In the latest episode of Windows Weekly, Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley and I discuss our recent UK trip, questions about new Windows 10 builds in December, the HoloLens hype, cloud storage wars, some Windows phone news and speculation, and Microsoft in the enterprise.
Running time: 2:06:20
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Tip of the week: Focus group
Paul’s running a PC focus group this week.
Plus: Pay attention to Microsoft’s 12 days of deals
Today’s deal is an IdeaPad laptop, but they vary from day to day. And more deals revealed here
Bonus: Don’t forget Games with Gold! Five games for December.
Software pick of the week: Pocket Casts
One excellent podcast app that works on iPhone/iOS, Android, and … Yes … Windows Phone!
Plus: A hardware pick! InFocus Kanagroo PC!
Enterprise pick of the week: Debian GNU/Linux on Azure
MS now has eight (count them! Eight!) supported Linux distros running on Azure. Debian is the latest
Codename pick of the week: Barcelona
Container support looks to be coming to Windows 10 client (and not just server). Codename of this project looks to be Barcelona.
Beer pick of the week: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout (2015)
The latest version of that boozy stout aged in Jim Beam barrels is out: http://fortune.com/2015/11/27/black-friday-craft-beer-goose-island/ (14.2% so tread with caution!)
Audible pick of the week: A few recent buys
The Man with the Golden Typewriter by Ian Fleming, Fergus Fleming, narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick, narrated by: Jeff Cummings
Also two classics that were on sale: Andromeda Strain by Crichton and Something Wicked This Way Comes by Bradbury
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