Windows Weekly 126: Danger Paul Danger

Topics * Update on our Windows 7 launch party o Ed Bott, Mary Jo Foley and Tom Warren are all onboard. o Will be held at 6:00 pm the day of the launch at "Antarctica" ... everyone is invited o Windows 7 giveaways * Related: PC market share stats from Q3 2009 - and whether Windows 7 will help * Zune HD: The morning after o Some misgivings about Microsoft's excellent digital media platform o Hard to recommend something that competes with the iTunes/iPod ecosystem * Microsoft's Dangerous Sidekick failure o Hey it could be worse *cough* Snow Leopard * Windows Mobile 6.5 o What went wrong ... and can Microsoft fix this?

Tip of the Week * Going to Windows 7? It's time to adopt AAC, H.264 - Last year, I recommended MP3 over AAC for audio and tentatively recommended H.264 for video. But if you're moving to Windows 7, there's no reason to look back

Software Pick of the Week * DisplayFusion - Multi-monitor enhancements for Windows (XP, Vista, 7). Primary reason: Different wallpaper on each screen, or one image that spans both screens. There's a free version and a paid version that does more

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