Leo, Mary Jo, and Paul discuss a Microsoft earnings preview, COVID-caused cloud issues, Windows 10, Microsoft 365, Xbox, and much more.

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Tips and picks

Tip of the week: Turn your Microsoft Rewards into Mixer subscriptions

Mixer now lets you redeem your Microsoft Rewards points for channel subscriptions so you can use your Rewards to directly support your favorite streamer.

App pick of the week: Stardock Curtains

Thanks to Windows 10’s support for Dark mode, it’s now possible to skin this thing in an elegant way.

Enterprise pick of the week: Windows Server containers now GA on Azure Kubernetes Service

Move over Linux. Windows Server container support is now available in AKS after a year in preview. 

Codename pick of the week: Santos

Microsoft has been dabbling with the idea of holoportation (telepresence) for a while. It may be getting more serious. Walking Cat found links to a couple of apps: Mirage and Santos, that could be related to this work. Mirage allows users to add a virtual monitor and Santos is some kind of teleconferencing client.

Beer pick of the week: All Cats are Grey in the Dark

A “white” stout! It’s a thing. There’s a very good example of the style from Fat Orange Cat Brewing. Clocks in at a modest 7.2%. Tastes of coffee, vanilla and a little chocolate. Definitely sweet and syrupy. It’s worth trying.