Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 117 Show Links:
- TPN
- Looking back at 2013 on Windows Observer (WindowsObserver)
- Discover which WordPress Plugin is dragging down your website (WindowsObserver)
- Windows 8.1 Preview expires on 15 January 2014 (WindowsObserver)
- Microsoft Officially Sunsets their Dynamic Windows Themes (WindowsObserver)
- New themes… and a peek behind the scenes of the Open Call (Windows Experience Blog)
- Windows themes: launch of the Community Showcase series (Windows Experience Blog)
- Theme: Beach Blast Off 2013 Fireworks (WindowsObserver)
- Mike Jolley Download Monitor for WordPress
- Here’s how to keep random people from emailing you through Google+ (GeekWire)
- These Top 25 Most Used Passwords Of 2013 Make A Mockery Of Security [List] (Redmond Pie)
- Pizza Hut Sold $1 Million in Pies Through Xbox 360 App (Mashable)
- Tweetium App for Windows
- Five suggestions for your new Windows 8/8.1 devices (WindowsObserver)
- New Windows 8.1 Device? Get Windows 8.1 Information from Microsoft (WindowsObserver)
- Windows XP use drops fast; Windows 8.1 moves ahead of Vista in December’s OS data (Neowin)
- Amazon Prime tops 20 million members as company touts its best holiday season ever (GeekWire)
- New Year’s Tech Resolution #1: How to build a robust backup system (GeekWire)
- Eating Crow as Xbox One Wins December (WindowsObserver)
- Microsoft applies for trademark on ‘Mod’ (ZD Net)
- Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 pass 10% market share, Windows 7 still gains more, and Windows XP falls below 30% (The Next Web)
- Over 20% of Steam subscribers now use Windows 8 or 8.1 (Neowin)
- Windows Store begins 2014 with over 142,000 apps (Neowin)
- Kindle Fire and Surface gain market share post-Christmas, but iPad rules the roost (GeekWire)
- “Threshold” to be Called Windows 9, Ship in April 2015 (Windows Supersite)
- Windows 9 to fix a broken Windows 8, but will it be a free upgrade? (editorial) (Pureinfotech)
- Is the Start Menu the Only Way to Save Windows 9? Users Believe It Is (Softpedia)
- Windows 9, price and Microsoft’s Innovator’s Dilemma (ZD Net)
- Windows 9 is coming: Feels like Windows Phone all over again (ZD Net)
- Microsoft forges ahead toward Windows 8.1 Update 1 (ZD Net)
- Windows 8.1 Update 1 Preview: Now with More Integration (Windows Supersite)
- Windows 8.1 Update 1 Preview: More Good News for PC Users (Windows Supersite)
- Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 Update 1: Rumored release target is March 11 (ZD Net)
- Office News – Office 365 and GoDaddy partner for small businesses (Microsoft Office Blog)
- Using Windows on Small Devices (WindowsObserver)
- Educators Guide to Deploying Windows RT 8.1 (WindowsObserver)
- Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows XP to be discontinued in April 2014 (WindowsObserver)
- It is a mistake to extend Microsoft Security Essentials support on Windows XP (WindowsObserver)
- The death of Windows XP will impact 95 percent of the world’s ATMs (The Verge)
- Windows Store Improvements delivered with January Patch Tuesday (WindowsObserver)
- More control for app developers in the Windows Store (App Builder Blog)
- Why tablets aren’t replacing the PC anytime soon (Tablet Times)
- New U.S. sales figures show the changing face of PC and tablet markets in 2013 (ZD Net)
- Is desktop computing dead? (Albert Cheng’s blog – MSDN Blogs)
- Daily dilemma: Choosing iPad, Android, or Windows tablet (ZD Net)
- App Store ratings are broken, let’s get rid of them (iMore)