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Windows Weekly Podcast
with Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Leo Laporte and I try to record a new episode of the Windows Weekly podcast every week. I've also appeared in a few other podcasts.

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2009 Episodes


New!  Windows Weekly 88: Zune Takes A Holiday - Leo and Paul discuss the Windows 7 Beta, next-generation HP MediaSmart Servers, the day (some) Zunes died, holiday sales, and more...

Audible book of the week: The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
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Paul's software of the week: Windows Live Essentials 2009
Tip of the week: Make the Windows 7 Beta taskbar work the way you want it to

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 88

2009-01-04

2008 Episodes


Windows Weekly 87: Big and Busty - Leo and Paul discuss a Windows 7 leak, Windows Mobile, Zune Mobile rumors, the next IE 8 beta, Microsoft Softwear, and more...

Audible book of the week: Cross Country by James Patterson
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Paul's software of the week: Google Chrome 1.0
Tip of the week: Use the SmartFlip utility to make Flip 3D useful

Paul's holiday gift recommendation(s): PC peripherals; Microsoft LifeCam Show, Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000, Microsoft Explorer Mouse Blue-Track (January), Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse Blue-Track (January), Microsoft Wireless Rechargeable Laser Mouse 7000, and Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 87

2008-12-14
Windows Weekly 86: Windows Live Wave Three - Leo and Paul discuss Windows 7 Beta 1 on the way, Windows Live Wave 3 services, Windows Vista/Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta 2, Games for Windows LIVE 2.0, and more...

Audible book of the week: ENIAC: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the World’s First Computer by Scott McCartney
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Paul's software of the week: Songbird 1.0
Tip of the week: Get Office 2007 Home and Student for cheap

Paul's holiday gift recommendation(s): Photo gifts Adobe Photoshop Elements 7, iLife (Mac), photo calendars, books, prints, and cards; ink, paper

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 86

2008-12-07
Windows Weekly 85: Simple Not Easy - Leo and Paul discuss Windows 7: Simple or easy?, another Microsoft phone rumor, Ballmer and the Vista Capable suit, Apple's advertising dollars, a second week of holiday gift recommendations, and more...

Audible book of the week: The First Americans: Prehistory - 1600 by Joy Hakim
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Paul's software of the week: Handbrake 0.9.3
Tip of the week: Get ready for Windows Live Wave 3

Paul's holiday gift recommendation(s): Video games! Xbox 360 Core, Nintendo Wii, Mario Kart Racing (Wii), Wii Fit (Wii), Shaun White Snowboarding Road Trip (Wii), Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360), Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360), Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360)

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 85

2008-11-30
Windows Weekly 84: La Vida Microsoft - Leo and Paul discuss Morro and OneCare, New Xbox Experience, New Zune pricing, Zune 3.1, Rent to Own on Zune Pass, IE 8 Beta 3 in early 2009, IE 6 for Windows Mobile, Yahoo/Microsoft, Holiday gift recommendations, and more...

Audible book of the week: Just After Sunset by Stephen King
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Paul's software of the week: Zune 3.1
Tip of the week: Students: Get Microsoft products free with Microsoft DreamSpark

Paul's holiday gift recommendation(s): WD TV HD Media Player; for iPod user: Universal Dock ($49) + AV cable ($49); for Zune users: Home AV Pack (dock, remote, cables - $59)

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 84

2008-11-23
Windows Weekly 83: Paul of Duty - Leo and Paul discuss Windows 7 feature focus, Windows Live Wave 3, SBS/EBS 2008, Windows Mobile, Xbox 360 games, and more....

Audible book of the week: Death in Paradise by Robert B. Parker
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Paul's software of the week: Ultimate Boot CD
Tip of the week: Get Windows 7 functionality in Windows Vista

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 83

2008-11-16
Windows Weekly 82: Pocket Paul - Leo and Paul discuss WinHEC 2008, more Windows 7 info, the Google/Yahoo! deal implosion, Gears of War 2 and other Xbox 360 games, and more...

