
Episode 026 - Rhymes with Visio
01/15/16 • 72 min
Special Guest – John Marshall
0:00 – Introduction
3:15 – Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Updates
- John Marshall Visio MVP
- Sean Kearney PowerShell MVP
- Colin Smith Dual MVP – Enterprise Mobility (System Center Configuration Manager) / Windows and Devices for IT
8:00 Word of the week is Visio
8:45 John Marshall interview
News of the Week16:30 CES News – Acer Jade Primo
18:00Alcatel Lucent One Touch fierce XL
18:30Google will be using Oracle’s java API for the next android.
19:45Microsoft & Cyanogen announced the integration of Cortana into Android
21:15Remix OS
22:45Microsoft discontinues Windows 8 support
24:15Transatel & Microsoft join to sell universal SIMs
26:15 Updated Surface App for Surface Pro 4
29:00 MVP Days Feb 28 Toronto March 2 Ottawa March 4 Montreal
30:00 Colin switches to iPhone 6sPlus
47:15 New Year’s Prognostications
51:45 Studio renovation update
55:10Powershell Saturday #10, March 19 in Tampa. Florida- Sean will be there
55:45Raspberry Pi Zero.
58:30 Listener Swag – Juiced Systems USB hubs
WOTW – Whiskey of the Year Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye
Special Guest – John Marshall
0:00 – Introduction
3:15 – Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Updates
- John Marshall Visio MVP
- Sean Kearney PowerShell MVP
- Colin Smith Dual MVP – Enterprise Mobility (System Center Configuration Manager) / Windows and Devices for IT
8:00 Word of the week is Visio
8:45 John Marshall interview
News of the Week16:30 CES News – Acer Jade Primo
18:00Alcatel Lucent One Touch fierce XL
18:30Google will be using Oracle’s java API for the next android.
19:45Microsoft & Cyanogen announced the integration of Cortana into Android
21:15Remix OS
22:45Microsoft discontinues Windows 8 support
24:15Transatel & Microsoft join to sell universal SIMs
26:15 Updated Surface App for Surface Pro 4
29:00 MVP Days Feb 28 Toronto March 2 Ottawa March 4 Montreal
30:00 Colin switches to iPhone 6sPlus
47:15 New Year’s Prognostications
51:45 Studio renovation update
55:10Powershell Saturday #10, March 19 in Tampa. Florida- Sean will be there
55:45Raspberry Pi Zero.
58:30 Listener Swag – Juiced Systems USB hubs
WOTW – Whiskey of the Year Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye
Previous Episode

Episode 025 - A Festivus for the Rest of SurfaceNation
Basic show notes for now. Complete Show notes coming before the New Year
- Intro
- Tech Podcast Network
- Ask Colin about Aluminum Pole
- Festivus - December 23rd - We have the rights to use the song https://youtu.be/6nAaYubpBgI
- Airing of Grievances
- Skylake Shortage
- MS Apology http://uk.businessinsider.com/microsoft-a8pologies-to-surface-owners-2015-12
- OneDrive Reversal
- Peter Henry Lumia
- Feats of Strength
- Dell Latitude Tough
- Urban armour gear rogue
- Festivus Miracle
- MS Sales Revenue October outpaced iPad http://uk.businessinsider.com/microsoft-makes-progress-against-ipad-2015-12
- Crossover - 12 Surface Tips for the 12 days of Christmas
- Swipe from the left to list open applications
- Train your surface to recognize your handwriting better
- Win+P for Presentation mode - PH
- How Do I use CTRL+Fn keys like I do on a normal keyboard? Press the Fn key at the same time as the function keys to have them act as normal function keys. You can also toggle them between special/normal by pressing Fn and CapsLock.
- Enable Double touch and drag on touchpad - Open 'Settings > Devices > Mouse & Touchpad': Allow double-tap and drag.
- Make a recovery disk
- Launch Recovery menu by holding CTRL while restarting Surface
- Pair your phone with Bluetooth and your surface can enable your hotspot - works with Win10 Phone
- SP3 supports the new pen with the eraser. Just replace your Pen with a SP4 pen
- Get a bluetooth mouse
- If you don't have a Hello compatible device try a PIN or a Picture password
- Use sleep study to understand what is consuming your battery and adjust
- Stocking stuffers
- Run the Get Started App to learn more about Windows 10
- Run the Surface App to learn more about the surface
A Christmas Barrel - A Holiday Radio Drama
Show theme by Rob from the Failed Musicians Podcast
Special thanks to Tea with Warriors, Ashley Paramore and Rishi Srivastava for musical contributions. I'm sorry I couldn't give you all shoutouts during the episode but we recorded before we had permission to use your music and we added it in post production. Shoutouts next episode for sure.
Next Episode

Episode 027 - Skypedelic
Introduction
Who's in the studio - David, Colin, Matt and special guests Kyran and Kaz. News
2:50 - X86 and ARM64 version of Windows Mobile
6:15 - Ignite registration is open
12:30 - Is it okay that Joe Belfiore is using an iPhone?
14:00 - Microsoft says it's not the Surface's fault your team lost
15:45 - Microsoft to include TripAdvisor in Windows 10: Microsoft to Pre-Install other apps
17:40 - New data: Apple's iPad Pro outsells Microsoft Surface tablets in debut quarter
21:30 - email from listener – Ali Qushery
Topics
38:00 - What's new in Windows 8" tablets - Kyran
44:10 - Rant on the Surface Book 4 - David
51:45 – Product Review- Accell UltraAV Docking Station
First Impressions 5 Portability 3 Build Quality 4 iExpected Reliability 3 Ease of Use 2 Value 5 Gets Surface Ethos 2 Overall Score 3.41:06:10 - Kyran Pimps vBrisket Prime Cuts Podcast
1:07:35 - MVP Days East - Registration s still open!
1:14:45 - Whiskey of the Week - Skate
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