Welcome to Episode 38 of the Observed Tech PODCAST.
In today’s show we start off with a discussion around Apple’s iBook announcement; the Father of NT becomes the Father of Xbox as he heads to the Entertainment Division at Microsoft; the ability for programmers to get Achievements now as they code away; Facebook announces even more apps to clutter your timeline and it is only the beginning; the next file system for Windows; the final count from Windows Phone smoking the competition out in Las Vegas during CES 2012; Alienware’s new desktop gaming rig and how to get the most out of Microsoft’s SkyDrive.
As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com
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Show Links:
- Textbooks as software: Apple debuts iBooks 2, iBooks Author in new digital education push (GeekWire)
- Whoa, that’s a superstar team at IEB (Xbox), what the heck are they building (LiveSide)
- Announcing Visual Studio Achievements Beta (Channel 9)
- Facebook Announces Tight Integration of 60 Apps to Timeline, More on the Way (Mashable)
- Building the next generation file system for Windows- ReFS (Building Windows 8 Blog)
- VIDEO: Windows Phone wins 88% of #smokedbywindowsphone challenges at CES 2012! (Windows Blog)
- Alienware pursues mainstream gamers with x51 slim tower (Crave)
- 7 tips on how to get the most out of SkyDrive (Windows Team Blog)
WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:
- Bing Is Launching A New “Do More” Ad Campaign This Weekend (video)
- MSN Mobile Gets A Makeover
- Microsoft Q2 Earnings Report Thoughts
- Windows Phone App Flow- Where Everyone Knows Your Name
- Nike+ FuelBand Is The Latest Gadget To Measure Your Fitness Impact (video)
- Xbox Live Now Offers Local TV Networks in Germany and Canada
- TTT- Delete All Cookies in Internet Explorer 9
- Microsoft Has Solutions To Remedy Forgotten Attachments and Preventing Reply A
- Direct2Drive Becomes GameFly Next Week
- Mass Effect 3 With Kinect and a Demo Incoming (Video)
- Infographic- 60 Seconds On The Internet V2
- Wikipedia and Google Go Dark For A Day
- Microsoft Outlook Social Connector for Facebook Update Released
- Skype Talks About Plans For Windows Phone and Xbox 360 (Video)
- Pitfalls and Benefits of Website Hosting Changes
Date Produced: 20 January 2012
Length: 43:38
Format: MP3, 128KBPS
Size: 39.9MB
This PODCAST is a member of the TechPodcast Network.
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Richard is the Owner of WindowsObserver.com and has been involved in tech for over 25 years. His first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then he used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and what you see here today is the result of the work he has continued on the site since 1995. In January 2010 his community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when he was awarded the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for Windows Desktop Experience. In January 2011 he was renewed as a Microsoft MVP but in a new category called Windows Expert - Consumer and in January 2012 he received the award for the third time.
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