Audible book of the week: Timeline by Michael Crichton
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Paul's software of the week: Secunia PSI
Tip of the week: Use virtualization on the desktop for testing; Aero Snap keyboard shortcuts in Windows 7

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 82

2008-11-09
Windows Weekly 81: Windows 7 and Azure - Leo and Paul discuss PDC 2008, the Windows 7 Reviewers Workshop, Windows 7, Windows Azure, Live Mesh/Live Services, Office 14 Web Apps, and more....

Audible book of the week: Death in Paradise by Robert B. Parker
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Paul's software of the week: Microsoft PC Advisor
Tip of the week: Shrink and expand disk partitions with Vista's Disk Management tool

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 81

2008-11-02
Windows Weekly 80: PDC Preview - Leo and Paul discuss Paul's PDC prep, the Zune 3 final analysis, staycations, Quake in Silverlight, and more...

Audible book of the week: Buyology: Truth and Lies About Why We Buy by Martin Lindstrom
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Paul's software of the week: Format Factory
Tip of the week: Rip music CDs in high-quality, variable bit-rate MP3, and with the right tools

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 80

2008-10-26
Windows Weekly 79: He's A Biter - Leo and Paul discuss why the Apple Tax makes Macs more expensive, the Windows Secrets give-away, Windows 7, All-Star Bloggers at PDC 2008, and Hyper-V....

Audible book of the week: Free 2008 presidential debate recordings
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Paul's software of the week: Norton UAC for Windows Vista
Tip of the week: Leave Windows Aero enabled for the best performance and reliability

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 79

2008-10-18
Windows Weekly 78: Microsoft Strata - Leo and Paul discuss Paul's Windows Secrets SP1 Edition giveaway, Windows Strata, Live Framework, the great virtualization experiment, Google Android and Blackberry Storm, and the New Xbox Experience and Fall 2008 Xbox 360 games...

Audible book of the week: Planet Google: One Company's Audacious Plan to Organize Everything We Know by Randall Stross
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Paul's software of the week: AssaultCube
Tip of the week: Choose 64: Pick Vista x64 with your next new PC

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 78

2008-10-12
Windows Weekly 77: Hasta La Vista - Leo and Paul discuss Paul's Windows 7 presentation, Microsoft's upcoming "Windows Cloud OS," future versions of Office Live, Hyper-V Server 2008, and Windows Vista Secrets SP1 Edition....

Audible book of the week: Anathem by Neal Stephenson
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Paul's software of the week: Donavon West's Election Countdown 2008 and Daily Gallup Poll Windows Sidebar Gadgets
Tip of the week: Use iTunes to add album art to videos, even if you watch them with Zune

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 77

2008-10-06
Windows Weekly 76: Spider Pig - Leo and Paul discuss Microsoft's I'm a PC ads, the Android phone platform, Windows Live Wave 3, Zune 3, new Microsoft hardware, PDC 2008, and Windows Vista Secrets...

Audible book of the week: The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008 by Bob Woodward
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Paul's software of the week: Ant Renamer
Tip of the week: Tune ClearType on the Web

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 76

2008-09-27
Windows Weekly 75: Paul Amok - Leo and Paul discuss Windows 7 M3, Zune 3, Windows Live Wave 3, and more....

Audible book of the week: Hannibal by Thomas Harris
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Paul's software of the week: Windows Live Wave 3 Beta
Paul's software of the week #2: Zune 3
Tip of the week: Rename multiple files in a folder

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 75

2008-09-23
Windows Weekly 74: Mustard with Whine - Leo and Paul discuss Paul's Microsoft campus visit, Zune 3, Live Mesh, Windows 7, Microsoft Surface, and the latest Seinfeld/Gates ad...

Audible book of the week: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brook
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Paul's software of the week: ClearType Tuner PowerToy
Paul's software of the week #2: Online FLV Converter
Tip of the week: Picking a Microsoft document sync solution

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 74

2008-09-14
Windows Weekly 73: Chrome vs. IE8 - Leo and Paul discuss Google Chrome, set-top boxes, an Xbox 360 price cut, Picasa updates, and more....

Audible book of the week: All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
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Paul's software of the week: Microsoft AutoCollage 2008
Paul's software of the week #2: Roboform
Paul's software of the week #3: Google Picasa 3.0 Beta
Tip of the week: Use Google Chrome to make standalone Web applications

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 73

2008-09-07
Windows Weekly 73 video recording - See Leo and Paul recording the next episode of Windows Weekly.
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2008-09-05
Windows Weekly 72: Now More Compatible - Leo and Paul discuss Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, Windows Not Walls, a new Hotmail, Windows Live Video Messages, and more....

