00:00 - Intro
* Welcome to the Show
* We are part of the Tech Podcast Network (http://www.techpodcasts.com/)
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Word of the Week is "Support"
01:30 - Tip of the Week – Saving Battery
* Lower brightness, disable radios not being used like WiFi and Bluetooth
* Disable Turbo-boost (https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/47qczd/how_to_disable_intel_turbo_boost_to_improve/)
02:45 – New of the Week
* Microsoft pushes back Windows 10 'Redstone' 2 to Spring 2017 to line up with new Microsoft device wave (http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-pushes-back-windows-10-redstone-2-to-spring-2017-to-line-up-with-new-microsoft-device-wave/)
* Microsoft is buying mobile tool vendor Xamarin (http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-is-buying-mobile-tool-vendor-xamarin/)
* Microsoft to start shipping $3,000 HoloLens developer kits on March 30 (http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-to-start-shipping-3000-hololens-developer-kits-on-march-30/)
* Microsoft expands Cortana support, features in new Windows 10 'Redstone' build (http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-expands-cortana-support-features-in-new-windows-10-redstone-build/)
* Microsoft hones MVP program to focus on developers, IT pros (http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-hones-mvp-program-to-focus-on-developers-it-pros/)
* Microsoft releases Class Notebook add-in for OneNote 2016, brings new distribution methods (http://www.winbeta.org/news/microsoft-releases-class-notebook-add-onenote-2016-brings-new-distribution-methods)
* Microsoft needs to fix whatever is going on with Windows 10 Mobile right now (http://www.winbeta.org/news/microsoft-needs-fix-whatever-going-windows-10-mobile-right-now)
* HP just made the 'Surface Phone' and it's called the Elite x3 (http://www.winbeta.org/news/hp-just-made-the-surface-phone-and-its-called-the-elite-x3)Correction: Phone does not contain an Intel Atom processor, rather a Qualcomm Snapdragon
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* Surface Pro 4 Type Cover with Fingerprint ID now available for pre-order in 26 regions (http://www.winbeta.org/news/surface-pro-4-type-cover-with-fingerprint-id-now-available-for-pre-order-in-26-regions) – Including Canada
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15:00 – Interview Clint Wyckoff @ClinkWyckoff
* Technical Evangelist for Veeam Software (http://www.veeam.com)
* Podcast vBrisket (http://www.vbrisket.com/) – smoke meat and virtualization
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Free backup system from Veeam (https://www.veeam.com/endpoint-backup-free.html)
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30:00 – Matt
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Matt is leaving the podcast to spend more time with his new band! Bandcamp Site (https://mattmurphyblues.bandcamp.com/)
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30:02 – Catching Up with David
* Had fun in Japan
* Surface Book released in Japan
* Brought Back Whisky from Japan!
35:00 – RANT – Microsoft Support Failure!
* It took 4 weeks to replace broken Surface Book
* The replacement Surface Book was broken – Tablet battery didn't work
* They can't send me a replacement because they haven't received my Surface Book back – yet they had!
* Escalated to "Microsoft Customer Advocacy"
* If David had bought a Mac in November – would he have had to wait a month for a replacement?
* Update: My Surface Book as replaced with a new one – it works perfectly!
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43:00 – RANT – PARTY BUS
* TV and Power Didn't work
* Blew 2 tires
* Brakes failed
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