Sep 5th 2008
Windows Weekly 73
Chrome vs. IE8
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Paul Thurrott,
Leo Laporte
Google Chrome, set-top box wars, Xbox 360 price cuts, PicasaWeb, and more.
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Google Chrome, set-top box wars, Xbox 360 price cuts, PicasaWeb, and more.
- Chrome: Google's full frontal assault on Microsoft
- Xbox 360 price cuts
- Office Live Workspace users reach one million mark; software and services vs. cloud computing
- Battle of the set-top boxes: Apple TV, Media Center Extenders, Roku (Netflix), Popcorn Hour, and New Xbox 360 (60 GB)
- Amazon Video On Demand
Tips of the week:
- Using Chrome for Web applications
- Standalone Gmail and Google Calendar (also, PicasaWeb, etc.)
Software of the week:
- Google Picasa 3 Beta (and Picasa Web Albums update)
- Roboform
- Microsoft AutoCollage 2008
Audible pick of the week: All the President's Men, Unabridged, By Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, Narrated by Richard Poe. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/windows.
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