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Windows Unwrapped Episode 5 recorded Sunday July 17, 2011

Welcome to Windows Unwrapped your show for Windows related news, reviews, and interviews.

In today’s show we’re going to talk to the CEO of the worlds first Windows App Store, talk a little about Microsoft’s secret social network, and more…

Guest: Thibauld Favre – CEO of AllMyApps.com (Crunchbase profile)
AllMyApps.com is the first ever Windows App Store.  You can download new apps and keep your existing ones up to date easily with a single click just like you can on your mobile device.

We talk to Thibauld about the websites past, present, and future for software developers and consumers alike.   Very exciting!

Topics

Hotmail adds ‘My friend’s been hacked!’ feature to finger phishers

Will Microsoft Drop Windows?

Tulalip Leaked

Twitter and Microsoft Hammering Out Bing Integration -
PC Magazine.  Steve’s been working on a cool link filterer for twitter to get to the good stuff.  Microsoft is trying to get real time feed information to do something similar.  Google failed and just decided to make their own social site.

Windows XP last 1,000 days
“1,000 days left of Windows XP support has created a buzz on the web.  Companies should think about switching before the last minute as preparing the roll-out of a new OS is time consuming in itself.

“Windows 8 will be able to run on a wide range of machines because it will have the same requirements or lower”.  Interesting… (Tom’s Hardware)

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Windows Unwrapped Recorded Saturday, July 9, 2011

In todays show we talk about more Windows 8 beta rumors, show off some Mengo features, and show how you can turn your own hard drive into cloud storage for free

Topics

Windows 8 pre-beta build to be revealed next week?
At the Worldwide Partner Conference starting tomorrow – only to Gold partners

Xbox Live video subscription service
This will allow xbox live subscribers to use Hulu, netflix, among others.  Rumors of allowing live TV.

Microsoft: Windows 8 will not be your idea
Cnet attempts to defame Microsoft for not taking unsolicited feature recommendations from random people – perhaps Cnet should produce a product that is always being nailed by patent trolls before posting crapware like this.

Get the Mango update now. Without being a developer
This tool will run the UpdateWP.exe file to provision your device to receive beta updates. It requires the Windows Phone Support Tools to be installed, and your device needs to be updated to NoDo or beyond.

Windows Phone Mango visual voicemail demo
Visual Voicemail available.  Devs have unlocked it through some carriers.

Microsoft Office Word Web App enhanced with co-authoring feature
Not quite Google Docs but getting close

Demo

PogoPlug Cloud Storage
Use your own hard drives as cloud storage for FREE!

Tip

How to try Windows 7 or Windows 2008 Server free for 120 days
Use the SLMGR /REARM command up to three times every 30 days to reset the trial period.
SLMGR /DLI will show you how long you have left until you need to run the tool again

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It Unwrapped Episode 8 for Saturday, June 25, 2011

In today’s show we’re going to talk about the Pentagon super hacker simulator, IT Admins gone wild, bosses who neglect security, and more!

Topics

Pentagon building Internet simulator to practice cyber war????

The pentagon is getting serious about the hacking business it seems.  This goes along with another story I saw about the govt. announcing that military action is on the table for cyber attacks.

Pentagon sharing secret cyber attack information with defense contractors

Lockheed Martin is the contractor behind this and they were recently breached stemming from the RSA breach. Some blogs are insinuating that this hack was staged for political gain because of this project.

IT admins gone wild!  (Infoworld)

A list of things to look out for when someone has admin access on your network.  How to keep these things from happening.

Feedback on the Spiceworks Community Post

• Rogue IT admin No. 1: The crusader
• Rogue IT admin No. 2: The entrepreneur
• Rogue IT admin No. 3: The voyeur
• Rogue IT admin No. 4: The spy
• Rogue IT admin No. 5: The avenger

Owners who don’t care about Security by GregMoore
how to handle them and cover your ass

Give SMC64 a Little Spice Cheer…

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Windows Unwrapped Episode 3 for Saturday, June 25, 2011

In today’s show we’re going to talk about the latest leaks and rumors for Window 8 and show you how to mod Windows 7 to mimic Windows 8 Metro UI

Topics

Hyper-V in the Windows 8 client

Article describing how Hyper-V was found in the latest leaked build of Windows 8 and what has improved.

