Windows Weekly 258: Now With Better Remediation

In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Iyaz Akhtar, Mary Jo Foley and I discuss the Windows 8 Release Preview announcement and what it means to the schedule, a possible BUILD 2.0 Conference for October, a major SkyDrive update that puts Microsoft's cloud storage over the top (but doesn't replace all of the nice features in Live Mesh), Microsoft Security Essentials 4.0, the "Woodstock" replacement for Zune services, a nose-dive in video game sales affects Xbox, and whether Microsoft will sell Bing.

Running time: 1:23:56

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Picks

Tip of the week: How to choose between Live Mesh with SkyDrive App for Windows

Replacing Live Mesh with SkyDrive app is NOT a slam dunk. Understand what you'll be losing, and why it's OK to use both. Link here

Software pick of the week: SkyDrive app for Windows and OS X, SkyDrive 2.0 Mobile app for Windows Phone, iPad, iPhone

Plus: Skype goes 1.0 for Windows Phone. Eh.

Enterprise pick of the week: Exchange 15

Tongues are wagging about some of the features that may make it into the next version fo Microsoft's email server 

Codename pick of the week: Daphne

What comes after Dorado, the current Zune PC software client? It's Daphne, Apollo's unrequited love)