Feb 20th 2019
Windows Weekly 609
Use the Inner Source
Microsoft All In on Open Source
Records live every Wednesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
- Microsoft is adopting the "Inner Source" methodology from the open source world. Where does the madness end?
- Microsoft releases a 20H1 build of Windows 10. Yes, you read that right.
- Microsoft brings Timeline to Chrome. You'll be able to browse your WSL file system with File Explorer in 19H1
- Related: No word on Chromium-based Edge yet, but Google backed down on a poorly-received proposed change to Chromium
- Related: Google no longer considers Cortana a competitor
- Visual Studio 2019 launches on April 2
Tips and picks
- Tip of the week: Get 2 months of Xbox Game Pass for $1.
- App pick of the week: Greenshot
- App pick of the week 2: Zoho Suite is a free set of great web apps that can replace Office or Google Docs.
- Enterprise pick of the week: SAC-T gets sacked.
- Enterprise pick of the week No. 2: Windows 7, Server 2008 users – make sure you're patched for SH-2.
- Beer pick of the week: Toppling Goliath Pseudo Sue
Don't forget to tune in to watch Microsoft's Mobile World Congress press conference on Sunday, Feb. 24. Starts at 9 am PT/12 noon ET. Betting we'll see HoloLens Next!
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Links
- Microsoft is going all-in on 'Inner Source'
- Use the Inner Source, Luke (Premium)
- Microsoft releases Windows 10 code from the 20H1 branch to Insider testers
- Slow Down Windows 10 Development, You Say? (Premium)
- Microsoft Brings Official Windows Timeline Support to Chrome
- Windows 10’s File Explorer Will Soon Let You Access Your Linux Subsystem Files
- Google Retracts Proposal That Would Have Hobbled Chrome Ad Blockers
- Google No Longer Considers Cortana a Competitor
- Microsoft to launch Visual Studio 2019 on April 2
- Xbox Game Pass
- Yep, Xbox One is on Sale Again
- Greenshot
- Tip: Zoho Suite is Free for Individuals
- SAC-T gets sacked
- Windows 7 users: You need SHA-2 support or no Windows updates after July 2019
- Pseudo Sue | Toppling Goliath Brewing Company