Author: Richard Hay

Sony’s Makes it Quiet Once Again with WH-1000XM3 Headphones

Which came first? Airline travel or noise cancelling headphones? Actually, this is an easy answer – it was air travel. That is because the tech behind noise cancelling headphones wasn’t invented yet when people began moving across the country and globe in airplanes. However, the invention of noise cancelling headphones significantly impacted those of us who travel in airplanes. Thanks to this tech we can now eliminate the noises around us in an airplane to be able to focus on whatever is on our phones, music player or computer.

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 282 #OTP

This week I share some insight about how straight forward an Xbox One console reset is when you need to get back to basics and then discuss the fact that Microsoft is not starting a new monthly charge for all Windows users despite some stories which want you to think otherwise. It has also been a busy week for Windows Insiders with multiple build releases across all branches plus I share my thoughts about where we stand when it comes to the end of Redstone 5’s development cycle and release. I also share details about Microsoft’s planned deprecation of the Disk Cleanup Utility in Windows 10 and a fresh rumor about the October Microsoft hardware event in NYC. Of course there are tidbits throughout the show including news about Xbox, updated apps in Windows 10 and on the web, Chromebooks with Windows network connectivity and Microsoft’s servicing criteria for Windows. Make sure you listen from start to finish so you catch all the items we cover this week. As always enjoy the show and thanks again for listening!

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Microsoft will Deprecate Disk Cleanup Utility in Windows 10

After working on Storage Sense in Windows 10 over the last few feature update cycles and beefing up its capabilities, it looks like Microsoft is now ready to deprecate the Disk Cleanup utility that has been part of this and past versions of Windows. Not to worry though, Storage Sense has become quite robust and now surpasses the capabilities of this older Windows utility.

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