In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and I discuss a mounting wave of Windows 8 PCs and Windows RT devices coming out of IFA this week, how Samsung's loss is Microsoft's gain, the faux Start button backlash, Microsoft's crazy October schedule and our equally crazy travel schedule, BUILD BLOGGER BASH 2.0, Nokia's events next week, Xbox Music and Xbox Video and the coming Xbox 360 Dashboard update, active reading, and IE 10 for Windows 7.

Running time: 1:46:18

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Picks

Tip of the week: Help Paul write a book

Paul said he'd never write another book. Mary Jo has failed me for the last time! :D Find out more

Software pick of the week: Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center

The future of Microsoft's in-box mouse and keyboard software management is decidedly Metro-like and offers nice, fine grained control over all of the features of your Microsoft mouse or keyboard. Download Mouse and Keyboard Center to get the most out of Windows 8!

Enterprise pick of the week (along with buzzword pick of the week): Windows Server 2012

WS2012 virtual launch is next week; bits are available next week. This week: MS takes on VMware in buzzword challenge over "software-defined datacenters"

Codename pick of the week: Zumo

Windows Azure Mobile Services had a cool code name. Which also means fruit juice in Spanish (?)