Audible book of the week: Election 2008 coverage by Audible
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Paul's software of the week: IE 8 Beta 2
Paul's software of the week #2: Teracopy
Tip of the week: Use SendMeRSS.com to get RSS feeds in your email

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 72

2008-08-31
Windows Weekly 71: The Awesome Release - Leo and Paul discuss going all in with Microsoft technology, the wonderful world of data sync, Windows 7 blogging, more Vista stupidity, and Microsoft's Olympics gold...

Audible book of the week: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Abridged) by Doris Kearns Goodwin
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Paul's software of the week: Edison
Paul's software of the week #2: CDBurner XP
Tip of the week: Sync Windows Live Contacts with Windows Vista and the iPhone

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 71

2008-08-24
Windows Weekly 70: The Mojave Experiment - Leo and Paul discuss Microsoft's Mojave Experiment, a 'schizophrenic' Forrester report, Vista x64, Windows Live Calendar, Cuil, Dell Studio Hybrid PCs, HP's post-PP1 updates for WHS, and more...

Audible book of the week: The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
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Paul's software of the week: Zimbra Desktop
Tip of the week: Sync content from PC to PC with Live Mesh

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 70

2008-08-02
Windows Weekly 69: Krusty Likes It - Leo and Paul discuss discuss a Microsoft re-org, Windows Home Server PP1, an HP PP1 update, Media Center Extenders, and Microsoft's Vista ad campaign...

Audible book of the week: Anti-Americanism by Jean-Francois Revel
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Paul's software of the week: Mozilla Weave
Tip of the week: Looking anew at Vista's Disk Defragmenter

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 69

2008-07-28
Windows Weekly 68: Mobile Who? - Leo and Paul discuss iPhone 3G's MobileMe, 2.0 and App Store, Live Mesh, The New Xbox Experience, the Microsoft-Yahoo mess, and why Twitter is important...

Audible book of the week: The Ghost: A Novel by Robert Harris
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Paul's software of the week: 360 Desktop
Paul's software of the week #2: Paint .NET
Tip of the week: Forcing windows to remember their sizes, locations, and customizations

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 68

2008-07-20
Windows Weekly 67: Everything Must Go - Leo and Paul discuss Everything Must Go, iWeek/the iPhone 3G launch, iPhone 2.0 software, the iPhone App Store, MobileMe, Windows Media Center 'Fiji,' and Microsoft Online Services...

Audible book of the week: The First Billion by Christopher Reich
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Paul's software of the week: Apple iTunes 7.7
Paul's software of the week #2: Acrobat.com
Tip of the week: Using keyboard shortcuts
Tip of the week #2: Using Gmail or Yahoo! Mail as your default email handler

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 67

2008-07-14
Windows Weekly 66: Jumping The Obese Monolith - Leo and Paul discuss Randall Stross jumping the shark, Microsoft Equipt, AT&T iPhone pricing, IE 8 security features, and this week's news...

Audible book of the week: Stuff White People Like: The Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions by Christian Lander
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Paul's software of the week: Wireless Migrator
Paul's software of the week #2: Digsby
Tip of the week: Change file type associations on the fly

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 66

2008-07-07
Windows Weekly 65: Bye-Bye Bill - Leo and Paul discuss Bill G's departure from Microsoft, playing the "Gates and innovation" game, hacking your life with Lifehacker, more Yahoo! and Microsoft news, Hyper-V, and Google Android delays...

Bonus: I visited Leo at the TWiT Cottage in Petaluma and we recorded this episode live. Here are some photos from the visit.

Audible books of the week in honor of Bill Gates:
Business @ the Speed of Thought by Bill Gates
Microsoft: First Generation by Cheryl Tsang
World War 3.0: Microsoft and Its Enemies by Ken Auletta
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Paul's software of the week: John's Background Switcher
Tip of the week: (More) High quality Vista wallpapers

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 65

2008-06-29
Windows Weekly 64: Celtics Win - Leo and Paul discuss Boston's 17th NBA championship, Firefox 3 Download Day, Microsoft advertising, Paul's new Macbook, and an MSN Music extension...

