Mesh, Xbox 360, Yahoo, and more.

Topics:

• Everything Must Go is gone
• Rocky starts for MobileMe, iPhone 3G, iPhone 2.0 software
• iPhone 3G: One Million Served?
• Advice: MobileMe not for Windows users.
• iPhone Software 2.0: The real deal.
• App Store: Good stuff.
• Live Mesh goes public
• Xbox 360's new direction
• More Yahoo craziness
• Twitter vs. email vs. instant messaging debate

Software of the week:

• 360 Desktop
• Paint .NET

Audible book of the week: The Ghost: A Novel By Robert Harris, Narrated by Roger Rees. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/windows.

Check out Paul's blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Derek K. Miller.

Running time: 1:31:49

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

The iPhone 3G, 2.0 and App Store, Media Center update, Microsoft cloud, and more.

Topics:

• Everything Must Go has landed
• It’s iWeek: Upcoming iPhone 3G launch
• Paul has the iPhone 2.0 software and iTunes 7.7 Mac/7.6.3 PC
• App Store has launched: This is the big deal, discuss
• .Mac is being transitioning to MobileMe
• iPhone 2.0 software is a bigger deal than 3G
• Fiji gets less exciting
• Windows Vista Media Center update leaked
• Microsoft Online Services coming: Microsoft gets cloud computing
• Exchange as a Microsoft hosted service

News:

• Windows XP SP3 heads to automatic updates
• Beta Vista compatibility site not up
• Related: MobileMe is not up either

Vista tips of the week:

• Use Gmail or Yahoo Mail as the default mail application
• Using keyboard shortcuts in Windows

Software of the Week: iTunes 7.7 is out

Audibile.com of the week: The First Billion, by Christopher Reich narrated by James Daniels

Check out Paul's blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Derek K. Miller.

Running time: 1:21:43

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Windows 7, XP moseys, IE8, Equipt, SmartScreen, Wireless Migrator, Digsby, and more.

Topics:

• Randall Stross Jumps the Shark
• Dear Windows 7 Programmers, I Have a Few Ideas
• Microsoft Equipt
• AT&T iPhone pricing revealed
• Internet Explorer 8 security features revealed
• Biggies: SmartScreen Filter replacing Phishing Filter, many ActiveX changes

News of the week:

• RealNetworks Rhapsody goes DRM-free MP3 (not for subscription service)
• XP heads into the sunset, life goes on
• 60 percent of people online are not using up-to-date browsers

Vista tip of the week: Change file type associations

Software of the week: Wireless Migrator

Also: Digsby, which combines IM, social networking, and email notifications

Audible.com book of the week: Stuff White People Like: The Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions By Christian Lander

Check out Paul's blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Derek K. Miller.

Running time: 1:20:51

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Gates goeth gracefully, Microsoft innovation through time, hacking your life, and more.

Topics:

• Gates leaves Microsoft full-time

• The "Gates and innovation" game

• Lifehacker: Hacking your life, and "Upgrade Your Life: the Lifehacker Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, Better" by Gina Trapani.

• Email: The zero inbox rule

• Live Mesh

News:

• Yahoo and Microsoft, phase 3

• Hyper-V RTM

• Google Android delayed (sort of)

• Get (more) high-quality Vista wallpapers

• How to Make Windows Vista boot more quickly on dual-core machines was a hoax

Software of the week: John's Background Switcher

Microsoft product timeline through 1995: Detect the Innovation

Audible.com books of the week: In honor of Bill Gates, "Business @ the Speed of Thought: Using a Digital Nervous System" by Bill Gates, "Microsoft: First Generation (Unabridged)" by Cheryl Tsang, "World War 3.0: Microsoft and Its Enemies" by Ken Auletta (previous choice), (and various Charlie Rose interviews)

Check out Paul's blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Derek K. Miller.

Running time: 1:26:54

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Firefox 3, Microsoft advertising, MSN Music, Lotus Symphony, your taskbar, and more.

Topics:

• Paul attends Celtics finals victory in Game 6
• Firefox 3 download day: 8.3 million downloads for the record
• New features: new UI, extensibility, awesomebar, library, malware protection and more.
• Microsoft hires new advertising firm
• Paul bought a new MacBook … to run Windows Vista
• MSN Music

News quickie: Lotus Symphony 1.0 released

Vista tip of the week: Master the taskbar (includes start menu and tray)

Software of the week: Twhirl

Also: Google Talk Labs Edition

Audible.com pick of the week: The Spies of Warsaw (Unabridged) by Alan Furst

Check out Paul's blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Derek K. Miller.

Running time: 1:11:19

This Author: Paul Thurrott