WW 651: Frampton's Still Alive




Windows Weekly (Video LO) show

Summary: <p>Windows 7, we had a good run</p><ul> <li> Microsoft will push a full-screen EOL warning to Windows 7 users in January</li> <li> Windows 7's Security Essentials AV software is going away after January 14, too</li> <li> Have our expectations changed about the impact the EOL will have on Windows 10 adoption?</li> </ul><p><br>Hell freezes over</p><ul> <li> Microsoft Teams is available on Linux. No, it's not April 1st.</li> <li> MS says other Office apps on the way</li> <li> The Way Back Machine: Paul had a 1999 scoop about Microsoft Office on Linux</li> </ul><p><br>Windows 10</p><ul> <li> 20H1 isn't quite done yet, but Microsoft keeps releasing new builds with no functional changes. - Another one last Friday too</li> <li> Your Phone now supports digital pens</li> <li> Collections goes live in Microsoft Edge Canary and Dev</li> </ul><p><br>Hardware</p><ul> <li> Microsoft patent application brings digital pen writing surface to Surface Book wrist rest</li> <li> Four more games come to Project xCloud</li> </ul><p><br>Mobile + Web</p><ul> <li> Office Mobile apps on iOS and Android are getting a makeover</li> <li> Office apps for Windows Mobile EOL in January 2021 - But what about on Windows 10 for PCs?</li> <li> Wunderlist is finally getting shut down</li> <li> New Slack design looks a little familiar</li> <li> Sticky Notes is coming to the web (via Outlook)</li> </ul><p><br>Xbox + Games</p><ul> <li> Cross play FINALLY comes to Minecraft on PS4</li> <li> Gears 5 Operation 2 is out</li> <li> Halo: MCC off to a big start on PC</li> </ul><p><br>Tips and picks</p><ul> <li> Tip of the week: Check out the MSDN/TechNet archives</li> <li> Plus: Thanks to a Thurrott Premium promotion, I will update the Windows 10 Field Guide through the end of 2020</li> <li> Plus: Take the 2020 Thurrott.com reader survey</li> <li> App pick of the week: Outlook mobile</li> <li> Enterprise pick of the week: Dynamics 365 Human Resources</li> <li> Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: Campaign Views</li> <li> Beer pick of the week: The Chai Life</li> </ul><p><br>Next week: It's the year and decade finale with our annual ChrisCapmas show! </p> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/mary-jo-foley">Mary Jo Foley</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott">Paul Thurrott</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="https://expressvpn.com/windows">expressvpn.com/windows</a></li> <li><a href="http://capterra.com/windows">capterra.com/windows</a></li> <li><a href="http://ringcentral.com/windows">ringcentral.com/windows</a></li> </ul>