Audible book of the week: The Spies of Warsaw by Alan Furst
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Paul's software of the week: Twhirl (Twitter client)
Paul's software of the week #2: Google Talk Labs Edition
Tip of the week: Master the Vista taskbar, tray, and Start Menu

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 64

2008-06-22
Windows Weekly 63: Don't Touch That Button - Leo and Paul discuss the iPhone 3G and MobileMe announcements at WWDC 2008, Vista negativity hurting Microsoft, WHS PP1 RC, the EU vs. Microsoft, TechEd IT, Yahoo vs. Icahn, and Firefox 3...

Audible book of the week: iRobot by Isaac Asimov
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Paul's software of the week: Orb
Tip of the week: Change the behavior of the Vista Start Menu Power button

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 63

2008-06-16
Windows Weekly 62: Instant Rimshot - Leo and Paul discuss splitting off consumer Windows from business Windows, the consumerization of IT, XP end-of-life myths, Microsoft's online branding, and Twitter and microblogging...

Audible book of the week: Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
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Paul's software of the week: Windows Live Writer 14 Technical Preview
Paul's software of the week #2: Mozilla Firefox 3 Release Candidate 2
Tip of the week: Transfer local email to a Web mail account

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 62

2008-06-08
Windows Weekly 61: Windows 7 - Leo, Paul, and Mary Jo Foley discuss Windows 7 issues such as a Steven Sinofsky interview, the release timeline, multi-touch functionality, MinWin, and PDC 2008...

Audible book of the week: State of Denial: Bush and War, Part 3 by Bob Woodward
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Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 61

2008-06-02
Windows Weekly 60: PP #1 - Leo and Paul discuss ODF support in Microsoft Office, WHS Power Pack 1, D-Link Media Extender, Napster goes MP3, the Fiji update to Media Center, and Google Docs...

Audible book of the week: The Man In The Black Suit by Stephen King
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Paul's software of the week: Microsoft Worldwide Telescope
Paul's software of the week #2: Mozilla Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1
Tip of the week: Use the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 60

2008-05-25
Windows Weekly 59: That Thing Out There - Leo and Paul discuss Bill Gates and Windows 7, Gears of War 2, and Small Business Server 2008 and Essential Business Server 2008...

Audible book of the week: Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett
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Paul's software of the week: Yahoo! Messenger Beta for Vista
Tip of the week: Delay product activation

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 59

2008-05-18
Windows Weekly 58: Mission Accomplished - Leo and Paul discuss the State of Vista, slipstreaming Windows service packs, Zune 2.5, Celio REDFLY, Microsoft's Windows Mobile mulligan, and Mario Cart Wii...

Audible book of the week: Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horowitz
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Paul's software of the week: WinBubble
Tip of the week: Make UAC less annoying

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 58

2008-05-11
Windows Weekly 57: Microsoft 2.0 - Leo and Paul talk with ZD blogger Mary Jo Foley, author of "Microsoft 2.0"...

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 57

2008-05-04
Windows Weekly 56: Meet Mesh - Leo and Paul discuss Microsoft Live Mesh, SyncToy 2, Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1, some new Ultimate Extras, and Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron"...

Audible book of the week: Ender's Game: Special 20th Anniversary Edition by Orson Scott Card
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Paul's software of the week: AVG Free 8.0
Tip of the week: Update Vista's built-in applications

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 56

2008-04-27
Windows Weekly 55: User Annoyance Control - Leo and Paul discuss Windows 7 build 6519, Gartner's Windows collapse prediction, UAC created to annoy users, and the Linux-based Shuttle KPC...

Audible book of the week: Fatherland by Robert Harris
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Paul's software of the week: Vista Boot Pro
Tip of the week: Booting between multiple versions of Windows

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 55

2008-04-20
Windows Weekly 54: Hooking Up With Hot Women - Leo and Paul discuss Vista SP1, XP SP3 RC2 Refresh, Apple's pushing of Safari, AMD quad-core CPUs, a Microsoft Jet security exploit, Windows Live and social networking, and, of course, coffee...

