Technology Distilled

Episode 029 - vBrisket

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00:00 - Intro

  • Welcome to the Show
  • We are part of the Tech Podcast Network
  • 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

      • 02:45 – New of the Week

      • 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
      • Microsoft to start shipping $3,000 HoloLens developer kits on March 30
      • Microsoft expands Cortana support, features in new Windows 10 'Redstone' build
      • Microsoft hones MVP program to focus on developers, IT pros
      • Microsoft releases Class Notebook add-in for OneNote 2016, brings new distribution methods
      • Microsoft needs to fix whatever is going on with Windows 10 Mobile right now
      • HP just made the 'Surface Phone' and it's called the Elite x3Correction: Phone does not contain an Intel Atom processor, rather a Qualcomm Snapdragon

        • Surface Pro 4 Type Cover with Fingerprint ID now available for pre-order in 26 regions – Including Canada

          • 15:00 – Interview Clint Wyckoff @ClinkWyckoff

          • Technical Evangelist for Veeam Software
          • Podcast vBrisket – smoke meat and virtualization
          • Free backup system from Veeam

            30:00 – Matt

            • Matt is leaving the podcast to spend more time with his new band! Bandcamp Site

              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!

                  • 43:00 – RANT – PARTY BUS

                  • TV and Power Didn't work
                  • Blew 2 tires
                  • Brakes failed

                    • 46:00 - Outro - Call for your help with the podcast, please…

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                      • 48:00 - Whiskey of the Week

                      • Another Japanese Whiskey

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