Windows Weekly 499: Air In, Noise Out

With Mary Jo Foley stuck in jury duty, Leo Laporte and I discuss all the Microsoft- and PC-related announcements from the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show.

Running time: 1:29:00

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Tips and picks

Tip of the week: Tackling the fundamentals for 2017

Starting off with First Steps: Secure Your Online Identity and First Steps: The Proper Care and Feeding of Your Microsoft Account. More to come. This was triggered by a (small) data loss.

Bonus tips: Use the Office 2016 Offline Installer and of course Games with Gold

AppRaisin top app picks of 2016

Here’s a nice list of the top mobile apps of 2016 (Windows) from AppRaisin

1. Vinci (Prisma clone)
2. VLC
3. Facebook (Beta)
4. ProShot
5. Instagram
6. Steam
7. Twitter
8. FIFA Mobile Soccer
9. Facebook Messenger
10. Windows Camera

Plus AppRaisin, of course! 🙂

Beer pick of the week: Go low carb

Keto/low carb is the key to a healthy life. But what about beer?  Rod Whitehead told me about the following low-carb options:

• Shiner light blonde: 99 cal, 3.8 carbs, 4.2abv – local brewery, my absolute favorite light and my “daily drinker.” $13-14 for a 12-pack here.
• Busch natural light: 95 cal, 3.2 carbs, 4.2abv – i cringe at recommending a national brand, but it’s the 2nd best I’ve found. 12-pack < $9 = my daily drinker when cash is tight.
• Lone star light: 111 cal, 8.3 carbs, 3.85abv – fun bottle caps. 12-pack < $8