Audible book of the week: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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Paul's software of the week: Adobe Photoshop Express
Tip of the week: Backing up is hard to do

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 54

2008-03-30
Windows Weekly 53: SP None - Leo and Paul discuss the public release of Vista SP1, a Hyper-V release candidate, the Intel Classmate, and Safari 3.1...

Audible book(s) of the week: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (Unabridged) by Arthur C. Clarke and John Adams by David McCollough
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Paul's software of the week: Windows Live Writer; Also note major updates to Handbrake and AnyDVD
Tip(s) of the week: Silly Vista Calendar tricks; Finding archived photos

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 53

2008-03-23
Windows Weekly 52: Air Supply - Leo and Paul discuss Vista Capable, Windows Home Server bugs, Vista-compatible Windows Media Extenders, Celio RedFly, and Firefox 3 Beta 4...

Audible book of the week: The Children of Hurin by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Paul's software of the week: Shadow Explorer
Tip of the week: Saved searches

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 52

2008-03-16
Windows Weekly 51: In the MIX - Leo and Paul discuss the Windows Server 2008 launch event, the iPhone 2.0 software update roadmap, MIX'08, and the Beatles...

Audible book of the week: Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History (Unabridged) by George Crile
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Paul's software of the week: Google Calendar Sync and Haute Secure
Tip of the week: Customizing the Windows Start Menu

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 51

2008-03-09
Windows Weekly 50: Open Windows - Leo and Paul discuss a more open Microsoft, WHS issues, Windows Live SkyDrive, Paul's Tablet PC woes, the death of HD DVD, XP SP3 RC2 public release, and Firefox 3...

Audible book of the week: The Appeal by John Grisham
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Paul's software of the week: IE7Pro for Internet Explorer 7
Tip of the week: Start Menu Search

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 50

2008-02-24
Windows Weekly 49: Perky Paul - Leo and Paul discuss Vista SP1 on MSDN, Yahoo still looking for other suitors, Apple TV Take 2, Flickr/Picasa/Live Photo Gallery, Firefox 3 Beta 3, and photo books...

Audible book of the week: My Life in France by Julia Child and Alex Prud'Homme
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Paul's software of the week: Picnik
Tip of the week: Windows Update

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 49

2008-02-18
Windows Weekly 48: Microsoft's Cardboard Box - Leo and Paul discuss the Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death, Windows Vista SP1, Vista sales revisited, the death of XP, and Microsoft's bid for Yahoo...

Audible book of the week: Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
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Paul's software of the week: Amazon MP3
Leo's software of the week: Lotus Symphony
Tip of the week: Stay safe with Vista

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 48

2008-02-11
Windows Weekly 47: The Red Show - Leo and Paul discuss MacWorld, the MacBook Air, the latest iPhone update, Apple TV take 2, Mac Office 2008, Windows 7, (PRODUCT)RED, and HD podcasts...

Audible book of the week: Duma Key by Stephen King
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Paul's software of the week: GOM Player
Tip of the week: Take advantage of Vista's new Explorer views

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 47

2008-01-27
Windows Weekly 46: Statler and Waldorf on CES! - Leo and Paul discuss CES, the death of HD-DVD, WHS Power Pack, FIOS, OLPC and Eee PC, Origami 2.0, Zune deficiencies, and the iPhone...

Audible book of the week: iCon: Steve Jobs by Jeffrey S. Young
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Paul's software of the week: VLC Player
Tip of the week: Windows Mobility Center

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 46

2008-01-11

2007 Episodes


Windows Weekly 45: Windows Server 2008 - Leo and Paul discuss Windows Server 2008 with guest Ward Ralston, the group technical product manager for Windows Server...

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 45

2007-12-31
Windows Weekly 44: 100 Million W00ts! - Leo and Paul discuss the word of the year, Vista SP1 RC public release, Vista's first year, the death of Plays4Sure, and Opera suing Microsoft...

Audible book of the week: Blaze by Stephen King and Richard Bachman
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Paul's software of the week: ImgBurn
Tip of the week: Shift+Right-click

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 44

2007-12-16
Windows Weekly 43: The Release Candidate - Leo and Paul discuss Vista SP1 RC1, XP and Vista performance, Windows Server 2008 RC1, WGA changes, XP/Vista piracy, Amazon's Kindle, and a few Xbox 360 games...

