<p>Edge's data trick, Outlook's AI Themes, .NET 9, and more!</p> <p>Windows 11</p><ul> <li>The 24H2 quality issues continue, like a parade with no end.</li> <li>Patch Tuesday arrives</li> <li>Windows team says no Preview update in December... but what about November?</li> <li>Reminder of the Canary build last week with Prism emulator improvements. WHERE ARE THE ARM ISOs???</li> <li>Most recent episode of Run as Radio is worth discussing again here</li> <li>Dev and Beta: Nice new "run as admin" shortcut in Dev, minor changes in Beta</li> <li>Canary: Mostly bug fixes</li> <li>Microsoft Edge is using a new trick to steal Chrome data</li> <li>It's dead, Jim: Microsoft reminds world that Outlook will replace Mail, Calendar, People</li> <li>If you pay for Copilot (dummy) you can make custom Outlook themes now for some reason</li> <li>Quick laptop update: AMD Zen 5 vs. Intel Lunar Lake vs. Snapdragon X</li></ul> <p>Still more earnings</p><ul> <li>Arm: $844 million, but disappointing. Also, Qualcomm legal battle looms</li> <li>Qualcomm: $10.24 billion in revenues, up 19 percent</li> <li>AMD to lay off 4 percent of (26,000 employee) workforce globally, focus on AI</li></ul> <p>Dev</p><ul> <li>Microsoft releases .NET 9</li> <li>That means WPF support for Windows 11 theming is live</li> <li>But there's a surprise: Microsoft added one of the features we need</li> <li>.NET Conf is happening as we speak - Thursday is third-party day, and I am curious about Avalon and Uno announcements</li> <li>Qualcomm has a webinar tomorrow for AI developers and Snapdragon X</li></ul> <p>Xbox</p><ul> <li>Surprise! Death Stranding comes to Xbox three years later to the day</li> <li>Phil Spencer talks PS5, mobile devices, more in a new interview</li> <li>MAJOR NEW ACTIVISION RELEASE ON GAME PASS</li> <li>Just kidding, it's some stupid purple dragon</li> <li>Friend requests now available (again) to all Xbox users</li> <li>Paying GeForce Now customers get monthly usage caps</li> <li>NVIDIA app replaces GeForce Experience, no need to sign in anymore</li> <li>Sony has sold 65 million PS5 consoles ... it needs 20+ million more to surpass PS3</li></ul> <p>Tips and Picks</p><ul> <li>Tip of the week: Quick Windows 11 Field Guide update</li> <li>App pick of the week: Stardock DesktopGPT</li> <li>App pick of the week #2: Quick Share</li> <li>Cocktail of the week: Salmoncito</li></ul> <p>Ingredients</p><ul> <li>1 oz. tonic water, plus more for topping</li> <li>1½ oz. London dry gin</li> <li>¼ oz. Campari</li> <li>¼ oz. fresh grapefruit juice</li> <li>Grapefruit twist and grapefruit supreme (for serving)</li></ul> <p>Preparation</p><ul> <li>Fill a highball glass with ice. Add <strong>1 oz. tonic water</strong>, then pour in <strong>1½ oz. London dry gin</strong>, <strong>¼ oz. Campari</strong>, and <strong>¼ oz. fresh grapefruit juice</strong>. Top off with more tonic water and stir gently with a bar spoon. Express oil of a <strong>grapefruit twist</strong> over cocktail and discard. Garnish with a <strong>grapefruit supreme</strong>.</li></ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</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>Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at <a href="https://twit.tv/clubtwit" rel="payment">https://twit.tv/clubtwit</a></p> <p>Check out Paul's blog at <a href="https://www.thurrott.com/" target="_blank">thurrott.com</a></p> <p>The <em>Windows Weekly</em> theme music is courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/carlfranklin" target="_blank">Carl Franklin</a>.</p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong><ul> <li><a href="http://uscloud.com" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">uscloud.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.veeam.com/?utm_source=twit.tv&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=fy24-brand-campaign&utm_content=ww" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">veeam.com</a></li> </ul></p>

Windows Weekly (Audio)

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WW 907: It's Interesting Being Me - Edge's data trick, Outlook's AI Themes, .NET 9

NOV 13, 2024137 MIN
Windows Weekly (Audio)

WW 907: It's Interesting Being Me - Edge's data trick, Outlook's AI Themes, .NET 9

NOV 13, 2024137 MIN

Description

Edge's data trick, Outlook's AI Themes, .NET 9, and more!

Windows 11

  • The 24H2 quality issues continue, like a parade with no end.
  • Patch Tuesday arrives
  • Windows team says no Preview update in December... but what about November?
  • Reminder of the Canary build last week with Prism emulator improvements. WHERE ARE THE ARM ISOs???
  • Most recent episode of Run as Radio is worth discussing again here
  • Dev and Beta: Nice new "run as admin" shortcut in Dev, minor changes in Beta
  • Canary: Mostly bug fixes
  • Microsoft Edge is using a new trick to steal Chrome data
  • It's dead, Jim: Microsoft reminds world that Outlook will replace Mail, Calendar, People
  • If you pay for Copilot (dummy) you can make custom Outlook themes now for some reason
  • Quick laptop update: AMD Zen 5 vs. Intel Lunar Lake vs. Snapdragon X

Still more earnings

  • Arm: $844 million, but disappointing. Also, Qualcomm legal battle looms
  • Qualcomm: $10.24 billion in revenues, up 19 percent
  • AMD to lay off 4 percent of (26,000 employee) workforce globally, focus on AI

Dev

  • Microsoft releases .NET 9
  • That means WPF support for Windows 11 theming is live
  • But there's a surprise: Microsoft added one of the features we need
  • .NET Conf is happening as we speak - Thursday is third-party day, and I am curious about Avalon and Uno announcements
  • Qualcomm has a webinar tomorrow for AI developers and Snapdragon X

Xbox

  • Surprise! Death Stranding comes to Xbox three years later to the day
  • Phil Spencer talks PS5, mobile devices, more in a new interview
  • MAJOR NEW ACTIVISION RELEASE ON GAME PASS
  • Just kidding, it's some stupid purple dragon
  • Friend requests now available (again) to all Xbox users
  • Paying GeForce Now customers get monthly usage caps
  • NVIDIA app replaces GeForce Experience, no need to sign in anymore
  • Sony has sold 65 million PS5 consoles ... it needs 20+ million more to surpass PS3

Tips and Picks

  • Tip of the week: Quick Windows 11 Field Guide update
  • App pick of the week: Stardock DesktopGPT
  • App pick of the week #2: Quick Share
  • Cocktail of the week: Salmoncito

Ingredients

  • 1 oz. tonic water, plus more for topping
  • 1½ oz. London dry gin
  • ¼ oz. Campari
  • ¼ oz. fresh grapefruit juice
  • Grapefruit twist and grapefruit supreme (for serving)

Preparation

  • Fill a highball glass with ice. Add 1 oz. tonic water, then pour in 1½ oz. London dry gin, ¼ oz. Campari, and ¼ oz. fresh grapefruit juice. Top off with more tonic water and stir gently with a bar spoon. Express oil of a grapefruit twist over cocktail and discard. Garnish with a grapefruit supreme.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott

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