WW 678: No Code Left Behind




Windows Weekly (Video LO) show

Summary: <ul> <li>Sorry (but not sorry): We need to discuss Apple. Ladies and gentlemen, start your gongs!</li> <li> The Mac transition to ARM and how this is better than Windows 10 on ARM</li> <li> The new macOS UX and how this is better/more consistent than Fluent in Windows 10</li> <li>The new iOS 14 UX and how it's the same thing as live tiles, just 10 years later</li> <li>Related: Microsoft complained about Apple's business practices; Apple subtly announced small changes to address the concerns.</li> <li> Edge memory improvements are coming to Chrome too</li> <li> Consumer features start appearing in Teams on mobile in preview</li> <li> Skype for Windows 10 and Skype desktop are consolidated. Confused yet?</li> <li> From the "oh, you'll pay" department: Edge enterprise sync comes to Microsoft 365 Business Premium; Windows Defender ATP comes to Android in preview</li> <li>Send Later feature coming to Outlook on the web. Some of it, anyway.</li> <li>Microsoft shuts down Mixer</li> <li>More Game Pass games coming this week!</li> <li> Tip of the week: Paul embraces Linux, and you should too. How to correctly install and configure WSL 2. What's the future of WSL?</li> <li>App pick of the week: Opera. Opera 69 for desktop picks up Twitter integration.</li> <li> Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft's latest acquisitions in data modeling and IoT. It's always interesting to see where Microsoft is putting its acquisition dollars. In the past two weeks, the company bought a data-modeling company, ADRM Software, and an IoT security company, CyberX.</li> <li> Developer pick of the week: Microsoft releases phase one of OpenJDK for Windows 10 on ARM. Microsoft loves Java!</li> <li> Cocktail pick of the week: Grand Cosmo: A tribute to CosmoDB (COME ON)... Paul's wife's unique take on a Cosmopolitan:</li> </ul><p>- 6 parts pear vodka<br>- 2 parts Grand Marnier (or triple sec or Cointreau)<br>- 2 parts lime juice<br>- 4 parts cranberry juice<br>- Shake with ice and serve over ice. Garnish with a lime wedge or slice.</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="http://GetRoman.com/WINDOWS">GetRoman.com/WINDOWS</a></li> <li><a href="https://expressvpn.com/windows">expressvpn.com/windows</a></li> </ul>