Audible book of the week: The Sigma Protocol by Robert Ludlum
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Paul's software of the week: WinPatrol
Tip of the week: Disabling startup applications in Vista

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 43

2007-12-08
Windows Weekly 42: Dave Fortin on Windows Live - Leo and Paul talk to Microsoft's David Fortin about Windows Live...

Audible book of the week: STAR WARS by NPR
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Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 42

2007-12-04
Windows Weekly 41: Rekindled - Leo and Paul discuss Zune 2, Amazon Kindle, OLPC vs. Asus EeePC, Firefox 3 Beta 1, the year of gaming, and the HP MediaSmart Server...

Audible book of the week: The Google Story by David A. Vise
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Paul's software of the week: IE7Pro
Tip of the week: Vista's Task Manager

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 41

2007-11-26
Windows Weekly 40: Welcome to the Squircle - Leo and Paul discuss the new Zune 2...

Audible book of the week: The 4 Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss
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Paul's software of the week: Windows Live suite

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 40

2007-11-17
Windows Weekly 39: Ed Bott - Leo and Paul talk with Windows guru Ed Bott about his extensive rebuttal of Peter Guttman's Vista DRM critique from earlier this year...

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 39

2007-10-28
Windows Weekly 38: Nuthin' But Apple - Leo and Paul discuss a bunch of Apple-related topics, including Mac OS X Leopard, iPhone SDK news, the iTunes Plus price drop, Napster's reinvention, and Universal's plans for a free music service...

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 38

2007-10-21
Windows Weekly 37: I'll Take The Orange Box - Leo and Paul discuss the WHS Code2Fame Contest winners, Windows Home Server OEM software, a Vista SP1 update, the final XP service pack, a Vista anniversary, Vista x64 one year later, the new Zunes, Paul's Halo3 review, and the Digital Media Core series...

Audible book of the week: I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
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Paul's software of the week: The Orange Box for Windows PCs and Xbox 360
Leo's software of the week: XYplorer

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 37

2007-10-14
Windows Weekly 36: The News From Redmond - Leo and Paul discuss Halo 3, the EU Decision and the DOJ Response, Apple and Google next on the antitrust hot seat, Stephen Fry on smartphones, a free Lotus Symphony, the Office 2007 Ultimate Steal, green computing and digital media core, and the video format of the future...

Audible book of the week: Getting Things Done by David Allen
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Paul's software of the week: HandBrake

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 36

2007-09-23
Windows Weekly 35: Secret Update - Leo and Paul discuss the secret update to Windows Update, Sun going Windows, Palm killing the Foleo, US states that wish to keep the Microsoft antitrust case alive, Windows Live Suite beta, a Firefox 3 Places mockup, true quad core CPUs from AMD and Intel, Vista Media Center Extenders, new iPods, and Paul's BioShock review...

Audible book of the week: World War 3.0: Microsoft and Its Enemies by Ken Auletta
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Paul's software of the week: MusicBridge

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 35

2007-09-16
Windows Weekly 34: Service Pack Shock - Leo and Paul discuss Vista SP1, XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 RTM, the WGA failure, Walmart DRM-free MP3s and MusicGiants Lossless WMAs, next week's Apple announcement, Yahoo Mail with SMS, and Acer buying Gateway...

Audible book of the week: America (The Audiobook): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction by The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
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Paul's software of the week: AVG Free Antivirus
Leo's software of the week: Bioshock for Windows or XBox 360

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 34

2007-09-01
Windows Weekly 33: Vive Le Vista - We're back! Leo and Paul discuss the Skpye outage, AT&T's international data charges, Google and StarOffice, Hotmail changes, SCO vs. Novell, and new Xbox 360 pricing...

Audible book of the week: Dune by Frank Herbert
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Paul's software of the week: CustomizeGoogle
Leo's software of the week: Wakoopa

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 33

2007-08-25
Windows Weekly 32: Neener Neener Neener - Leo and Paul discuss Microsoft's quarterly profit, Microsoft's DRM being cracked, PC sales, Thunderbird, and Enso Launcher, and try to answer listeners' questions...

