WW 646: Sort of Live From Ignite




Windows Weekly (Video LO) show

Summary: <p>We're at Ignite in Orlando, Florida this week, and there's a lot going on!</p> <p><br>Azure goes to the edge</p><ul><li>Microsoft's new hybrid 2.0 strategy includes other clouds</li></ul><p>Power Platform</p><ul> <li> Microsoft rebrands Flow to Power Automate, adds no-code virtual agents</li> <li> Related: Microsoft relents on Power Platform self-servicing purchase changes</li> </ul><p>Microsoft 365/Office 365</p><ul> <li> Microsoft announces Project Cortex</li> <li> Microsoft puts Cortana in Outlook Mobile (and other mobile apps, plus a new male voice)</li> <li> Related: Microsoft is killing the standalone Cortana app on mobile(!)</li> <li> Microsoft Office app is going to Android and iOS</li> <li> Excel gets natural language queries</li> <li> Outlook gets a modern new look everywhere but Windows</li> <li> Teams heads to Linux, gets major features update</li> </ul><p>Microsoft Edge</p><ul> <li> The new Edge will be the only Edge starting January 15</li> <li> Microsoft reveals new Edge logo over the past weekend and then ships it in a new build</li> <li> Here's how to get it immediately if you're already using Edge</li> <li> Here's how Microsoft will refer to old Edge and new Edge</li> </ul><p>Surface</p><ul> <li> Surface heads into businesses with a three-pronged strategy</li> <li> Related: New Surface PC experience updates - Paul - Mary Jo</li> </ul><p>Dev</p><ul><li>WinUI 3.0 goes into alpha preview</li></ul><p>Windows 10</p><ul> <li>New Windows 10 20H1 build adds a new feature, finally: It's called Quick Searches</li> <li> Skip Ahead Ring is going away</li> </ul><p>Tips and picks</p><ul> <li> Tip of the week: Get ready for Black Friday!</li> <li> App pick of the week: OneNote 2016</li> <li> Enterprise pick of the week: Is the Azure cloud full?</li> <li> Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: Microsoft Managed Rooms</li> <li> Beverage pick of the week: Writers' Tears Irish Whiskey </li> </ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/mary-jo-foley">Mary Jo Foley</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott">Paul Thurrott</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/mikah-sargent">Mikah Sargent</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly">https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly</a></p> <p>Check out Paul's blog at <a href="https://www.thurrott.com/" target="_blank">thurrott.com</a></p> <p>Check out Mary Jo's blog at <a href="http://allaboutmicrosoft.com/" target="_blank">AllAboutMicrosoft.com</a></p> <p>The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/carlfranklin" target="_blank">Carl Franklin</a>.</p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://WWT.COM/TWIT">WWT.COM/TWIT</a></li> <li><a href="https://expressvpn.com/windows">expressvpn.com/windows</a></li> <li><a href="http://Melissa.com/twit">Melissa.com/twit</a></li> </ul>