Windows Weekly 505: PocketPaul.com

Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley and I discuss several big announcements, plus some Windows 10, Microsoft cloud, and Xbox news.

Running time: 2:01:35

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Tips and picks

Tip of the week: Yes, you can make a Windows To Go disk with Windows 10 Pro

But you still need Windows 10 Enterprise to actually use it

Also: Be sure to examine Verizon’s new unlimited data plan.

App pick of the week: Email Insights

This new Microsoft Garage app makes it easier to search for content trapped in your email.

Enterprise pick of the week: Azure Stack users get a fourth server option

Bummed about only being able to choose HPE, Lenovo or Dell servers for your coming Azure Stack implementations? Fret no more. You now have a fourth option: Cisco UCS

Codename pick of the week: Lightning/Project 42

In honor of .NET’s 15th birthday this week, today’s codenames are the ones used for CLR/.NET Framework 1.0. Some called this NGWS (Next Generation Windows Services). Some say this was Lighting. Some called it Project 42.  Why 42? Dev Div was in Building 42. The number 42 is, in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, the “Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.”

Beer pick of the week: Nebraska Brewing Fathead Barleywine

Butterscotch all day, all ways. Scotch ale aged 6 months in whiskey barrels.

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  • Johannes

    20 February, 2017 - 3:16 am

    <p>Great show! Just a personal note regarding why the PS4 is outselling Xbox One. As a Microsoft fan I would like to pick the xbox but it boils down to games. The PS4 have Uncharted 4 and also The Last of Us 2 is coming. These games are one of the best(in my opinion) and the type of game (adventure) is great for consoles. These games alone makes me choose the PS4. All AAA fps are of course available on both but these types of games I will play on my pc. Just my two cents ? Sad to say though, the xbox is much cheaper here in Sweden, and more good looking….</p>

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