Audible book of the week: The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas Friedman
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Paul's software of the week: Enso Launcher

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 32

2007-07-28
Windows Weekly 31: Computing In The Clouds - Leo and Paul discuss untrue Vista SP1 rumors, computing in the clouds, Windows Home Server, Windows Live OneCare 2 beta, Xbox 360 warranty extension, a potential class action lawsuit over game disc scratching, Robbie Bach's stock sale, and Peter Moore's move to EA...

Audible book of the week: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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Paul's software of the week: PicMe Photo Sharing
Leo's software of the week: Launchy

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 31

2007-07-20
Windows Weekly 30: Shock and Ennui - Leo and Paul discuss problems with Vista Ultimate Extras, Google vs. Microsoft (yes, again), Masachusetts and Open XML, the iPhone, and the ongoing drama with Xbox 360 hardware failures...

Audible book of the week: Blood and Smoke by Stephen King
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Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 30

2007-07-08
Windows Weekly 29: Dell Rising - Leo and Paul discuss Google vs. Microsoft, Vista security, Xbox failures, and the Dell rebound...

Audible book of the week: Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris
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Paul's software of the week: FxVisor

Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 29

2007-07-01
Windows Weekly 28: The Windows Advocate - Leo and Paul discuss Paul's suddenly resolved iTunes issues, iPhone and Windows, Safari for Windows, Microsoft caving to Google complaints, Google privacy issues, Outlook Connector, and the Zune...

Audible book of the week: Next by Michael Chrichton
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Download episode in MP3 format: Windows Weekly Episode 28

2007-06-24
Windows Weekly 27: Touch The Surface - Leo and Paul discuss Microsoft Surface, Jobs and Gates making nice at "D," why iTunes on Vista is deleting Paul's tracks, one million Zunes sold ... or not, Windows Live Games, Windows Live Wave Two, and Google Gears...

2007-06-10
Windows Weekly 26: What the HEC? - Leo and Paul discuss the non-announcements at WinHEC, a PDC cancellation, Microsoft's biggest-ever acquisition, a Microsoft assault on Open Source, moving iTunes to Vista, Apple's wooing of Windows developers, XP SP3, and Halo 2 & 3...

2007-05-26
Windows Weekly 25: Windows Vista, Hot or Not? - In this second live episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo and Paul discuss Intel's Santa Rosa, Vista sales and compatibility, Windows Live Hotmail, iPod corruption in Vista, and the Spring 2007 Xbox 360 Update...

2007-05-15
Windows Weekly 24: And Hilarity Ensued - Leo and Paul discuss bad grammar, using the Xbox HD-DVD player with a PC, Windows Anytime Upgrade, Microsoft's profits, the future of Silverlight, and IE8...

2007-05-06
Windows Weekly 23: The Ghost In The Machine - Leo and Paul discuss last week's ghost, Longhorn Server Beta 3, the Zune, Microsoft earnings, Google's brand success, upgrade pricing for Vista users, the EU, and the Xbox 360 HD DVD player...

2007-04-30
Windows Weekly 22: Silverlight - Leo and Paul discuss Google and Doubleclick, Microsoft vs. Adobe, why Microsoft is not dead, Windows Live shrinkage, a cool Outlook 2007 patch, Ubuntu 7.04, and some new Halo 2 levels...

2007-04-22
Windows Weekly 21: Vistadekaphobia - Leo and Paul discuss Vista's first critical vulnerability, an Xbox360 software update, and the end of XP...

2007-04-13
Windows Weekly 20: Live - In this special "live" edition of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo and Paul take questions from listeners. We'll probably do this once a month going forward...

2007-04-08
Windows Weekly 19: Bestseller - Leo and Paul talk about the never-ending EU antitrust case, Sony's eBook Reader, Vista questionable bestseller status, and more...

2007-04-04
Windows Weekly 18: Windows NoCare - Leo and Paul discuss problems with Windows Live OneCare, Vista anti-virus, desktop Linux, tech guys not moving to Vista, iTunes compatibility with Vista, and the Playstation 3...