Seems like it’d have to be a type II hyper-visor because most of the processors for mobile devices do not support virtualization

Windows 8 includes new Protogon file system, return of WinFS? (winrumors)
This could be Microsoft’s next take at the old WinFS that appeared, then disappeared in the Vista betas (LongHorn)

This should probably be a “no brainer” because they are aiming for host hardware that doesn’t have a physical hard drive.

Windows 8 native 3d support
Windows May support 3d monitors out of the box

Microsoft’s XAML team moved into the Windows division ahead of Windows 8

• The team working on XAML technologies for Windows will move to Windows.
• The team working on XAML technologies for Windows Phone, Xbox and browser plugins will move to Windows Phone.
• The Client and Mobile tools teams, including Windows Phone tools and XAML tools, will stay in DevDiv.

Windows Phone Mango overview: Outlook, Phone & Calendar [video]

• Phone
• Outlook and Calendar
  • Search added
  • History
  • Conversation view
  • Moved the +photo button to make room for search
  • integrated facebook events

ZetroUI (Demo)

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IT Unwrapped Episode 7 for Sunday June 19, 2011

Welcome to IT Unwrapped your entertaining source of IT related frivolity

In todays show, we’re going to talk about some more security breaches, hacker in-fighting, we pour one out for Rim, and what every IT person should know …

Topics

Citi Credit Card Hack
Bigger than originally stated (was 210K, now 360K people).  This is the second breach for Citi Bank announced in a weeks time on June 9 (two Thursdays ago).

Account numbers and email addresses were taken but no SSN.  “The Times reported this week that the hackers easily penetrated the company’s network by using a commonly known technique called parameter tampering against a vulnerability in the Citigroup website”

The other attack was three from Romania and one from Austria in an ATM scheme where they replaced key pads to capture pins

Cnet has a great spreadsheet of the latest know hacks and breaches

Sega hacked just like Sony – Lulz wants revenge
“Customer email addresses and birth dates, which can be read in plain text were taken, as were passwords, which could not be read in plain text because they had been scrambled or encrypted using security software before being stored in the database.”

“Sega – contact us,” Lulz said in its Tweet to the video game developer. “We want to help you destroy the hackers that attacked you. We love the Dreamcast, these people are going down.”

LulzSec hackers taunt with a POTS telephone hotline
“A recorded greeting featured a man speaking with an exaggerated French accent explaining that “Pierre Dubois and Francois Deluxe” were unavailable because they were up to mischief on the Internet.”

“Incoming 614-LULZSEC calls now redirect to HBGary. You take care of the horde while we’re gone @AaronBarr, thanks mate. Bye for now.”

RIM is going under?
Article that says that RIM stock is plummeting and they are planning major layoffs.  IT pro’s beware of using RIM tablets and/or other products as a company standard.
Why RIM is getting left behind – Crap hardware??
Network world says RIM has had too many issues with not having cutting edge hardware when compared to other companies.  I think it’s probably a combination of that and the fact that they just don’t have anything above Apple or Android tablets.  They seem like a generic version of big name tablets without the app environment.  Their apps store hold about as many apps as the Windows marketplace for the WP7.  The difference is that Microsoft seems to have deeper pockets to make things happen.  MS also released API converter for the Android and iPhone apps.  MS Windows 8 tablet looks as if it will blow the Blackberry OS away and MS also is saying that they will have a major OS release every year now for their phone (maybe tablet).

The 30 skills every IT person should have
Taken from this weeks Spiceworks community post of the week
One thing not on the list… Programming!!  Steve said this when I first started and it’s absolutely true.  Programming helps IT people get past some pesky hurdles.  You don’t have to be an awesome programmer but knowing how to throw together simple apps can save you (and/or your department) from having long manual processes to get things done.

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Dean – Windows Unwrapped Episode 2 for Sunday, June 19, 2011

Today we will be talking about another leaked Windows 8 beta build, developers anxiety over HTML5, some features coming to Windows 8, and another great app pick of the week!

A new [leaked] build of Windows 8, build 7989, has surfaced
RedmondPie.com – “Among the new features found, there’s a new virtual keyboard, per-feature licensing and SMS support”

Tom Hounsell (known for hacking the HTC Youtube app so that it can run on any Windows Mobile 7 phone) hacking around the code has revealed some really cool API’s

Windows 8 and anxiety over HTML5
Developers are getting crazy anxious over the possibility of being forced into a new language

… and to that, I say “Impossible”.  Microsoft can’t both be backwards compatible AND force all developers to use only HTML5/Javascript at the same time.  They wouldn’t and they can’t.  If the OS is going to be backwards compatible, it must support the traditional .NET development environments as well as c++.

