WW 889: Works Best With Netscape - OneDrive calms down, Surface firmware, Field Guide resize
Windows Weekly (Audio)
Leo Laporte
4.4 • 928 Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2024
⏱️ 156 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Paul seems to be sitting in a familiar room! Could this be a sign that a game-changing enhancement to Notepad is rolling out? That's not all, as OneDrive seems to be undergoing some behavioral changes in a positive direction. After 3 weeks since the Copilot+ PC launch (2 weeks since Paul got his 1st model), the future of Intel and x86 may not be as dire as some think. Plus, Affinity announced that its award-winning Photo, Designer, and Publisher apps are now free for 6 months with no obligation to buy!
The Morning After
- The end of Intel and the x86 era? You guys are cute
- Comparing the HP, Lenovo, and Microsoft entries: A few differentiators, but these things are very, very similar. There's a reason why
- IDC throws cold water on the AI PC/Copilot+ PC parade
- We still need official Windows 11 on Arm ISOs, Microsoft. Until then, there are workarounds.
Windows 11
- GAME CHANGER: Notepad FINALLY supports spell-checking and auto-correct!
- ACTUAL GAME CHANGER: Microsoft is apparently stepping back some of the OneDrive terribleness in Windows 11 version 24H2
- Patch Tuesday: BIG deal for Windows 11 22H2, 23H2 with 24H2 features
- Nothing to speak of for 24H2, as predicted - just security updates
- It's nice when things happen as expected for a change
- Canary: Lock screen widget changes
- Paul put the Windows 11 Field Guide on a diet - and then the other books too
- PDF went from 377 MB to 107 MB, EPUB went from 344 MB to just 86 MB (!)
- Similar gains for Windows Everywhere, Windows 10 Field Guide
- Updated the Win10 add-in that comes with the Windows 11 Field Guide too
Surface
- Surface Laptop 7 and Pro 11 get second firmware updates
AI
- The OpenAI drama consumes Microsoft
- Opera brings Aria AI features to its GX gaming browser too
Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass Ultimate gets a price hike
- Xbox Cloud Gaming is now available on newer Fire TV Sticks. Also, free Fortnite!
Tips and Tricks
- Tip of the week: Get all three Affinity apps on all three platforms for free for six months!
- App pick of the week: Firefox 128 and Vivaldi 6.8
- RunAs Radio this week: The Hardware of Azure with Rani Borkar
- Brown liquor pick of the week: Raasay Single Malt
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Windows Weekly, Paul Thorod and Richard Campbell are here coming up Paul. |
| 0:04.6 | One week later, takes a look at the co-pilot plus PCs. He's getting better battery life, that's for sure. |
| 0:10.7 | Notepad finally supports Spell Check. |
| 0:14.8 | It's a whole new world out there and we'll talk about the new pricing for Xbox Ultimate. |
| 0:20.5 | All that more coming up next on Windows Weekly. |
| 0:24.0 | Podcasts you love |
| 0:28.0 | from people you trust. |
| 0:30.0 | This is to it. This is Windows Weekly with Paul Thorat and Richard Campbell, |
| 0:41.0 | episode 889, recorded Wednesday, July 10, 2024. |
| 0:47.0 | Works best with Netscape. |
| 0:49.0 | It's time for Windows Weekly, the show we cover the latest news for Microsoft and a few Microsoft OEMs today. |
| 0:56.7 | Paul Thorat is there, not here, he's in New York, New York, covering some event. |
| 1:02.9 | Is it an HP event? |
| 1:04.0 | Are that what you're there for? |
| 1:06.4 | Yep, yep. |
| 1:08.4 | Richard Campbell has decided his decline. |
| 1:10.6 | He has decided to remain in Madeira Park, British Columbia. |
| 1:14.2 | And why wouldn't you? |
| 1:15.2 | Because the view is, you know... |
| 1:16.2 | Like the recluse that he is. |
| 1:18.1 | There you go. |
| 1:19.1 | Why would you leave that, right? |
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