2007-03-24
Windows Weekly 17: David Caulton of the Zune Team - Leo and Paul speak with David Caulton, a Zune team member since 2005, who welcomes them to The Social...

2007-03-10
Windows Weekly 16: The Red Ring of Death - Leo and Paul discuss Vista, five years and out, a new activation crack, and the problem with online calendars...

2007-03-03
Windows Weekly 15: Office UI Team - Paul and Leo talk to Jensen Harris and Jacob Jaffe of the Office team at Microsoft about Office 2007 and its radically new user interface...

2007-02-25
Windows Weekly 14: On To Vienna - Leo and Paul discuss Windows Vienna, Vista sales figures, Windows Home Server and Dreamscene betas, Paul's clean install using the Vista Upgrade media, and Windows Mobile 6...

2007-02-19
Windows Weekly 12: V-Day - Paul, Leo, and Brian Livingston met up in Manhattan on the day of the Vista launch. We talk about the launch event, the lines at stores to buy Vista, what you get in the retail package, the Microsoft goodie bag, and, of course, Paul and Brian's new book, Windows Vista Secrets...

2007-02-11
Windows Weekly 11: Countdown to Vista - Paul and Leo talk about Paul's new book, WGA stats, Vista upgrade pricing news, downloading Vista and Office 2007, Microsoft's response to Peter Guttman, the Zune, and NSA's work on Vista...

2007-01-26
Windows Weekly 10: Dueling Keynotes - A look at Bill Gates CES keynote as compared to Steve Jobs's presentation at MacWorld...

2007-01-17
Windows Weekly 9: Let the Battle Begin - Paul and Leo talk about the Vista launch, CES, Vista copy protection, Windows Mobile 5, Leo's anti-Zune rant, and Xbox 360...

2007-01-07

2006 Episodes


Windows Weekly 8: DEP, FUD, and Zune - Paul says Vista is changing the way he uses his computer, talks about Data Execution Protection, Vista FUD, and Microsoft's long range Zune plans...

2006-12-10
Windows Weekly 7: Crackelacken - Report from the Vista Business launch...

2006-12-03
Windows Weekly 6: ReadyBoost, RibbonX, and PowerShell, Oh My! - Choosing the right machine for Vista, the new Windows shell, and a look at the Zune...

2006-11-26
Windows Weekly 5: Shiny Happy Vista - Microsoft fixes a last minute showstopper, Vista goes to manufacture, and we have a launch date...

2006-11-12
Windows Weekly with Paul Thurrott 4: Build 6000 - Vista build 6000, Vista Express Upgrades, the Motion Desktop, Windows Media Player 11, and product nightmares with Dell and Apple...

2006-10-30
Windows Weekly with Paul Thurrott 3: Vista's Enthusiastic License Agreement - Vista's end-user license agreements, IE7, and XP Service Pack 3. And we explain why sometimes a shim is also a shiv...

2006-10-20
Windows Weekly with Paul Thurrott 2: The Windows Shiv - What's new in Vista, and what's missing, Microsoft's compatibility shivs, and Amazon's nightmare movie store...

2006-10-13
Windows Weekly with Paul Thurrott 1: The Road to RC1 - Introducing Paul, the real Vista ship date, Windows security, and more...

2006-09-28


Other podcasts


TWiT 167: More TWiT Than You Require - I join Leo, Rafael Rivera, and Ed Bott to discuss PDC 2008.

2008-11-04
TWiT 139: 4-TWiTty - Three years of TWiT, a solar-powered ice maker, 4/20, Pystar Mac clones, Vista a work in progress, eBay and Skype, Works SE, Leo's trip to Australia.

2008-04-22
James Woodcock Podcast #15 - Paul Thurrott on Windows Vista - James and I discuss the pros and cons of Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows Vista, with a focus on consumer-oriented issues.

2007-01-26
Microsoft Open Source Strategies (registration required) - A discussion between Paul Thurrott and Sam Ramji, director of the open source software lab at Microsoft centering around Microsoft's focus on open-source technical strategies.

2006-10-20
TWiT 72: Ready Clench - Vista ship dates, Windows Genuine disadvantage, and why Google will never buy YouTube.

2006-10-08

--Paul Thurrott


 


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