I believe that they are just stating that they have an additional way to develop for Windows aimed at only the square tiles – after all, aren’t they just anther form of desktop widgets, anyways?

This all started when Microsoft Vice President Julie Larson-Green, in charge of the Windows Experience said that a weather app uses “our new developer platform, which is, uhh, it’s based on HTML5 and JavaScript.”

Does this mean that HTML 5 and JavaScript are going to be the ONLY dev platform or another developer platform?  I think people are running wild with a small bit of information and should wait until new information comes out.

Microsoft could just officially clarify this before too much panic sets in.
Microsoft community program manager Pete Brown said in a Silverlight forum -
“Nowhere in there is a Microsoft person saying that HTML/Javascript are the exclusive way to write applications. It’s a new way, it’s an exciting way, and, let’s face it, a way that is likely to be hugely popular with web developers” then later – “None of us at Microsoft can say anything until //build/ in September. No one likes that, including me. That’s all we can do, however.”

Windows 8 includes Powershell 3.0 and AppX distribution cmdlets
To make way for a new App Store?  Unified application delivery platform (bye-bye MSI)

XBOX Live coming to Windows 8
Seattle Times Interview with Mike Delman, vice president of global marketing for Microsoft’s interactive entertainment business group

This is awesome! You can buy a movie or a game from XBOX Live and use it on your PC!  Will this damage XBOX sales, though?  Last week, Steve dreamed of the Kinect controls coming to the Windows 8 desktop interface … could that actually happen, now?
-speaking of kinect, Dean saw an article that said that people will have virtual dressing rooms??  Kind of cool.  oh the possibilities.

Qualcomm mobile chips will run Windows 8
Microsoft furthering it’s stake into all of the mobile chipsets to enable it to run on as many devices as possible.  Copying Apple?  I doubt it!

Steve’s App Pick

Jing by Techsmith
Capture your screen into stills and short videos, then share them over the Internet seamlessly via screencast.com.

Jing Pro allows you to upload to other video sites, record in higher quality, go add-free, and use a webcam among other features.

Screencast.com will give you 2GB of storage and bandwidth for free each month but you will need to go “pro” for about $10 per month for 25GB storage and 200GB/month  bandwidth.

This is a video of the new Windows 8 keyboard

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Windows Unwrapped Episode 1 for Sunday, June 12, 2011

Welcome to Windows Unwrapped, a new show focusing in on Windows desktop and mobile applications

Steve

• Software Author
  • author of the very first VNC based console, VNCScan
  • Custom software for shows such as Criminal Minds, The Event, Greys Anatomy, CSI, and most recently for the Grammies
  • Wrote custom software for Neurosurgens to prerform remote brain surgeries
• IT Administrator for 13 years
• Former host of The iPhone App Show and The iPad Show

• Software Author
  • author of the very first VNC based console, VNCScan
  • Custom software for shows such as Criminal Minds, The Event, Greys Anatomy, CSI, and most recently for the Grammies
  • Wrote custom software for Neurosurgens to prerform remote brain surgeries
• IT Administrator for 13 years
• Former host of The iPhone App Show and The iPad Show

Dean

• BAMF
• Psuedo geek
• Windows guru in training and somewhat of Microsoft fan-boy
• Learning VB.NET and ASP.NET
• IT helpdesk person for a few months now
• Worked on Windows based computers for 8 years or so

Software Demo

• Cameyo - virtualize application installations
  • Virtualizing VNCScan

Topics

• Windows 8
  • Is Microsoft copying Apple or is Apple copying Microsoft?
    • Both are bringing tablet interfaces to the desktop
    • Both are introducing split keyboard designs that are very similar
• People seems to be getting worked up about the new interface
  • They seem to think that the new interface is something that will be pushed on everyone as the only way to work
  • Things to remember
    • There will be many versions of the Windows 8 that will most likely be customized to the hardware that it sits on (there won’t be a windows desktop on the WP8)
    • Windows 7 tablet sucks…  There had to be something done and the new interface gives many flexibilities
    • People seem to be politicians by taking both stands on the topic so that they can say “told you so”
    • I don’t personally like the big tile interface for a mouse and keyboard and will likely  just use the standard Windows desktop interface on the desktop and laptop.  For tablets and phones, the desktop interface makes now sense.

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